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title: "Which is better, Microsoft Word or MS Word?"  
description: "Which is better, Microsoft Word or MS Word?"  
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published: 2021-12-10  
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tags: ["microsoft word", "troubleshooting"]  
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# Which is better, Microsoft Word or MS Word?

Which is better, Microsoft Word or [MS Word](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23166/preview-ms-word-excel-powerpoint-document-in-browser)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- **[Microsoft](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95150/what-microsoft-program-can-open-pdf-files) [Word](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81632/what-is-the-real-meaning-of-word-krishna),** often known as Winword, MS Word, or Word, is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It is one of the Microsoft Office suite's office productivity programmes. It was first released in 1983, and it was created by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie.
- Microsoft Word is accessible on Windows, Mac OS X, Android, and iOS devices. It can also be used with WINE to operate on the Linux operating system.
- You may use Microsoft Word to generate professional-looking documents, reports, letters, and resumes. Microsoft Word includes more functionality than a plain text editor, such as spell check, grammar check, text and font formatting, HTML support, image support, complex page layout, and more.

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