If you can't afford Microsoft’s $150 suite of office tools, there’s a web-based version that’s free to use—and nearly just as capable.

If you have a free Microsoft account, you can download and use the Word app on your mobile device. While the apps have limited features as compared to using them with a Microsoft 365 subscription ...

Uses of Microsoft Word in Business. ... You can also incorporate material from other programs, such as a spreadsheet table, into your Word document. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

Familiarity. Microsoft Excel launched in 1982 (under the name Multiplan) as a basic, though reliable, spreadsheet software program -- that's steadily evolved to meet its consumers' needs.