<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
Viewer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
freeware	B-License
program	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
that	O
can	O
display	O
and	O
print	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Word	I-Operating_System
documents	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
allows	O
text	O
from	O
a	O
Word	O
document	O
to	O
be	O
copied	O
into	O
clipboard	O
and	O
pasted	O
into	O
a	O
word	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
was	O
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
2003	O
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
license	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
Viewer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
software	O
may	O
be	O
installed	O
and	O
used	O
only	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
screen	O
print	O
documents	O
created	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
would	O
be	O
retired	O
in	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
receive	O
security	O
updates	O
nor	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
recommended	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
users	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Word	O
Mobile	O
application	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
users	O
to	O
upload	O
the	O
file	O
to	O
OneDrive	B-Application
and	O
use	O
Word	O
Online	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
print	O
documents	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
with	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
Viewer	I-Application
supports	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Compatibility	O
Pack	O
for	O
the	O
Word	O
,	O
Excel	O
,	O
and	O
PowerPoint	O
File	O
Formats	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
providing	O
support	O
to	O
document	O
formats	O
found	O
in	O
Word	B-Application
2007	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
6.0	O
was	O
16-bit	O
and	O
corresponded	O
to	O
Word	O
6.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
7.0	O
and	O
7.1	O
was	O
32-bit	O
and	O
corresponded	O
to	O
Word	O
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
7.1	O
would	O
execute	O
WordBasic	O
macros	O
without	O
warning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
97	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Word	O
97	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
display	O
Word	O
documents	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
3.x	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
2003	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
many	O
security	O
enhancements	O
over	O
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
97	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
to	O
receive	O
security	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
2003	O
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2007	O
with	O
Office	O
2003	O
SP3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
made	O
other	O
ways	O
of	O
reading	O
Office	O
documents	O
available	O
,	O
either	O
through	O
Word	O
Online	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
WordPad	B-Application
(	O
a	O
native	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	O
)	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
create	O
,	O
view	O
or	O
edit	O
Office	B-Operating_System
Open	I-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
documents	I-Operating_System
(	O
.docx	O
)	O
alongside	O
Rich	O
Text	O
Format	O
(	O
.rtf	O
)	O
and	O
text	B-General_Concept
files	I-General_Concept
(	O
.txt	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
Viewer	I-Application
was	O
retired	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Word	B-Application
Viewer	I-Application
features	O
were	O
replaced	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
viewing	O
only	O
,	O
OneDrive	B-Application
or	O
Dropbox	B-Application
allows	O
viewing	O
contents	O
through	O
web	O
browser	O
using	O
Word	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
