Microsoft Word 2016 is one of the most reliable, powerful, and feature rich word processors around, and while it's since been replaced by Word 2019, it still offers most of the functionality modern professionals need. For most people, Word needs no introduction. It's been a reliable standard on the Windows operating system for decades, and it's regarded by many as the benchmark by which all other word processing platforms are judged. But as free and cheap competitors came to the market, Word was starting to lag behind in terms of relevance. Fortunately, the 2016 is a return to form, bringing with it some smart updates and features that make it worth checking out by lapsed customers.

But just because Word has seen a significant update doesn't mean that veteran users will have to learn a new interface. In practical everyday terms, this is the same old Word. The menus and navigation interface are functionally the same, and you can expect to be able to find functions exactly where you remember them to be and rely on the old trusted keyboard shortcuts that have been a part of the product for years. But learning how to more efficiently use the platform is easier than ever before. A new search tool gives users the ability to quickly look up all the available commands. There's also improved protections built in to avoid data loss.

You can open and create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents right in your browser. To access these free web apps, just head to Office.com and sign in with a free Microsoft account. Click an application icon—like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint—to open the web version of that application. Get: verb to gain possession of. To receive as a return: earn.

The ribbon was a controversial addition to the Office interface when it was first introduced, but it's since become a hallmark of the Word experience, and it works as well as ever. By condensing the most common tools that you're likely to use in a small but accessible menu bar, the ribbon gives more real estate to the document you're writing while allowing you to reach a variety of tools without having to dig deeply into menus.

But the big changes are reserved for collaboration. Word has always worked best as part of the largest Microsoft Office ecosystem, but Word 2016 brings this to a whole new level. Integration with the various components of the Office suite are tighter than everything before, and a major shift towards cloud based sharing has changed the way that professionals can use Word in some pretty major ways. Through the use of OneDrive, users can quickly share their Word documents with anyone they've given the proper privileges. But that's not the only way you can share files. Through integration with Outlook, you can attach a document via email and allow your recipients to go in and edit it at their discretion. An additional commenting feature allows you to mark up documents without changing their basic content. In short, Microsoft has paired Word with the sorts of functionality available through their Google cloud suite. Combine that with the polished and refined features at the heart of Word, and you have one of the finest word processing applications around.

Pros:

• Builds off the framework of one of the strongest word processors on the market
• Brings a whole wealth of new sharing and collaboration options

Cons:

• More expensive than many of its competitors
• Outdated since the release of Word 2019

c. 1200, from Old Norse geta (past tense gatum, past participle getenn) 'to obtain, reach; to be able to; to beget; to learn; to be pleased with,' a word of very broad meaning, often used almost as an auxilliary verb, also frequently in phrases (such as geta rett 'to guess right'). This is from Proto-Germanic *getan (source also of Old Swedish gissa 'to guess,' literally 'to try to get'), from PIE root *ghend- 'to seize, take.'

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Old English, as well as Dutch and Frisian, had the verb almost exclusively in compounds (such as begietan, 'to beget;' forgietan 'to forget'). Vestiges of an Old English cognate *gietan remain obliquely in modern past participle gotten and original past tense gat, also Biblical begat.

In compound phrases with have and had it is grammatically redundant, but often usefully indicates possession, obligation, or necessity, or gives emphasis. The word and phrases built on it take up 29 columns in the OED 2nd edition; Century Dictionary lists seven distinct senses for to get up.

'I GOT on Horseback within ten Minutes after I received your Letter. When I GOT to Canterbury I GOT a Chaise for Town. But I GOT wet through before I GOT to Canterbury, and I HAVE GOT such a Cold as I shall not be able to GET rid of in a Hurry. I GOT to the Treasury about Noon, but first of all I GOT shaved and drest. I soon GOT into the Secret of GETTING a Memorial before the Board, but I could not GET an Answer then, however I GOT Intelligence from the Messenger that I should most likely GET one the next Morning. As soon as I GOT back to my Inn, I GOT my Supper, and GOT to Bed, it was not long before I GOT to Sleep. When I GOT up in the Morning, I GOT my Breakfast, and then GOT myself drest, that I might GET out in Time to GET an Answer to my Memorial. As soon as I GOT it, I GOT into the Chaise, and GOT to Canterbury by three: and about Tea Time, I GOT Home. I HAVE GOT No thing particular for you, and so Adieu.' [Philip Withers, 'Aristarchus, or the Principles of Composition,' London, 1789, illustrating the widespread use of the verb in Modern English]

As a command to 'go, be off' by 1864, American English. Meaning 'to seize mentally, grasp' is from 1892. Get wind of 'become acquainted with' is from 1840, from earlier to get wind 'to get out, become known' (1722). To get drunk is from 1660s; to get religion is from 1772; to get better 'recover health' is from 1776. To get ready 'prepare oneself' is from 1890; to get going 'begin, start doing something' is by 1869 in American English; get busy 'go into action, begin operation' is from 1904. Get lost as a command to go away is by 1947. To get ahead 'make progress' is from 1807. To get to (someone) 'vex, fret, obsess' is by 1961, American English (get alone as 'to puzzle, trouble, annoy' is by 1867, American English). To get out of hand originally (1765) meant 'to advance beyond the need for guidance;' sense of 'to break free, run wild' is from 1892, from horsemanship. To get on (someone's) nerves is attested by 1970.

get (n.)

early 14c., 'offspring, child,' from get (v.) or beget. Meaning 'what is got, booty' is from late 14c.

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