Microsoft Office versions all have different version numbers including 2003, 2007, 2010,… corresponding to the accompanying Office suite such as Excel 2007, Excel 2016, etc. However, in addition to identifying the Excel version through the suite, Corresponding Office, users can also check more thoroughly right in the Excel interface. Then the Excel version will be more detailed. If users know clearly about the Excel version they are using, they will plan to upgrade the Excel version to experience, or use the same old version.
Checking the Excel version is similar to when we check the Windows version on the system. Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 versions have Excel version numbers 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 respectively. The article below will guide you how to check the version you are using in Excel.
1. Check Excel version on Office 2003
Step 1:
In the Excel 2003 interface, we click to select Help section then press select AboutMicrosoft Office Excel as shown below.
Step 2:
We will then see an interface displaying full information that Excel is currently using, including version name and current version number. In this image, the Excel 2003 version name belongs to the Office Standard Editon suite. There are also a few versions such as Professional Edition or Home Edition, Enterprise.
Also in this interface will display the version number 11, representing Office 2003.
2. Check Excel version on Office 2007
Step 1:
At the Excel interface we click Office icon then select it Excel Options.
Switch to the new interface and click on the user Resources section to check the version for Excel.
Step 2:
Switch to the new interface and click next About button at section about Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to see more detailed information.
As a result, users also see that the current version number is 12, which means the Excel version belongs to the Office 2007 suite. Besides, you can check details about the product suite name through the words Part of Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007.
3. Check Excel 2010, 2013 version
Step 1:
At the Excel interface we click File section then select it Help.
Step 2:
Displays information about the Excel version in use as in a text box. You also know the detailed version of Excel as well as the Office suite name.
4. Check Excel 2016 or later version
Step 1:
We click on it File then select Account to access the Excel version check page.
Click next About Excel button to see the Excel version interface.
Step 2:
As a result, you also know exactly what Excel version you are currently using.
Thus, checking the detailed Excel version is also very simple. In different versions of Office, some checking operations will also be different.
Hope this article is useful to you!