Microsoft Office 2013 – Recent changes and much more
On January 29, 2013, the updated version of Microsoft Office was officially released, while the updated release of Office 365 occurred at the end of February. These latest updates represent a big change, basically due to the move to cloud computing. In addition to the great change related to cloud computing, Microsoft has also improved the individual. For example, the latest version of Microsoft Office is touch-enabled. Some of the other features include Exchange ‘ActiveSync’, this feature helps in sending emails, through popular mail services, plus it also helps you connect socially on networking sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter without ever leaving the page. They have scaled up with all these features to make it easier to work with the Microsoft suite.
Take a look at the latest changes to the Microsoft Office Suite:
1. Cloud computing
Save your documents on a cloud based storage tool called SkyDrive and access them from anywhere like PC, tablet, school, office. Now there is no need to load an additional USB to transfer your document.
2. Editing the PDF files
In the new version, the user can easily edit the PDF files. Now the user can even embed YouTube videos and images within the document.
3. “Reading mode” for easy reading
Use reading mode to enhance the user’s reading experience, read the document clearly with the help of reading mode, which allows the text to automatically flow in columns. You no longer need to scroll the page.
4. Easy Peasy Stylus
Write your emails with the stylus, then convert them to text quickly and easily. Create a stylus laser pointer to easily create presentations.
5. The social network
The latest version comes with “Yammer”, a social networking utility that comes integrated with Office. Now you can access Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites without ever leaving the home page.
6. Write it down in OneNote
This feature basically acts as your personal assistant which will collect important notes about users like pictures, messages, text etc. which are saved on SkyDrive which helps to access it from anywhere. This app is also available on Android, iOS, Windows Phone.
Apart from these improvements, Microsoft Word 2013 is much cleaner and more polished with a wide range of tools and templates to create new documents in no time and with ease. Plus, now you can easily share documents and files in a new and improved path in no time. Due to the impressive new user-friendly design, you get a polished end product while working on your documents. Similarly, Microsoft Excel 2013 also has many enhanced features and functionality to make working with spreadsheets easier than ever. Features like improved insert and track data, much more advanced graphic enhancements, and hassle-free sharing SkyDrive have added more feathers to the top for Excel.