About Microsoft Office2013:14 Things you need to know

CNET experienced the new office and responded to a number of questions:

1. How do I address this office?

Now its semi-official name is the new Microsoft Office (similar to the new ipad), for the sake of clarity, what we call Office 2013. Microsoft also has Office version 365, which is a subscription service that provides the latest Microsoft Office, and Office 365 is an alternative way to get office by subscribing to it compared to a prepaid fee.

2. How many different versions of Office 2013 are there?

Office 2013 will have a large number of versions for home and enterprise users, but its price and functionality are not yet disclosed. Office 365 cloud services based on subscription mode are divided into several grades: Home Premium Edition (with 20GB SkyDrive storage and 60-minute Skype hours per month), Small Business advanced edition (sharing calendars, enterprise mail, high-definition meetings), and ProPlus (Enterprise Edition). With Office 2013 purchased, users can only get maintenance upgrades, with Office 365 subscription mode, and users will get a big upgrade.

Office 2013 has Microsoft RT Edition office for ARM architecture, including a free version for RT devices, as well as office home and student 2013 RT (2013 RT Microsoft Family and Student Edition office) edition that will contain word , Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

3, how many devices will the Office 2013 support?

Office 2013 can be installed on up to 5 PCs. You will then want to fail the installation on another device, and users need a free Windows Live Microsoft account to use the cloud file sharing service via SkyDrive.

4, Office 2013 when the listing?

Microsoft has not yet announced the time to market, but it may coincide with the Windows 8 release time.

5, Office 2013 How much is the price?

Not yet announced.

6. What changes are there in the new office?

The new office is better suited to the touch and stylus style of the Windows 8 tablet, with its simplicity of vision, the integration of more social and Skype features, and the addition of some new collaboration elements, but the worst of which is that other services and software have a copy of the PC version. OneNote and Lync can provide note and video connection communications for Office 2013.

Adding a stylus in tablet mode supports creating opportunities for users who occasionally use pen-record documents or do not take notes frequently.

7. Is there a free online version like Google Docs?

No, Microsoft has not released a free version of Office, although users can use the consumer preview version for free. But Microsoft offers free cloud connection services when users buy software and does not charge a monthly fee. At present, Microsoft offers the largest online cloud service version of--office 365, but unlike the free Google Docs, users need to subscribe to Office 365 before they can use a monthly fee ranging from 4 to 20 dollars. The new Office 2013 allows users to use online or through cloud services without paying an extra fee.

Microsoft Office 2013 will save the document in the cloud via SkyDrive. Users can access settings, dictionaries, and templates in the cloud through any device.

8. Is Office 2013 compatible with iOS?

Office 365 supports some Web browsers that support the ipad or iphone. In addition, no version of Office supports iOS, but OneNote apps will support iOS, Android, and Symbian handsets.

9, is there a Mac version of Office 2013?

Mac version of Office 2013 is not yet advertised, but Office 365 is compatible with Mac version Office.

10, Office 2013 What is the system requirements?

Users need a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC, or a Windows RT Tablet PC.

11. How will Office 2013 work on a tablet computer?

The new office is an office software designed specifically for tablet computers and even smartphones. Its layout is simple, add touch button icon. Ribbon still appears in Word, and to get a more concise view, users can choose to remove ribbon from the user interface. Office 2013 focuses on media usage and consumption; Reading mode optimizing a tablet reading a document and adding a page-like tool to watch the video in the document. Users can also use the camera on the tablet to snap pictures and edit photos in the document. Gesture manipulation can change the layout. The Finger control button quickly adjusts the font, color, and size.

12, Office 2013 support mobile phone?

Support, Windows Mobile will support Office through SkyDrive, seamlessly upgrade save changes. It is unclear how office is developing on mobile phones.

13, how is Skype and Office 2013 integrated?

Skype supports multiple-person video chat in Microsoft Lync and supports document collaboration in office. The biggest impact is meetings: the 80-inch display shows that people can interact and collaborate well.

14. Does Office 2013 have a copy/paste tool Clippy?

No, but it will pop up some help information.