Office 20,130 Feature Depth analysis

Microsoft's new Office 2013, combined with Office 365 's cloud services, has added dozens of new file editing features and operational improvements. Here's a selection of the most specific 10 new features, including office on demand streaming deployments, additional touch features, quick Excel analytics, and so on, to give you a quick idea of the characteristics of the next generation of office.

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As early as Office version 2010, when we were going to install and use the so-called Click-to-run technology, without having to endure lengthy waiting times, we were able to start implementing file editing programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and in 2013 new versions, This feature continues to remain.

With Office 2013, which is subscribed to Office 365来, there is also a Click-to-run installation, execution technology, and a temporary Office deployment feature called Office on Demand, Streaming virtual Office applications over a network, you can temporarily edit Office files that are stored in SkyDrive, and when users with legitimate office subscriptions are authorized, they can temporarily have Word, Excel and PowerPoint applications to edit files. Unfortunately, this feature only supports Windows 7 and 8, and previous versions, such as Windows Vista and XP, are not available.

To create a new file directly on my Office Web page

Provides a full-featured, temporary download of file editing software

In the past, to edit files on a computer without office software, you could use a cloud service such as Google Drive to provide online file editing. As long as there is a network, through the computer, tablet and mobile phone devices such as Web browsers to edit the file stored in the cloud, but the disadvantage lies in the web version of the document editor function is not strong enough, once the need for in-depth editing features, users still have to install the set version of Office.

Therefore, the file's editing, there will be 2 cases, one is installed in the computer set version of Office features more complete, but sharing and sharing is not easy, the second is the online version of the text editor for easy sharing and common editing, but the editing function is not as good as the package version.

In addition, in addition to the common Google Drive online file editing, Microsoft itself also provides the Office Web Apps, as long as there is a browser can edit the files stored in SkyDrive, but also have a more limited functionality of the situation.

Combine SkyDrive to store and open files

At first glance, office on demand seems to have a lot in common with the Office Web apps, such as having to start the browser at the outset, but not in the same way--not on the browser when you use Office on demand, Instead, you download an application streaming document from a network of applications such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, which allows users to temporarily edit files on the computer.

Regardless of the operating system requirements, the first condition to use this feature is that we must first store the file in SkyDrive, and on the computer that does not have Office 2013 installed, login to the Office.com Web site before use.

After logging in, we see the most recently used files and folders in [my office] projects, and next, you can also click Office on Demand to create new Office files, including word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and publisher, and so on.

If you want to open a file stored in SkyDrive, we must right-click the file and choose to open from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint to download the office on Demand from the network for the user's temporary use, and if you click the file directly, the office Web apps Open.

Use the right key to select how to open a file

Used on Windows computers that do not have Office 2013 installed

When we select the SkyDrive Office file in the same way, if the user's computer has Office 2013 installed, the system automatically asks if the file is downloaded and opens with applications such as Word or Excel, and does not stream the application to the computer. Instead, you download the file and open the file with Office 2013 installed on your computer, not wasting bandwidth and downloading time, but if you have an older version of Office installed on your computer, such as 2010, 2007, 2003, or even an Office application, At this point, a streaming service download is started and the latest Office 2013 is staged to run on the computer for the user to edit the file.

The concept of Office on demand can be imagined as YouTube movie playback, as long as the network, we can watch the video streaming download, but actually did not download the full file of these movies to the computer, that is, we closed the page, the film will disappear, If you want to turn it back on again, you must download it again.

Download and run virtual Office programs in real time

At first we thought this feature can only edit files opened from SkyDrive, cannot be used to edit existing files, or save files to a personal computer. But in fact it is a fully operational Office application, so whether it is on your own PC, file server sharing folder, can be saved as a new document, open the old file, as well as editing functions, and so on.

Windows 7-only operating system cannot be opened on other platforms

In terms of supported operating systems, this feature is currently supported only for Windows 7 and 8 and does not support previous versions. For other operating systems, you can only turn on Office Web apps and you cannot use Office on Demand.

More specifically, because Microsoft has also launched Office for Mac on Mac OS, the latest version is currently 2011. So when we use a Web browser on a Mac to open the SkyDrive file, if you have an Office for Mac installed, the file is automatically downloaded to your computer, and if it's not already installed, the office Web Apps opens or asks if you want to install Office for Mac 2011.

To use the features of office on demand, another point to note is that if the user at that time operating the computer installed anti-virus software, it is possible that these streaming of the download as a malicious attack, so there are sometimes a string of down-load blocked situation, system managers may have to adjust the relevant network protection settings.

Advantage: You can start a full-featured office on a computer that does not already have Office applications, and immediately stream the application virtual package

Disadvantage: You must upload the Office file to SkyDrive before you can edit it.