What's New
in Office?
Learn about new features
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Services
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Office on multiple devices
Install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on select mobile devices when available1
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Personalized experience
Applications, custom settings, and documents accessible when you need them
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Office on Demand
When away from your PC, stream a full-featured Office2 application to any Internet-connected Windows PC3
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Skype™ world minutes
Stay in touch with 60 minutes of Skype calls each month to phones in 40+ countries4
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Easy annual subscription
Ongoing access to upgrades, multiple device installs, and Office on Demand services2
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Cross-application features
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Office Web Apps
Post documents online in SkyDrive and invite others to review and do basic editing
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SkyDrive
Save documents online to your SkyDrive by default for easy access virtually anywhere
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Simplified Sharing
Work together on documents by sending a link, managing only one version of your file5
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Start screen
Get easy access to templates and your recent documents
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Optimized for touch and pen
Work in documents on touch-enabled devices, as easy as a keyboard or mouse
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Word features
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Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client |
Office 2010 |
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Read mode
Enjoy an clean, comfortable reading view on screens large and small
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PDF Reflow
Open PDF documents in Word to create your own great-looking Word documents
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Live Layout
Drag an image through your Word document and the text reflows in real time
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Reply comment
Reply to comments and see meaningful threaded conversations right next to the text
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Excel features
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Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client |
Office 2010 |
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Flash Fill
Easily reformat, rearrange and extract information from imported data
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Quick Analysis
Apply quick formatting using pivot tables, conditional formatting, and Sparklines
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Recommended Charts
Preview recommend charts that are best for your data, then pick the one you want
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Chart formatting control
Fine-tune your chart title, layout, and other elements quickly and easily
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PowerPoint features
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Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client |
Office 2010 |
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Theme variants
Changing the look and feel of your slides in one click
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Slide zoom
Zoom in on a slide to draw your audience’s attention to a chart or graphic while presenting
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Slide Navigator
Visually navigate slides while your audience only sees the slide you’re presenting
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Merge Shapes
Create custom shapes and graphics with tools to combine, fragment, intersect, or subtract any two shapes
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OneNote features
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Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client |
Office 2010 |
Office 2007 |
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OneNote
Turn your tablet into a powerful note taking machine and take full advantage of new Windows 8 features
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Digital notebook
Capture a spectrum of info—text, audio, video, notes, web clippings—in one spot
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Embed files
Add documents and more to notes, then see content previews of embedded files
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Inking
Draw, erase, and edit and convert your digital handwriting into text
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Outlook features
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Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client |
Office 2010 |
Office 2007 |
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Peeks
Peek at your list, appointments, or contact without moving screens or losing context
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Inline reply
Reply to email in one click and check quick replies off your list
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People card
See multiple contacts in one view to reduce duplicates and see social context
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Social connectors
See social updates from LinkedIn, Facebook, and other networks in Outlook
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Publisher features
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Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client |
Office 2010 |
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Swap picture
Import all your images onto a single canvas and easily swap them in and out
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Online picture
Search your albums on Facebook and other services, and add to your layout
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Mail merge
Personalize your newsletters, cards, and emails with custom photos and links
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Save as PDF and XPS
Save as PDF and XPS files and email them directly as attachments without saving first
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1 Support for smartphones and tablets added regularly. Learn more at office.com/information. Subscription begins at Office 365 account set-up.
2 Not available on Mac.
3 Windows 7 or Windows 8 OS required, internet connection required. Note not all apps are available on demand.
4 See the FAQ for details. Skype™ account required. Excludes special, premium and non-geographic numbers. Calls to mobiles are for select countries only. Skype world minutes not available in all countries.
5 Online connectivity and sign-in with a Microsoft account are required.
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