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Product features Office 365 Home Premium Office 2010 Office 2007
Office on multiple devices
Install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on select mobile devices when available1
Personalized experience
Applications, custom settings, and documents accessible when you need them
Office on Demand
When away from your PC, stream a full-featured Office2 application to any Internet-connected Windows PC3
Skype™ world minutes
Stay in touch with 60 minutes of Skype calls each month to phones in 40+ countries4
Easy annual subscription
Ongoing access to upgrades, multiple device installs, and Office on Demand services2
Office
Cross-application features Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client Office 2010 Office 2007
Office Web Apps
Post documents online in SkyDrive and invite others to review and do basic editing
SkyDrive
Save documents online to your SkyDrive by default for easy access virtually anywhere
Simplified Sharing
Work together on documents by sending a link, managing only one version of your file5
Start screen
Get easy access to templates and your recent documents
Optimized for touch and pen
Work in documents on touch-enabled devices, as easy as a keyboard or mouse
Word
Word features Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client Office 2010 Office 2007
Read mode
Enjoy an clean, comfortable reading view on screens large and small
PDF Reflow
Open PDF documents in Word to create your own great-looking Word documents
Live Layout
Drag an image through your Word document and the text reflows in real time
Reply comment
Reply to comments and see meaningful threaded conversations right next to the text
Excel
Excel features Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client Office 2010 Office 2007
Flash Fill
Easily reformat, rearrange and extract information from imported data
Quick Analysis
Apply quick formatting using pivot tables, conditional formatting, and Sparklines
Recommended Charts
Preview recommend charts that are best for your data, then pick the one you want
Chart formatting control
Fine-tune your chart title, layout, and other elements quickly and easily
PowerPoint
PowerPoint features Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client Office 2010 Office 2007
Theme variants
Changing the look and feel of your slides in one click
Slide zoom
Zoom in on a slide to draw your audience’s attention to a chart or graphic while presenting
Slide Navigator
Visually navigate slides while your audience only sees the slide you’re presenting
Merge Shapes
Create custom shapes and graphics with tools to combine, fragment, intersect, or subtract any two shapes
OneNote
OneNote features Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client Office 2010 Office 2007
OneNote
Turn your tablet into a powerful note taking machine and take full advantage of new Windows 8 features
Digital notebook
Capture a spectrum of info—text, audio, video, notes, web clippings—in one spot
Embed files
Add documents and more to notes, then see content previews of embedded files
Inking
Draw, erase, and edit and convert your digital handwriting into text
Outlook
Outlook features Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client Office 2010 Office 2007
Peeks
Peek at your list, appointments, or contact without moving screens or losing context
Inline reply
Reply to email in one click and check quick replies off your list
People card
See multiple contacts in one view to reduce duplicates and see social context
Social connectors
See social updates from LinkedIn, Facebook, and other networks in Outlook
With download
Publisher
Publisher features Office 365 Home Premium & Office 2013 client Office 2010 Office 2007
Swap picture
Import all your images onto a single canvas and easily swap them in and out
Online picture
Search your albums on Facebook and other services, and add to your layout
Mail merge
Personalize your newsletters, cards, and emails with custom photos and links
Save as PDF and XPS
Save as PDF and XPS files and email them directly as attachments without saving first
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.