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Overview of Microsoft Office 2013: Editions, Licensing, and Features

Join David F. Soll, Chief Technology Officer at Omicron Development LLC, as he presents an overview of Microsoft Office 2013, including its editions, licensing options, and system requirements. Discover the modern interface designed for touchscreens, enhanced cloud integration with SkyDrive, and new features like PDF editing and recommended charts. Learn about the transition to a subscription-based licensing model and how Office 2013 continues to evolve for user-friendliness and productivity.

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Overview of Microsoft Office 2013: Editions, Licensing, and Features

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  1. Microsoft Office 2013 David F. Soll Chief Technology Officer Omicron Development LLC dsoll@omicron.com

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Editions • Licensing • System Requirements • Office 2013 Overview • Conclusions

  3. Introduction • Presenter: David F. Soll • President and Chief Technology Officer, Omicron Development • Treasurer, PCJS IEEE • Vice Chair, Princeton/Central NJ IEEE Computer Society • Senior Member of the IEEE • Recipient of the IEEE Region 1 Award • Past Chair, Princeton Chapter of the ACM • Senior Member of the ACM • Chair, TCF IT Professional Conference • Over 30 years in computing

  4. Office 2013 Editions • Office Home and Student 2013 • Office Home and Business 2013 • Office Professional 2013 • Office Professional Plus 2013 • Office 365 Home Premium • Office 365 University • Office 365 Small Business Premium • Office 365 ProPlus • Office 365 Enterprise

  5. Office 2013 Editions

  6. What About Windows RT • Office 2013 for Windows RT is only available in Home & Student Edition • The RT edition does NOT support: • Macros • Add-ins • Send-As (i.e.: Attachment) • Mail Merge • Automatic Synchronization with SkyDrive • Equation Editor • ActiveX • Audio and Video OneNote Recording

  7. Licensing

  8. Licensing (cont’d.)

  9. Office 2013 Requirements

  10. Office 2013 Requirements

  11. New to Office 2013 • Modern Interface • Less 3D • Less shading • Simpler look • Flat • Clean

  12. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • Start Screens

  13. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • SkyDrive Integration • Save account info and default to SkyDrive • SkyDrive Storage • 7 GB storage for free (without buying Office) • Additional 20 GB for $10 per year • Additional 50 GB for $25 per year • Additional 100 GB for $50 per year • Additional 25 GB with Office 365 Home Premium

  14. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • Syncing Across Devices • Really just a benefit of saving to SkyDrive or other Cloud location • Doesn’t actually “sync” • If saves to a location available to other devices instead of the local hard drive • There is a module that will synchronize a SkyDrive cache (folder) with SkyDrive

  15. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • Touchscreen • Office 2013 has been designed to be used with a touchscreen • When in “Read” mode, swiping moves through pages • Has a “Touch” mode specifically for touchscreens • This means larger “landing” spots (thus eating screen real estate)

  16. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • PDF Editing • Can open PDF files directly • Then save as PDF or as DOC or DOCX

  17. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • Formatting Task Panes in PowerPoint • Formatting images, shapes, and other objects in PowerPoint is now more intuitive

  18. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • Easier Charting • New “Recommended Charts” feature

  19. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • More Graphics Options • New icons on the Insert tab of the ribbon • Insert from online sources, including Bing, SkyDrive, and Flickr

  20. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • New Account Login capability • Allows you to store credentials for cloud storage

  21. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • Outlook now had built-in support for Exchange ActiveSync • It can support Hotmail accounts directly without needing a plugin

  22. New to Office 2013 (cont’d.) • PowerPivot is built into Excel 2013 • PowerPivot is disabled by default and must manually be enabled

  23. Conclusions • The biggest change to the Office suite is the push towards a subscription model of licensing • Office 2013 has improved cloud based access • Office has continued to become easier to use

  24. Microsoft Office 2013 David F. Soll Chief Technology Officer Omicron Development LLC dsoll@omicron.com This presentation is available at: http://home.comcast.net/~soll/

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