Office 2013, Office 365 on a Laptop and a Desktop PC Contributing editor Tony Bradley then writes about his tests of the new products on a tablet PC.
In this story, PCWorld Senior Editor Michael Brown first gives his impressions of working with Office 2013 and 365 on a laptop and a desktop PC. Here’s a look at how the software suite runs on laptop, desktop touchscreen, and tablet platforms. Windows 8–and the upcoming release of Microsoft Surface tablets and Windows Phone 8 smartphones–have also played a huge roles in coloring Office 2013 with new features.Īhead of Microsoft’s big news Monday Microsoft provided PCWorld with two Windows 8 tablets (no, not the Surface) and access to the customer preview versions of both Office 2013 and the cloud-based Office 365. But where Office 2013 shines is in embracing the mobile world and the cloud, delivering deep integration with Microsoft’s cloud service SkyDrive and collaboration through its recent acquisitions Skype and Yammer. On Monday Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer outlined what he said was the “biggest most ambitious Office” update to date.įor the desktop, Office 2013 delivers a host of smart updates to Word, Outlook, and Excel. Office 2013 is touchscreen ready and cloud friendly, and it adds bold new twists to the Microsoft Office franchise.
