Why Upgrade FAQ

Why should I upgrade to the new Office? The new Office gives you access to the latest Office applications, helping you and your employees to be more productive. In addition, it provides non-security hot fixes, free and paid assisted-support options, and technical content updates. You can also save your documents in the cloud on OneDrive and access them virtually anywhere. Which new Office should I buy? Office Home & Business 2013 provides the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote plus Outlook on 1 PC. Upgrade to Office Professional 20131 and get Access and Publisher. • Office on one PC for business and household use. • One time purchase for the life of your PC2. • 7 GB of online storage in OneDrive. • Free Office Web Apps3 for accessing, editing and sharing documents. • An improved user interface optimized for touch, pen, and keyboard. Office Home & Business 2013 1 install includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook Office Professional 2013 1 install includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access and Publisher What do I need to do? It’s simple: Buy Office Home & Business 2013 or Office Professional 2013 right away. About the new Office Which Office products are available for home and business? The products listed below may be used at home or at a small business. What’s new in this release of Office? The 2013 versions of familiar Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint include new features that help you create, communicate and work even more efficiently from virtually anywhere.

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Where can I use it? At home or for At home or for Office applications can be bought as standalone products. Usage rights vary according to the exact business use business use product purchased. Note: Office Home & Business 2013 does not include Access and Publisher.

Benefits of the new Office What are the new features and improvements in the new Office? Simplify how you share • Access, edit, and share group documents on any internet-connected device by using free Office Web Apps • Count on the full array of email, scheduling, and task-list tools in Outlook • See just appointment, email, or contact detail at a glance in Outlook, without changing screens • Capture, organize, and share all kinds of information with OneNote Your personalized Office • The latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook, personalized your way, every time • Your documents are automatically saved to OneDrive for easy access and sharing online

1 Office Professional 2013 available via Digital Download. 2 Transferrable within 90 days of purchase. 3 Windows PC client programs and/or features only. Cannot be used across device.

1 Frequently asked questions

Turn ideas into beautiful documents • Improved interface to minimize distractions, for a clear view of your work • From the start screen, save time with great-looking templates • Work your way using keyboard, pen or touchscreen • Simply drag to add pictures, videos, and online media to your documents • Create more compelling presentations with new wide-screen themes in PowerPoint • Easily incorporate content from PDFs into your Word documents • Use Recommended Charts to visualize your Excel data and draw conclusions in less time • Focus your reading experience with Read Mode for Word Can someone open Office documents using earlier versions of Office? Yes, a person with a previous version of Microsoft Office can easily open documents created with the latest release of Office by using compatibility and service packs found at www.office.com. About OneDrive What is OneDrive? OneDrive is a service that enables you to upload files to cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser, PC or devices—no manual syncing or cables needed. Use your OneDrive storage and you’ll never be without the documents, notes, photos, and videos that matter to you. Just log on to a web browser, sign in to OneDrive.com, and go to work viewing or editing. Why does Office save documents to OneDrive? Saving your documents to OneDrive allows you to easily access and edit them on multiple devices from virtually anywhere. Are my documents stored on OneDrive also available offline? Yes. For most PCs, when you save a document in Office, the default option saves it to a local OneDrive folder on the computer, which automatically syncs to OneDrive online. You can access your documents in the local OneDrive folder on your computer at any time, even if you are not connected to the Internet. Download and install Office What is my Microsoft account and why do I need it for my Office software? A “Microsoft account” is the new name for what used to be called a “Windows Live ID.” Your Microsoft account is the combination of an email address and a password that you use to sign in to services like Hotmail, Messenger, OneDrive, Windows Phone, Xbox LIVE, or Outlook.com. If you use an email address and password to sign in to these or other services, you already have a Microsoft account—but you can also sign up for a new one at any time. Is Internet access required for Office? Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites. After purchase, you must visit www.office.com/setup to enter a product key and create an account (using a Microsoft account). Internet connectivity is also required to access services such as OneDrive. With this release of Office, you can associate your Microsoft account with your Office subscription. You need to sign in to your account or create a Microsoft account when you install the latest Office suites. The Microsoft account you use to install your Office suite will be the one you sign in with every time you want to manage your account; for example, when you install Office on a new computer. Any time you want to install Office on another PC, choose a new language for an installation, or make other changes to your account, all you have to do is eturnr to www.office.com/myaccount and sign in with your Microsoft account. How do I install Office Home & Business 2013 or Office Professional 2013? After purchasing the software, go to www.office.com/setup and follow the onscreen instructions. You can install Office on one PC. How long does it take to download and install Office? Office installs more quickly than ever, thanks to Click-to-Run, a streaming technology that lets you begin to use Office applications before installation is complete. All versions of the new Office use Click-to-Run. The actual download speed depends on the speed of your Internet connection. Should I install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Office? The 32-bit version of Office is installed by default. Even if your computer is running a 64-bit version of Windows, we recommend that you install the 32-bit version of Office, because it is more compatible with the applications and add-ins that work with Office. How do I obtain a back-up copy of my Office product? You may order a DVD back-up copy for Office Home & Business 2013 or Office Professional 2013 for a fee. Visit www.office.com/downloadoffice for details. Back- up copies are available in limited markets.

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Design and deliver beautiful presentations Your modern Office with ease and confidence

Great with Windows 8: capture your ideas Get started with ease and polish. When however you work best—using a keyboard, opening PowerPoint, you are immediately pen, or a touchscreen. presented with a collection of compelling wide-screen themes from which to create Sign into your account and your applications, your presentation. recent documents and settings are right there, just the way you left them. When presenting with a second screen, new Presenter View tools keep you in control and The new Start experience helps you create allow you to focus on and connect with your beautiful documents more quickly with audience. compelling new templates as well as a list of your recently viewed documents. Embed, trim, add bookmarks and special effects to videos right in PowerPoint. Easily customize the Ribbon in every Office application. Present Online allows you to share your presentation with anyone, even if they don’t Quickly access file management tasks, such have PowerPoint. as open, save, and print with new Backstage view. Share with others and stay on top of changes using the Co-authoring feature. Create beautiful documents and enjoy the read Take notes and have them where you want Get absorbed in Word documents with the when you need them new onscreen read mode. OneNote is your digital notebook that travels Open PDF content in Word and easily reuse with you. With 2013, OneNote adds a new text, lists and tables. Windows 8 app to its family of apps.

Edit and apply effects to photos without Embed files into your notes. In OneNote additional software. 2013, you can also preview embedded Excel and Visio from within your notes. Organize your documents and navigate easily with the new navigation pane. Capture and store text, images, videos and audio notes in one easy-to-find place. Edit a document with other authors at the same time. Link notes back to their source with Linked Notes.

Discover and share insights from your data Draw and write using your finger, stylus, or mouse. OneNote’s improved inking allows Easily extract what you need from imported you to draw, erase and edit seamlessly. data with Flash Fill. Make edits with others at the same time using Bring your analysis to life with a click of the the new OneNote Web App. mouse. Quick Analysis Lens, Recommended Charts, and Chart Animations make it easy and look great.

Highlight important data trends in seconds using Sparklines.

Clarify information with color schemes and data bars in Conditional Formatting.

Edit documents with others simultaneously using the Excel Web App. NEW / IMPROVED FEATURED

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Take control of your day. Manage your email, schedules, Create powerful databases faster and easier contacts, and to-do items

New Inline Replies allow you to reply to email Make exploring your data easy using Access in one window. drag-and-drop navigation forms.

Take a peek at your schedule, a specific Create insightful reports with new design, appointment, or details about the person layout, and data analysis tools. you’re emailing with, without moving screens or losing context. More easily automate common tasks using the revamped Macro Designer. Streamline your Inbox with Conversation View and Ignore features.

Manage multiple e-mail accounts, like Hotmail or Gmail, right from Outlook.

Make scheduling simple with new Calendar Preview and Multiple Calendar View.

Stay connected with social and business network updates using new Outlook Social Connector.

Create professional and impactful publications

Import all your pictures to a single canvas in Publisher, and swap them in and out of your design with a simple drag and drop. Experiment to find the right image, without wasting time.

The new Start experience gives you easy access to inspiration, with new compelling templates, as well as a list of your recently viewed documents, so you can get back to where you were in no time.

Edit pictures easily by zooming, panning, and cropping while maintaining your document’s layout.

Align shapes, images, and text intuitively thanks to new alignment guidance technology.

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