By default, when you save a document, worksheet, or presentation, the application is stored in your SkyDrive account, but you can save them to your local disk if you want. Click your account details to switch and manage accounts. When you use SkyDrive, account details appear in the upper-left corner of all app screens as well as on their start screens. This is good news if you prefer to store your work online for any access, although most small businesses and individuals still store files locally. Office 2013 is designed to integrate with the cloud, particularly with SkyDrive and SharePoint.

At the top right of the screen, details of the SkyDrive account you’re currently signed in to are displayed. These screens will help new users find each other more easily, and experienced users will appreciate that they have all their options in one place at the start. Although the default is to create a blank document, you can select a template, search for online templates, or click Open Other Documents to search for a document on disk or in a SkyDrive folder. Like the home screens of the other applications, word displays a list of the most recent documents. Whether the redesign achieves this goal or not – time will say one way or another – I definitely like the crisper look.Įach app supports a new color-coded home screen-blue for Word, green for Excel, orange for PowerPoint, green for the publisher.

The idea is that the new look will help you focus on your work instead of being distracted by the objects that decorate your screen. The only hint of frivolity exists in a watermark design in the top right corner of the screen. Instead, everything is minimalist, flat, and stark-mimicking the tiles on the Windows 8 start screen. Gone are the different shades of color that decorated the oldest interface, as well as the shadows and shades that suggested three dimensions.

Top 10 New Features of Microsoft Office 2013Īccording to the “Modern” style interface (formerly called “Metro”), you’ll see in Windows 8, Office 2013 gets a new look.

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