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With the next Office, your favorite applications are even smarter, with a fresh new look and time-saving features that are at their best on Windows 8. And now, with Office 365 Home Premium, you can use Office on up to 5 PCS, Windows 8 tablets, Macs and select mobile devices,1 with a 1 year subscription per household.
The new Start screen gives you a menu of recent documents and templates to get you going quickly.
Experience Office at its best on Windows 8 devices, with an improved user interface optimized for touch, pen, or keyboard.
Add pictures, videos, or online media to your Word documents with a simple drag and drop.
Recommended Charts helps you visualize data quickly and effectively in Excel.
Reply to comments right next to the area you’re discussing, so it’s easy to see who’s commenting about what in PowerPoint.
See your Outlook schedule, an appointment, or details about a contact without changing screens.
OneNote lets you capture, organize, and share all types of information — photos, web pages, and media — in a digital notebook that can be accessed virtually anywhere.
Publisher is the simple path to professional publications that make an impact.
Access lets you build a database fast to organize data, accessible anywhere online.
Office 365 Home Premium is the best value for an entire household. Get the smartest, most up-to-date applications and cloud services on up to 5 PCs, Windows 8 tablets, Macs and select mobile devices.1
Office 365 has the latest version of the applications you know and love, plus cloud services. Just sign in and you can get to your Office files, applications, and settings from virtually anywhere.
Get the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote,2 Publisher,2 and Access.2
Easy anywhere access to your documents with an extra 20 GB of online storage in SkyDrive3 (27 GB total).
60 minutes of Skype™ calls each month to phones in 40+ countries.4
Convenient annual subscription for the whole household with automatic upgrades included so you’re always up to date with the latest features and services.
New products are being released for home and business use. The products listed below may be used at home or at a small business, depending on license restrictions.
Office product
Where can I use it?
Office 365 Home Premium
At home
Office Home and Student 2013
At home
Office Home and Business 2013
At home or for business use
Office Professional 2013
At home or for business use
Word 2013 Excel 2013 PowerPoint 2013 Outlook 2013 OneNote 20131 Access 20131 Publisher 20131
Office applications can be bought as standalone products, or as part of an Office 2013 suite or Office 365 plan. Usage rights vary according to the exact product purchased.
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.
In addition to updating the traditional Office suites, we’ve developed brand new subscription versions of Office, specifically designed for the way you use Office today. Each new subscription offer will include the 2013 versions of the Office applications, for example Word, Excel and PowerPoint, plus offerings such as Skype world minutes and online storage with SkyDrive®.
Subscribers will also receive version upgrades as well as use rights across multiple PCs or Macs and select mobile devices.2
Note: The Office applications you can use across PCs, Macs and other devices vary by platform.
Microsoft Office is still the name we use for our familiar productivity software.
Office suites have traditionally included applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. All Office 2013 suites include the latest versions of the applications, for use on a single PC.
We use the name “Office 365” for products that include cloud services, such as additional SkyDrive online storage, features like Skype minutes for home use, Lync web conferencing or Exchange Online hosted email for businesses. Cloud services are features that are enabled over the Internet.
Most Office 365 plans also include the full-featured Office 2013 applications, which users can install across multiple computers and devices. All Office 365 products, such as Office 365 Home Premium, are paid for on a subscription basis, annually. Active subscribers will receive version upgrades as a benefit of their subscription. Entitlements vary by product.
Read the “Help me choose the suite that’s right for me”.
Office 365 customers with active subscriptions always get the newest versions of the Office applications when they are available. When we release a new version of Office, you will be notified that you have the option to update your software to the latest version.
If you buy an Office 365 subscription, you can install Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your Mac. The applications available for Mac users and the version numbers may be different from those available for PC users. Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 is also available for purchase as a standalone product.
At launch, Office supports PCs running Windows® 7 or higher, and Macs with Mac OS X 10.6 or higher. Office Mobile supports Windows Phone devices running Windows Phone OS 7.5 and higher. Additional devices will be added in the future. Check www.office.com/information for details.
Your Office 365 subscription enables you to install Office in 40 different languages. If you have Office 365 Home Premium you can choose the language to install Office in by visiting www.office.com/myaccount. Not all languages will be available in all regions. Customer is limited to using Office in two languages at one time.
For information about language options that are available with an Office product, visit www.office.com/language.
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.
Office on Demand comes with your Office 365 plan. It allows you to access your documents and settings and lets you use full-featured Office applications on PCs that don’t have the latest version of Office installed on them, for example a PC in the library, at a business center, or one that you borrowed from a friend. The full-featured applications are accessible via a web browser, instead of being permanently installed on the PC Streaming speed depends on Internet connectivity speed.
Once you close the applications, they are no longer available to other users of that PC. Documents you save to SkyDrive will also no longer be available to other users, unless you saved them locally on the computer. You can use Office on Demand on a PC that is connected to the Internet and running Windows 7 or later.
Office Web Apps are best suited for quick viewing and editing. Like Office Web Apps, Office on Demand allows users to access Office and their documents from anywhere.
The difference is that Office on Demand can quickly stream the full-featured Office applications on any Internet-connected PC running Windows 7 or higher. Office Web Apps are available across a variety of operating systems, devices and browsers, providing access to Office tools and your documents when working from PCs with earlier versions of Windows, as well as from other platforms.
SkyDrive is a service that enables you to upload files to cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser, PC or Mac, or devices–no manual syncing or cables needed. Use your SkyDrive 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 skydrive.com, and go to work viewing or editing.
Saving your documents to SkyDrive allows you to easily access and edit them on multiple devices from virtually anywhere. Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions include an additional 20 GB of storage space on SkyDrive. (Note: All SkyDrive users receive 7GB SkyDrive storage for free).
Yes. For most PCs and Macs, when you save a document in Office, the default option saves it to a local SkyDrive folder on the computer, which automatically syncs to SkyDrive online. You can access your documents in the local SkyDrive folder on your computer at any time, even if you are not connected to the Internet.
Skype world minutes let you easily call people internationally. And now Office 365 Home Premium comes with 60 minutes per month of Skype calls to phones in over 40 countries. It’s easy. Just dial from Skype and your friends and family can pick up on their phone.
Skype world minutes are included with Office 365 Home Premium at no additional cost.
Skype world minutes are not available in all countries and calls may be made only to select countries. To learn more about Skype World Minutes, go to office.com/information Note that special, premium, and non-geographic numbers are not covered by Skype World Minutes. Additionally, it isn’t possible to place emergency calls.
Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Office 365 plans. After purchase, you must visit www.office.com/setup to enter a product key and create an account (using a Microsoft account).
For subscription versions of Office including Office 365 Home Premium you will need to go online to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other machines, or to change billing options. You will also need to connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up-to-date and benefit from automatic upgrades. Internet connectivity is also required to access the Office 365 cloud services such as SkyDrive and Skype world minutes.
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, SkyDrive, 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.
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 start an Office 365 Home Premium subscription or when you install the latest Office suites. The Microsoft account you use to sign up for your Office 365 subscription or 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 in your household, or change your subscription billing details. Any time you want to install Office on another PC or Mac, choose a new language for an installation, or make other changes to your account, all you have to do is return to www.office.com/myaccount and sign in with your Microsoft account.
If you purchase Office 365 Home Premium as a boxed product from a retailer, visit www.office.com/myaccount on the PC or Mac that you want to install Office on, and then enter the product key included in the package. Next, sign in with or create a Microsoft account. Once signed in, click Install Office and follow the onscreen instructions.
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.
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. If you do want to install the 64-bit version of Office, you can do so by taking the following steps:
Office 365 Home Premium: Go to www.office.com/myaccount, click Languages and install options, and then click Additional install options.
Other Office 365 plans: Log into your account at www.office365.com and choose the option to install the 64-bit version of Office.
It is not possible to install both the 64-bit version and 32-bit versions of Office on the same computer.
You can manage your billing information, install or remove Office from additional PCs or Macs, Windows 8 tablets, or select devices and remove Office from PCs, Macs, Windows 8 tablets, and select devices at any time. The steps for doing so depend on which plan you’ve installed:
Office 365 Home Premium: Go to www.office.com/myaccount and follow the on-screen instructions.
Other Office 365 plans: Log into your Office 365 account at www.office365.com to edit your profile as a user or manage your organization as an administrator.
Office 365 Home Premium can be installed on up to five PCs, Windows 8 tablets, or Macs and select devices. If you have already installed Office on five PCs or Macs and want to use Office on another PC or Mac, you can deactivate a computer from your subscription on the My Account page, and then install Office on a new PC or Mac. The copy of Office on the PC or Mac that was removed from the subscription will revert to reduced functionality mode, but you will not lose the documents that are saved locally on the original PC.
There are several ways to get a back-up for your Office product:
Office 365 Home Premium customers can download or reinstall from office.com/myaccount.
You may order a DVD back-up copy for Office Home & Student 2013, 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)
As the expiration date approaches, you will receive notifications in the Office applications and via email, alerting you to the upcoming expiration. Once your Office 365 subscription expires, the Office software applications enter reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print documents only, but you will not be able to create new documents or edit existing documents.
To return to full Office functionality, you can purchase a new subscription or another version of Office, from Office.com or any participating retailer. You could also return to using an older version of Office, or use the free Office Web Apps on SkyDrive for basic editing.
Your documents will remain accessible to share and download. You will have the option to access and edit your documents saved on SkyDrive using Office Web Apps. You may save your SkyDrive documents to another computer or disk drive at any time. If you have reached your free 7 GB storage limit, you won’t be able to add any further documents to SkyDrive.
Yes. For most PCs and Macs, when you save a document in Office, the default option saves it to a local SkyDrive folder on the computer, which automatically syncs to SkyDrive online. You can access your documents in the local SkyDrive folder on your computer at any time, even if you are not connected to the Internet.
