Difference Between MS Office 2010 and 2013

MS Office 2010 vs 2013

Microsoft于2012年7月发布了Office 2013的公共Beta。这是他们著名的生产力套件的继任者，世界上几乎每个Windows OS用户都使用。对该软件包的初步查看显示，Office 2013实际上将有两种形式，Office 365和Office2013。Office 365是一项基于订阅的服务，具有从在线存储到Microsoft Cloud Services的元素。它有各种各样的层。基于它们，各种用户将为各种特权提供。It is not required for you to purchase both since one can use Office 2013 without Office 365. The suite is designed to run on Windows 7 and Windows 8 [Windows Server 2008 R2 or later if it’s a server edition] only and requires a machine with considerable performance. Let us look in detail how Office 2013 differs from Office 2010.

Microsoft Office 2013评论

Office 2013与往常一样，有其他几个程序内置的Word，Excel，Access，PowerPoint和Outlook。Office 2013最多可以安装在五台机器中，这些机器的许可证可以在单个控制台中控制。即使您决定不购买Office 365，您仍然可以使用免费的Windows Live帐户使用在线存储和其他免费服务。因此，在2013年Office中提供了许多有吸引力的优势。此外，Office 2013可以与Office 2010和Office 2007一起使用，该Office 2013使用户可以在同一软件中访问各种版本，以方便他。

Since Office 2013 is mainly targeted at Windows 8 as the OS, it’s fair in assuming a migration from mouse to touch interactions. Although mouse can still be used, it’d be really easy for the user to use the touch interactions if available with this suite. As an overall improvement, a lot of templates are provided with the office suite, to enhance the productivity. I particularly enjoyed the improved screen reading experience. It is intuitive to read using the interface and one can zoom on an object with a single click to have a better look at it. For instance, if the document you are reading has a chart, or a table or an image etc, you can enlarge it with a single touch, and once you’re done, return to the original view with another touch. Another interesting feature is the ability to access document simultaneously. You can share a document with different access level and let the subordinate view your progress real-time even if he doesn’t have Office Suite.

Excel 2013 finally supports multiple monitors; it used to be a major headache when I couldn’t open two spreadsheets at the same time in two monitors. It also has better guidance towards making your charts look elegant and precise. Further, a programmer can use HTML5 to design apps for Excel which is a convenient option that many will intend to explore. PowerPoint also has some additions that are useful to enhance productivity. It has a compare options which does the same thing that did in Word; comparing two versions of the same presentation. There are also some new improvements in the way one can use PowerPoint to present; for instance, now you can zoom a chart or a table with a single click and give an enlarged view to the audience. You can also switch slides with the provided grid view in the presenter’s view option.

A Brief Comparison Between MS Office 2013 and 2010

•Office 2013使用户能够使用中央控制台控制其许可证，而这在Office 2010中不可用。

• Office 2013 is offered with a subscription based service, which enables the user to seamlessly synchronize his work among all the computers he works while Office 2010 doesn’t feature this.

•与Office 2010相比，Office 2013更友好，并且与Windows 8 Metro Style UI保持一致。

• Office 2013 comes with enhanced user experience and intuitive interaction with the users compared to Office 2010.

• Excel 2013 supports multiple monitors while it wasn’t available in Office 2010.

•Word 2013具有增强的阅读模式，与Word 2010相比，用户可以更好地与文档进行交互。

• PowerPoint 2013 also has better controls compared to PowerPoint 2010.

结论

The intention of this conclusion is not to decide which version is better since Office 2013 is obviously better because Microsoft is going to release it as the successor of Office 2010. However, we will discuss the feasibility of adopting Office 2013 if you already have 2010 or even 2007 versions. The main argument supporting Office 2013 would be the integration of Office 365 which moves the suite more towards the cloud. This may be a significant advantage for professionals and heavy users and integration with Windows 8 would make it an obvious choice if you bought the OS. Although this is the case, Office 2013 requires a computer with considerable performance, and it also needs the user to have Windows 7 or Windows 8. This is not a similar occurrence in most of the corporate environments, and hence there may be some reluctance in migrating to Office 2013. I would certainly give it a second thought if I am placed in the same situation because I can effectively simulate the push towards cloud using certain other techniques without buying Office 2013 and spending a lot of money and time to upgrade my hardware. Hence it all comes down to what you think of it as a suite. My recommendation is to go ahead and download the public beta, use it in a personal computer and check whether you like it. Evaluate it against Office 2010 having your usage patterns in mind and check whether it makes your life easy. If it does and if you think its cost beneficial, go ahead and purchase the Office 2013 suite which we assume will be released in October or November 2012.