Components of Microsoft Office include Microsoft Word, a popular word processing tool; Microsoft Excel, a program used for creating and editing spreadsheets; Microsoft PowerPoint, used for creating and showing interactive presentations; Microsoft Outlook, used for managing email and calendars; Microsoft Access, used
Office 2013: the main componentsThese are: Access, Excel, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Lync, Publisher, Visio and Word. All have been reworked with a Metro-style user interface.
In this article
- Microsoft Word.
- Microsoft Excel.
- Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Microsoft OneNote.
- Microsoft Outlook.
- Microsoft Publisher.
- Microsoft Access.
- Skype for Business.
What is MS Word 2013 and its features?
Microsoft Word 2013 is a powerful word processing application. This is a hands-on workshop to help University faculty and staff become more proficient with Microsoft Word in creating and editing documents.
The six core programs in Microsoft Office are:
- Word.
- Excel.
- PowerPoint.
- Access.
- Publisher.
- OneNote.
Office 2013 system requirments
| Standard system requirements for Office 2013 Preview |
|---|
| Computer and processor | 1 gigahertz (Ghz) or faster x86- or x64-bit processor with SSE2 instruction set |
| Memory (RAM) | 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32 bit); 2 gigabytes (GB) RAM (64 bit) |
| Hard Disk | 3.0 gigabytes (GB) available |
Office on the web is a free lightweight web version of Microsoft Office and primarily includes three web applications: Word, Excel and Powerpoint. The offering also includes Outlook.com, OneNote and OneDrive which are accessible through a unified app switcher.
If you purchase licensed versions of Office Home & Student 2013, Office Home & Business 2013 and Office Professional 2013 then you may install it on 1 computer and does not Expire. As these licensed versions are not subscription based, you may use it until you plan to upgrade to a new version of Office suite.
Office Home and Student 2013 comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote as well as Microsoft OneDrive access that gives you complete control over your docs from anywhere youve got an internet connection.
According to the Windows Compatibility Center, Office 2013, Office 2010, and Office 2007 are compatible with Windows 10. Older versions of Office are not compatible but might work if you use the compatibility mode.
The most current version of Office 2013 is 15.0.5381.1000, which was released on September 14, 2021.
- Open any Office 2013 application, such as Word or Excel.
- Choose File > Account.
- Under Product Information, note the version number below Office Updates.
Office 2013
- Open any Office 2013 application, such as Word and create a new document.
- Click File > Account (or Office Account if you opened Outlook 2013).
- Under Product Information, choose Update Options.
- Click Enable Updates if the option is available.
- Choose Update Now to manually check for and install Office updates.
Advantages of Office Professional Plus 2013The suite lets users save documents directly to Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud service. Through this feature, a user can log on to a computer that does not have the Office software installed and use Microsoft's Web Office components to access, edit and share a document.
The ribbon is divided into three sections:
- Tabs : They are designed to be more task oriented. Tabs are quite similar to the dropdown menu.
- Groups : Each tab has several groups that show related commands.
- Commands: A command is a button, clicking on which a certain action could be performed.
The Title BarThis lesson will familiarize you with the Microsoft Word screen. We will start with the Title bar, which is located at the very top of the screen. On the Title bar, Microsoft Word displays the name of the document you are currently using.
The Standard and Formatting toolbars are the two most common toolbars in Microsoft Office 2000. The Standard toolbar is located just below the menu bar. It contains icons representing universal commands such as New, Open, and Save. The Formatting toolbar is located just below the Standard toolbar.
The title bar at the top of a window displays an application-defined icon and line of text. The text specifies the name of the application and indicates the purpose of the window. The title bar also makes it possible for the user to move the window using a mouse or other pointing device.
A toolbar is a set of icons or buttons that are part of a software program's interface or an open window. Microsoft Word has a toolbar with icons that allow you to open, save, and print documents, as well as change the font, text size, and style of the text.
The Ribbon is a user interface element which was introduced by Microsoft in Microsoft Office 2007. It is located below the Quick Access Toolbar and the Title Bar. It comprises seven tabs; Home, Insert, Page layout, References, Mailing, Review and View. Each tab has specific groups of related commands.
