Microsoft Office 2013 Customer Preview Released

As Microsoft announced that it will be holding a press conference at Noon, PDT the Web was hit by information regarding the Office 2013 Customer Preview.Microsoft’s Office 2013 reaches its public Consumer Preview milestone today, available for end users to test on Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs. Microsoft is calling its Office 2013 suite, Office 2013 signals a shift to document collaboration and anywhere any device access. Notably, Microsoft is introducing an on-demand subscription version of Office 2013 that can be streamed from any Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC, with the ability to sync settings and documents. With strong competition from Google Apps and Apple’s iCloud storage and iPad hardware, how does Microsoft plan to keep Office 2013 desktop software and its cloud offerings relevant in a multi device era.

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Office 2013 Preview Resource Kit

Deployment guide for Office 2013 Preview



Download Link : Microsoft Office Customer Preview

Office 2013 Serial Key - Get your Serial key here


Full Installers :

x86 : 32 Bit Version of Office Preview
x64 : 64 Bit Version of Office Preview

 

[CB]

I tried saving some files to skydrive from Office 2013 at workplace PC and open it from home PC. It was OK. I will just leave it for practical alternative when needed someday.

 

[Mike Lonewolf]

How is it compared to Google's apps in the clouds, Kevin?

 

[CB]

I don't know. Do you have Google apps account? I ever signed one up for free trial but unable to complete the verification though had uploaded their site verification html.

So far I tried to live with offline storage (no need to spend money on it)

Kevin

 

[Mike Lonewolf]

Google Docs are free. I have a free account. Just need to sign-up for it at:
https://accounts.google.com/Service...ttps://docs.google.com/?tab=wo&ltmpl=homepage

 

[CB]

I have it..

 

[Mike Lonewolf]

Cool Kevin. :thumb:

 

[robinbredin]

Mike Lonewolf

Robin? What is the Service Pack *SP* you have on that Vista install? Should of installed seamlessly in Vista.​

That was with all the Vista service packs installed, tried it again and got this message,

 

[CB]

Isn't it mentioned somewhere in this forum that it requires Win 7 or newer?
I got this from Technet

Standard system requirements for Office 2013 Preview

Component	Office 2013 Preview Requirements
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
Display	Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX10 graphics card and 1024 x 576 resolution
Operating System	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012
Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9, or 10; Mozilla Firefox 10.x or a later version; Apple Safari 5; or Google Chrome 17.x.
.NET version	3.5, 4.0, or 4.5
Multi-touch	A touch-enabled device is required to use any multi-touch functionality. However, all features and functionality are always available by using a keyboard, mouse, or other standard or accessible input device. Note that new touch features are optimized for use with Windows 8.
Additional requirements and considerations	Some functionality may vary, based on the system configuration. Some features may require additional or advanced hardware or server connectivity. See http://www.office.com/products for more information.

Mike, So it's clear that Vista isn't included for Office 2013 preview.

Kevin

 

[Mike Lonewolf]

Right, you are Kevin.

*EDIT* Just finished talking to MS Office customer support, asking as why Vista isn't included with this beta test. The Official answer is
Not enough of Windows Vista units were sold, and Office 2010 will still be viable for Vista till end of product life.

 

[mrprovnn]

I am using Office 2013 Preview. It is so good, there many new feature. I hope it can be better.

 

[CB]

MS put more animation on it including smoother cursor move. But what makes me curious is a little thing on excel, if I fill numbers on any column, then the number on left columns are sliding like jackpot machine. Interesting, but what is that for?

Kevin

 

[Coke Robot]

I freaking LOVE, just LOVE using the UI! It's so........juicy! EVERYTHING is so smooth! I though I knew smooth, I guess not until now!

 

[pparks1]

Funny, the smoothness of the text entry and moving around the spreadsheet is the one thing that my office full of software developers and IT staff cannot stand. I really wish you could disable it, because i find it annoying and distracting.

 

[AC]

Too. Much. White.