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Top 10
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Word 2013
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2. Top 10 Microsoft Word 2013 Features You
Should Know About
With the new Windows 8, Microsoft steered the design of the popular operating system towards
the mobile devices, and the rest of Microsoft products followed along. Microsoft Word 2013 is a
no different story, and where it received multiple changes, some of them really stood out to
prove its superiority among the competitors. Just like we covered the best 10 features of Excel
2013 and PowerPoint 2013, today, we bring you the top 10 features of Microsoft Word 2013.
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1: Work On The Cloud!
Windows 8 is designed for the future of both Cloud and Mobile computing. Nearly all software
released since have had the features of cloud integration, and Microsoft Word also follows the
same concept. PowerPoint, Excel, Word all of them offer Microsoft’s SkyDrive storage to its
users for storing and retrieving files on the go.
2: Control Your Design
Word 2007 and 2010 introduced many interesting ways to design your document, but the
problem was that features were scattered all over the
interface. Word 2013 incorporates all of them into a
single design tab, making your work a lot easier. It also
allows you to preview your changes before actually
applying it to the document, giving you the freedom to
experiment with the document design without having to
worry about messing up the document.
3: Reading Just Got Easier
The new Word makes it much easier to read files.
Documents are sized to fit the screen and you can use
arrow buttons on the sides of the screen to navigate
between the pages (or easy swipe if you’re using a touch
screen device). Read More
4: Edit PDFs In Word
Gone are the days when you would use multiple software to
edit PDF and Word files. MS Word 2013 allows you to open
and edit PDF files, make changes to tables and images and
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3. save the PDF file. Now, you no longer need to use third party applications and waste precious
time switching between applications when you can get the job done with just one.
5: Present Online
It’s the era of Internet and a lot of people work from homes or in collaboration with their teams
from remote locations. In such cases presentations need to be made over the web. Word 2013
gives you a lot of help in that department by adding a new feature of online presentation. Read
Here to know how to use it.
6: Collapse Documents!
Document is quite like code, the longer it gets the more difficult it is to handle. This is why
Microsoft decided to introduce this new feature that allows you to collapse parts of documents
and only expand the ones that you are currently working on, making your workspace a lot
cleaner and easier to manage.
7: Managing Tables In Word Have Never Been
Easier
Word 2013 allows you to choose line weight, style and pen
color using which you can paint the border on the tables.
Furthermore, you can choose a preset from Border Styles or
sample an existing border and use it on tables.
8: Improved Layout Setting
Word 2013 offers a lot of improvements in the layout. When
you click a chart or an image, an icon appears, offering text wrap options with the likes of Tight,
Square, through etc.
9: Collaborate With Your Partners
After finishing your document, you ask your partner to proofread your work and highlight the
errors found in it. Read More
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4. 10: Watch Online Videos In Word
The media problems with words have been improved a great deal,
especially the online video feature. It allows you to import videos
directly from the internet with a URL. So now, you don’t even need
to worry about downloading! Just watch it online and save time.
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