As a side note, although Office 2013 is keyboard/mouse-oriented, it can be made more touch-friendly by increasing spaces between menu items and other elements of programs’ user interfaces. We have tried it out and found no problems so far. In both cases, Office 2013 is fully compatible with Windows 10.
This keyboard-and-mouse-centric “desktop” version is available as a one-time-purchase package, such as for instance Office 2013 Home & Student edition ($139) or as a suite delivered via Office 365 subscription service (starting at $6.99 per month).
Windows 10 & Traditional Laptop-Use Microsoft Office 2013 Office 365īest suited for classic laptop and desktop PCs with Windows 10 and previous OS iterations is the current Office 2013 edition. Besides the old-school Microsoft Office suites, free Office Online web service, and free open source replacements for Office, in Windows 10 users now have a new option – touch-optimized “Universal” Office apps. In this post, we’ll explain what options are available when it comes to Office use under the latest version of OS – Windows 10. On the other side, Microsoft’s Windows is the most used operating system for PCs.
Microsoft Office is world’s most popular productivity software suite. Your other option would be to consider one of the free office suites such as Open Office or LibreOffice.Update: In the meantime, Microsoft has officially released Office 2016, which replaced the 2013 edition.
But, if you are not the type to upgrade to new version frequently, don't need it on more than one device, and don't need all the Office apps (just the basics), then it costs more over the long haul…and since it is subscription based, the moment you stop paying, you lose the ability to run the local, installed Office apps. You should note that Office 365 does give you some benefits beyond just use of the Office suite such as 20 GB of Skydrive space, 60 Skype minutes, and you get access to ALL Office apps, which stand alone version may only give you the basics such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint (depends on the version you get). NOT for making money) license for Office 2010 for a little under $100: Or you can get a single "personal use" (i.e. for making money) license for Office 2013 for a little over $200: You can get a single "business use" (i.e. Otherwise, a single Office 2013 (or Office 2010…if you can find it) license will likely be cheaper in the long run. Office 365 becomes a good deal when you need to run Office on multiple computers and want to keep using the latest and greatest versions of Office. Generally, if you only need to run it on one computer and don't have a need/want to be using the latests and greatest, then I would avoid Office 365. using it to make money) or home use (not using it to make money)? do you need Access or Publisher or just Word, Excel, and Powerpoint)? And is this for business use (i.e. What specific features do you want/need out of Office? Which Office applications do you need (i.e.
Which one to go with is somewhat more of a complex issue.įirst, how many computers would need/want to run it on now? How likely would that be to change in the future?Īre you the type of person who does not like/want to upgrade often (that seems to be be the case since your old computer was still running XP and Office 2003)? Or do you like/want/need to have the latest and greatest? Personally, I would likely go with a newer version. Here is a Microsoft Answer thread that has a few people saying they got it to work…note this was with Windows 8, not Windows 8.1: Microsoft officially lists it as not being compatible. It might run well it enough, but you might encounter some issues. So, it likely will not hurt to try installing it and seeing how it runs.
If I recall correctly, I have seen people report that they could install and run Office 2003 in Windows 8.