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This week on the Office Garage, Jeremy Chapman and Yoni Kirsh discuss managing Office 2013 client configuration and whether the new Click-to-Run installs offer as much control as the traditional MSI-based installer. If you’ve been following along with this series of videos, you might recognize a theme developing here: Despite qualms about Click-to-Run, it’s a net win for users and administrators alike....More

While the benefits of the new Click-to-Run installer in Office 2013 are easy to identify, there is one downside if you prefer to customize your install of Office: You can’t. With the current Click-to-Run installer, Office 2013 is an all-or-nothing proposition. And for now at least, there’s no workaround....More

In the face of mounting criticism, Microsoft has reversed an onerous condition of its retail Office 2013 license agreement and will now allow customers to transfer the software to a second PC. The move should satisfy the complaints though it will ironically impact relatively few customers....More

In previous tips in this series, I looked at ways you can personalize your Office 2013 experience, focusing largely on settings that sync between PCs or are global to this suite of applications. But power users will want to make other changes to some Office 2013 applications, and some, like the focus of this tip, are configurable on an application-by-application basis....More

In the first full episode of Microsoft’s new Office Garage series, hosts Jeremy Chapman and Yoni Kirsh offer some introductory remarks about the new products and capabilities and step through some common misconceptions. If you’re an IT pro or simply want to learn more about Office, you don’t want to miss this....More

Looked at from a high-level, the single biggest change in Office 2013 when compared with previous versions is its deep connectivity with online services. This connectivity takes a number of forms, including the syncing of settings through SkyDrive and the ongoing updates that occur to subscription-based versions of the suite. But one of the more interesting ways in which you can customize and improve Office is to connect it to the services you use every day....More

When Microsoft replaced the old-fashioned menu-and-toolbar interface in Office with the more discoverable ribbon UI, it created a secondary interface for less frequently-used commands. Dubbed Backstage, this interface is accessed like the old File menu and includes many document-related tools....More

When you install the New Office on Windows 8, Setup adds shortcut tiles for each of the applications to the Start screen. But the New Office is a suite of desktop applications, and you may find it more convenient to launch your favorite Office applications from the desktop. Here’s how....More

While I’ve tried to steer consumers towards the new Office 365 Home Premium offering because of its tremendous value, the fact remains that some users don’t need multiple installs of Office 2013, while others simply don’t prefer subscription services. The problem is, the standalone Office 2013 products come with some onerous new licensing terms. Key among them: You can only install them on one PC. Ever....More

With Office 2013 now shipping in a variety of suite versions and through the Office 365 subscription services, it’s time to take a look at what’s new in Microsoft’s latest productivity offering. I’ve already written a dozen articles focusing on new features in Office 2013, so here’s the central compendium....More

My sources tell me that Microsoft Office 2013 is heading to Apple’s iPad this year, and that the firm will only offer the product through Office 365 subscriptions in order to bypass Apple’s draconian App Store rules. But while Office for iPad will no doubt be a best-seller, it will also undercut the value proposition of Windows 8/RT devices like Surface. Should Microsoft even release this product?...More