May 2013
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well as PCs that don’t have Office installed
thanks to cloud-computing capabilities
which are providing some hardcore benefits
to this particular software package. Office
2013 enables users to readily access impor-
tant files regardless of where they are or what
device they’re using.The cloud enables one to
have file storage in the obscure ether of “out
there” – a sky drive as it is called, accessible
to users anytime they’re online. Users receive
up to 20 GB of SkyDrive storage, enabling
them to save word documents, to-do lists,
presentations, spreadsheets or other mate-
rial on their own personal SkyDrive as well
as a home or office computer. Then again,
one doesn’t need to be in front of their per-
sonal computer to use Office. As long as one
is connected to the Internet, Office on De-
mand can be used to temporarily stream full
versions of applications such as Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Access, or Publisher to any PC
running Win 7 (or later). This way, one can
create new documents or continue working
on documents already saved to SkyDrive.
With the addition of an Office 365 Home
Premium subscription, Office can be in-