On October 13th, , Microsoft will be making yet another change to its Office line of products by ending support for Office for Mac and Office The problem is that, eventually, the software gets out of date — even with occasional updates. Put simply? As we mentioned above, the most important factor of the end of life process is that Microsoft will no longer be delivering security fixes for any of the Office apps.
As a business, this presents a potential and ever-increasing security risk. Because the more time that passes after the support is dropped, the higher the chance that malicious third-parties will have found and exploited any security vulnerabilities in Office And because Microsoft no longer supports the apps, these risks will remain indefinitely. If, like many others, your business is doing more work remotely, this addition is a reason to upgrade in itself.
No problem, here are the absolute basics of the available Microsoft plans:. Believe it or not, Microsoft Office has been around since A long time ago, in a galaxy before the cloud, software was a very self-contained thing. What does that mean exactly?
Microsoft will no longer provide bug or security fixes which may be found following the end of life process for Office This one is important — more on this later. Another roadblock you may face is incompatibility with some of the newer programs and file formats. However, keep in mind that almost all Windows products can be exported regardless of one-to-one compatibility. You have one free option from Microsoft: Office on the web. All it requires is a Microsoft account.
Office comes with many caveats. Unlike Office , which is updated regularly with new features, Office is not. You get the features that came with the original version that was released in October of , and no more. This means that files you save in Office can be opened in Office without requiring the use of a file converter or compatibility pack. The Ribbon groups items together based on their context and how they are used. For example, all editing commands are grouped together on the Home Ribbon tab.
You can customize the Ribbon to include new tabs and command groups based on your personal preferences. The image below shows the Ribbon as it appears in Outlook. Note: Contextual Tabs still appear on the Ribbon when objects are selected. For example, clicking on a picture within a Word document will display a Format tab with tools for editing graphics. The File tab has replaced the Office Button in the upper left corner of most Office applications.
The File tab provides access to commonly used functions, such as saving, printing, and opening recent files. Clicking the File tab opens Microsoft Office Backstage View , which represents a new way of organizing the options for saving, opening, printing, and sharing files.
The image below shows the additional print options in Microsoft Word, which can now be accessed directly from the File tab instead of from a separate Print window.
Microsoft Office Backstage View allows you to share, print, and publish documents with fewer clicks. Insert a screen shot directly into your document. Click the Insert tab and select Screenshot , then choose an available window or use the Screen Clipping option to select a portion of the window. The Find feature has been improved. The results of your search are listed in a panel to the left of the document.
You can click one of these results to jump directly to that location within the document. Matching terms are also highlighted in the text of your document itself. Click the Home tab and select Find to use this feature.
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