Microsoft Unveils the New Office

[TheMailMan78]

So then Windows Live is how you are using SkyDrive or what?

Yup you just sign in and click drive. If you want the have an app that shows up in your OS as another HD and you just drag and drop things in there if you want. Setup folders to share or keep everything private. Its a lot better then Google. Only thing I like a lot better with Google is Gmail because of the step two verification. If windows live would add that feature I would jump fully.

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

Cool. Hadn't even heard of it and am still using Dropbox. Don't need much cloud-based storage space so...

 

[TheMailMan78]

Cool. Hadn't even heard of it and am still using Dropbox. Don't need much cloud-based storage so...

Dropbox sucks. Google Drive and MS Skydrive are FAR better. Ive used both and prefer Skydrive because of more free storage but as Aquinus pointed out Google Drive is nice also. I use Gmail for example for better security.

 

[newtekie1]

I don't know if I like the installer for 2013. I downloaded it, double clicked on it, and it came up with a Window saying "Lets Get Started" with a Next button. I figured it would walk me through the install. Nope. It had already installed office.

 

[TheMailMan78]

I don't know if I like the installer for 2013. I downloaded it, double clicked on it, and it came up with a Window saying "Lets Get Started" with a Next button. I figured it would walk me through the install. Nope. It had already installed office.

Now you know how your girlfriend feels.

j/k man.

 

[Aquinus]

Now you know how your girlfriend feels.

j/k man.

That's a low blow.

 

[TheMailMan78]

That's a low blow.

Naaaaa. newtekie1 and I go way back on TPU. He knows I'm an idiot.

 

[newtekie1]

Now you know how your girlfriend feels.

j/k man.

 

[Nordic]

I use LibraOffice all the time, if you safe documents in rtf and spreadsheets in csv, both can be opened in pretty much any program. Also, Libraoffice allows you to save in Microsoft formats(doc/docx and xlx/xlsx) which obviously open natively in Office.

I don't want to turn this into a support thread. Just saying that didn't work for me. I did say no matter what format I saved in. I even tried re installing twice. In my experience libre office was not very functional.

 

[Peter1986C]

AFAIK, LO relies on Java in part. Did you try to update/reinstall that?

 

[w3b]

once you deal with a corrupt 10GB PST file you'll never want to deal with PST files again.

Agreed from my experience recovering someone elses PST file.

 

[Frick]

I spend way too much time fixing outlook to use it personally. Storing everything in one big file(or two) is a fundamentally bad idea. If anything, I like the way Microsoft Live Mail does it, storing every email in its own file, and every contact in its own file. Yes, it is a little less efficient with space, but hard drive space is cheap, and once you deal with a corrupt 10GB PST file you'll never want to deal with PST files again. I wish outlook would switch to this method.

Though at this point I've switched to a Google Business account and use that, it does everything Outlook does, and I can access it from anywhere in the world not just my PC at home.

Which is why you should make regular backups.

Anyway I like it that Outlook is now part of the cheaper package as well. I'll probably stick with my 2007 Ultimate though (unless I can get the new one for a good price somewhere).

 

[pantherx12]

Nice, shame I can't Office.

I use Open Office instead, it's a bit more finicky but gets the job done.

The word processor is all I really need anyway and it's pretty much a clone of MS word.

 

[scoutingwraith]

I havent upgraded since Office 2007. Any improvements over the old one.

 

[newtekie1]

I've been using this for the past few days and I can say it isn't worth it at all if you already have 2010. SkyDrive is nice, but just take a few minutes and setup an FTP server yourself, boom the need for this cloud grap is gone.

Which is why you should make regular backups.

Anyway I like it that Outlook is now part of the cheaper package as well. I'll probably stick with my 2007 Ultimate though (unless I can get the new one for a good price somewhere).

Good in theory, but with something like Outlook that is pretty much guaranteed to have multiple changes every hour it is kind of hard, not impossible but not practical either. Yeah, you can make a nightly backup to an external, but if outlook dies during the day you loose everything from that day, all the emails etc. When the PST files goes bad it just isn't fun, even with backups. As I said, it doesn't need to be this way, Windows Live Mail uses a much better system, which is odd considering it is the free program and Outlook is a paid program. Also, at this point, there isn't much Outlook does that Live Mail doesn't. Live Mail has come a long way from its roots as Outlook Express. It now has a good contact manager and a good calendar.

 

[Frick]

Good in theory, but with something like Outlook that is pretty much guaranteed to have multiple changes every hour it is kind of hard, not impossible but not practical either. Yeah, you can make a nightly backup to an external, but if outlook dies during the day you loose everything from that day, all the emails etc. When the PST files goes bad it just isn't fun, even with backups. As I said, it doesn't need to be this way, Windows Live Mail uses a much better system, which is odd considering it is the free program and Outlook is a paid program. Also, at this point, there isn't much Outlook does that Live Mail doesn't. Live Mail has come a long way from its roots as Outlook Express. It now has a good contact manager and a good calendar.

Aye on all points. It's a weakness and Live Mail is better nowadays.. Still not as good as Outlook in a corporate environment of course, but for home use there's little use going with Outlook (generally).

 

[newtekie1]

Aye on all points. It's a weakness and Live Mail is better nowadays.. Still not as good as Outlook in a corporate environment of course, but for home use there's little use going with Outlook (generally).

Yeah, the only think Live Mail really lacks is Exchange support, and obviously that is intentional on Microsoft's side to sell Outlook.