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Microsoft Office 2013 setup process is straight-forward and completes in a short time.After you download Microsoft Office 2013 free trial or Preview edition, you can review this How to install Microsoft Office 2013 guide to get an idea of installation steps.
Microsoft Office 2013 Professional has 32-bit and 64-bit setup binaries for Windows users.Choose Office 2013 edition which is right for you and start executing professionalplus_en-us_x86.exe or professionalplus_en-us_x64.exe
The first screen in Office 2013 setup will be requesting your acceptance of Microsoft Software License Terms.Mark the 'I accept the terms of this agreement' checkbox and press Continue button for next step.
This screen will ask the setup user to choose the type of Microsoft Office 2013 installation.You can either continue with Upgrade option or choose Customize installation.
Upgrade will upgrade previous Microsoft Office setup to MS Office 2013 version.On the other hand, if you choose Customize setup option, this will enable you to install Microsoft Office 2013 Professional side by side with previous Office installations.I'll continue with Customize option.
Microsoft Office 2013 setup detected previous versions of Microsoft Office on my computer.So I have options to choose 'Remove all previous versions', or 'Keep all previous versions'.Since I want to install Office 2013 side by side with previous Microsoft Office 2010 Professional installation, I will choose the second option to keep MS Office 2010 with new Microsoft Office 2013 setup.
An other option that setup users can choose is 'Remove only the following applications' which will enable you to choose the Office applications you want to remove from a list including Access, Excel, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, etc installed from previous setups.
Now you can continue to deal with other setup details using the tabs above.Let's click on Installation Options tab to customize Office programs to install in details by choosing Office application components one by one.
You can either track how much space Office 2013 installation will require on your disk by looking at the right bottom of the dialog screen.Default Microsoft Office 2013 installation requires 2,94 GB space on my computer. But if this is too much you can omit some components or add unselected program components from the list.
File Location tab enables setup user to choose installation path where Microsoft Office 2013 Professional installation will be done.
The last tab User Information collects user data to identify person who makes changes in a shared Microsoft Office document.You are requested to provide full name, initials and organization that will help for providing last changed by user information for your all Microsoft Office 2013 documents.
Now we are ready to press Install Now button that will start Microsoft Office 2013 setup after collecting setup configuration details.
A progress bar will guide impatient users by giving the current status of Microsoft Office 2013 installation process.
My setup experience last less than 20 minutes in total.
When you close the setup dialog screen, the setup wizard will ask you to reboot your system now since in order to complete setup, system reboot is necessary. You can either reboot immediately or reboot later by pressing No button.Any how, do not forget to activate Microsoft Office 2013 software to get rid of messages reminding you to activate nd disturb you while working.
Windows 7 users can open Microsoft Office 2013 by using the Start Menu > All Programs selection as follows
The Microsoft Word free trial download lets you try out the software before you buy it!
There is no need to uninstall your current version of Microsoft Word. I show you how to run the free trial alongside your other version.
This tutorial series covers everything you need to know to download and install the free trial software:
Make sure to read about the software requirements before you start the download and installation.
Get Microsoft Word for free?
Many people are looking for a free download of Microsoft Word to get a full copy of the software at no cost.
Can you use Microsoft Word without paying for it? Well, no. Although there are free open-source word processing programs available, Microsoft Word is not one of them.
There is a free ad-supported, stripped-down version called Microsoft Word 2010 Starter, but it only comes pre-loaded on new computers. You can’t download it.
The only legal way to get Word for “free” is to download the free trial. Word is included in the Microsoft Office free trial but you do not have to install the whole suite. You can select what Office programs you want to use during the installation.
The 60-day free trial period is longer than most so you have plenty of time to test the new features. You might even be able to complete your term paper before the trial runs out!
WARNING: The software locks when the free trial period expires, so be sure to save your files in another format you can open before the 60-day trial runs out. If you want to continue using Microsoft Office after the sofware expires, you need to buy it.
Like any free-trial software, you will receive annoying notices when it is about to expire. You have the option to buy the software at that time, or wait until the trial period ends and discontinue using it.
Install Microsoft Word 2013 Free Trial Offer
You do not have to uninstall the free trial when it expires. Even though you can’t modify, save, or make new files, you can still use it to open docx files if you don’t have the compatibility pack or viewer installed.
The advantage of leaving it installed is that if you buy Word at a later time, you don’t have to download and reinstall it—you can just reactivate the software with the CD key you purchased.
Determining system requirements
Install Microsoft Word 2013 Free Trial Edition
Save yourself big headaches…make sure your system will actually run Microsoft Office before you download and install the software.
The difference between meeting minimum system requirements and recommended system requirements is sometimes the difference between a frustrated user and a happy one.
If your system barely meets the minimum requirements, be prepared to accept slower performance and unavailability of some features.
To use Microsoft Office 2010, you need the following:
- 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher
- 256 megabyte (MB) RAM; 512 or higher recommended *
- 3 gig available space on hard drive
- CD-Rom or DVD drive
- 1024×768 or higher resolution monitor
- Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit only), Windows Vista with SP1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008, or a later 32- or 64-bit operating system
* I highly recommend 1 GB of RAM for best performance.
If you don’t know how to find your system specs, read Finding Your Computer Specs.
Downloading the free trial software
To try out the newest version of Microsoft Office, all you need to do is follow the download link below to the official Microsoft website.
While downloading, be sure to print the screen that shows your Trial License Product Key (it is a 25-digit number). You need it to install the software.
Download the Microsoft Office Free Trial
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Are you finished downloading? In Part 2, get instructions for installing the software and a money-saving tip that can save you hundreds of dollars when buying the full version of Microsoft Office.
Go to Part 2: How to Install Microsoft Office 2010 Downloaded Software