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What's New in Word 2013: First Look

By Sue Hughes
May 31, 2013

When Microsoft Word 2013 is first run, you'll see the brand new Start screen. This automatically shows the blank document as well as many available Microsoft templates. Ideally, your integrator will set this up with any existing templates you use on a regular basis, and possibly hide the templates that don't relate to your practice.

Once in Word, you'll see the standard Microsoft Office Ribbons and Quick Access Toolbar. The two main differences here are the new Design Ribbon that holds the Office themes. It's doubtful this will be heavily used for legal documents.

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