System requirements for Office 2013 Preview
You are itching to give the new Office a spin and we don’t blame you! It’s everything you’ve grown fond of plus many cool new features all rolled up in a beautiful package of apps that play so well together. Before you jump in, take a minute to make sure your system will be able to showcase everything you want to preview. The system requirements are worth reviewing.
Standard system requirements for Office 2013 Preview are:
Component |
Requirement |
Computer and Processor |
1 gigahertz or faster x86- or x64-bit processor with SSE2 instruction set |
Memory (RAM) |
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32 bit); 2 gigabytes (GB) RAM (64 bit) |
Hard disk |
3.0 gigabytes (GB) available |
Display |
Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX10 graphics card and 1024 x 576 resolution |
Operating System |
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 |
Browser |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9, or 10; Mozilla Firefox 10.x or a later version; Apple Safari 5; or Google Chrome 17.x |
.NET version |
3.5, 4.0, or 4.5 |
Multi-touch |
A touch-enabled device is required for any multi-touch functionality. However, all features and functionality are always available by using a keyboard, mouse, or other standard or accessible input device. Note that new touch features are optimized for use with Windows 8. |
Some Office 2013 Preview programs have additional requirements. Take a look at the System requirements for Office 2013 Preview for details about additional requirements for:
- · Access 2013 Preview
- · Excel 2013 Preview
- · InfoPath 2013 Preview
- · Lync 2013 Preview
- · Lync Server 2013 Preview
- · The new Office Telemetry Dashboard
- · OneNote 2013 Preview
- · Outlook 2013 Preview
- · Project Professional 2013 Preview
- · Word 2013 Preview
Okay, now you can download Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Preview!
For a peek at what others are saying about the new Office, check out the forum.
Comments
- Anonymous
July 24, 2012
Great introduction. Can't wait to try it out.