<p>Microsoft has made major changes to all the popular programs within Office 2013 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Office 2013 is the most dramatic change Microsoft's office suite has witnessed since the Ribbon was first introduced.</p><p>The standout feature of Office 2013 is the inclusion of gesture support and an on-screen keyboard you can actually type on. This will sit well with organisations looking to deploy tablets as more than mere document viewers.</p><p>It is obvious that Microsoft's design cues came from the Metro scheme used for Windows 8 Phone. However those worried about a tiled interface can rest easy as there isn't a Live Tile in sight. The firm has retained its default colour schemes between Office 2013 applications with Word using blue and white while Excel uses green and white, and on the whole the firm uses a lot of white to create what is a pleasant and uncluttered interface.</p><p>The suite is available to download now from Microsoft and can be installed alongside an existing Office installation. We run through the key features you can expect to see in the preview.Word 2013</p><p><a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/desktop-software/19295/microsoft-office-2013-review">Keep reading...</a></p>