<p>The release of Office 365 Home Premium today is Microsoft's push to get consumers to stop fearing software as a service and learn to love annual subscription fees. It's also the first commercial release of Office to volume-license business customers and those who have purchased Windows RT devices. So it's the first chance many will have to look at the finished product of the suite Microsoft first announced last July. While the functionality of Office has been pulled into the world of cloud services and "app" stores, the look and feel of Office has been recast to make it more functional on touch devices and traditional PCs. The new themes echo the flatter look of Windows 8. See for yourself in this visual tour of some of the key applications, meant to help you get oriented. Outlook: Reply in-line</p><p>Outlook 2013 now allows you to reply in-line to e-mails in preview view, without having to open up a new window. Calendar in Outlook with apps</p><p>Outlook also includes built-in connections to Web services content, such as the weather forecast displayed in this calendar view. Outlook: Social connections</p><p>Outlook's Social Connector pulls in images for contacts from Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks (including the newly social SharePoint, releasing later this year). So make sure your profile image is safe for work. Word with news app</p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/office-for-home-a-visual-tour/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/01/29/4579033/lyndacom-releases-microsoft-office.html">lynda.com Releases Microsoft Office 2013 Training</a> (The Herald | HeraldOnline.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/30/office_2013_perspective/">Help us out here: What's the POINT of Microsoft Office 2013?</a> (Register)</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/30/the-windows-first-mobile-strategy-for-microsoft-office-2013-is-not-working/">The "Windows First" Mobile Strategy For Microsoft Office 2013 Is Not Working</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dD7lItu5c8bhYaMYAEpF1XQmuKGpM&ned=us">312 additional articles.</a></p>