Microsoft has released Customer Preview of Microsoft Office 2013 to the public recently. In addition to the Metro-inspired user interface, Office 2013 incorporates numerous new great features and enhancements and one another feature lets you access your documents from anywhere by storing them in cloud.
Just like Windows 8, Office 2013 also works great for both touch-screen devices and computers. A number of touch gestures have been included to improve the touch experience and quickly perform various tasks when working on a touch screen. Microsoft has even released two separate Metro-style Office apps: Lync client and OneNote client. Both these apps work with touch screen and regular desktop versions.
Now coming to the point, there is a secret Touch Mode in Office 2013 which allows you easily access all options and features of Office on touch screen devices. The Touch Mode adds a little more space around buttons and icons so you can tap theme more easily on a touch-enabled screen.
According to Microsoft, apps automatically use this mode when installed on a touch hardware but in some cases you need to manually activate the mode. And the best thing is that you can activate the Touch Mode even on your traditional computer.
Steps to activate Touch Mode in Office 2013 :
1. Launch any programme from office 2013 like : Word, Excel, PowerPoint or any other programme.
2. Right-click on the small down arrow next to the quick access toolbar, expand the menu, and then click or tap on Touch Mode to add the Touch Mode to the Quick Access Toolbar.
3. From now onwards, just click or tap the Touch Mode icon in the Quick Access Toolbar to activate the Touch Mode.
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