But in spite of everything is for me Microsoft Office continues to be by far the best office product, if you so much and professional works. (In a nutshell)
Office 2010 you will not be able to continue to use forever, and by an additional PC I had a need for additional Office license and I used to test Office 2013, the opportunity.
Visually, it was adapted to the look of Windows 8 (also because you get used to), functionally has (thankfully) apart from the cloud crap not much changed. I come anyway well as many years of Office 2007 and 2010 users (and fan of the Ribbon interface) so rightly. Some are because obviously disagree, but you should be fair and not exaggerate every little unnecessary.
Let's talk about the essential Verschlimmbesserungen of Office 2013, and its solution:
1. Forced to Microsoft account:
This can not be avoided definitely.
The Product Key, which are packed in the Product Key Card (PKC) is located, NOT can be used to activate Office. This Key you need to link it to office.com with a Microsoft account, then only obtained the "right" key, can enable the Office to.
My recommendation is to simply create a "dummy account" and to use this inactive.
So, for example, [email protected] Select and a password.
The credentials listed myself in writing on a sheet of paper and then put it in the box of the Product Key Card (PKC) with pure.
This allows you the Office 2013, resell later, you simply sell the Microsoft account with them.
(A resale, however, is impossible if one indicates his real e-mail address and this will not give up)
Note: If you buy more than one license, you should definitely create a eingenes account for each license.
2. Adherence to the hardware:
Microsoft had initially provided so, but caved in again very quickly.
One can transfer the license to another PC also definitely.
This is since March 2013 so, I wanted to have mentioned it again only because still circulate horror stories that it would not be possible.
In addition there was an official announcement from Microsoft.
3. Holders of data:
One can Office 2013 no longer acquire media, but you can download it from Office.com, which I also recommend highly. These logs are located on office.com with his dummy Microsoft account, go to "My Account", then "Install From Disk" and "I want to burn a CD / DVD".
Then you get an IMG file to download, with which you can burn a DVD. The Office installation goes directly from the image faster. Here you can also force the 64-bit installation of Office if you want to.
A burned DVD sets are best in the box with the PKC. Thus, everything has then completely.
4. Cloud:
Here you have to be careful during the installation that you here NOT (!) Logs with the Microsoft account!
However, a classic on the product key activation is also possible, if you look closely.
But afterwards registration is possible with a Microsoft account, which is then automatically uses the cloud.
Caution: If you use Windows 8.x and this has combined with a Microsoft account, then Office automatically logs in it! One should therefore also for Windows nuzten only a local account.
When the installation is finished and worked activation by Productkey, then you can still completely toss out the cloud and login function, so you do not accidentally logs and always offered as a location only local memory gets.
For this we open as Word (the settings are applied to all Office programs) and go to "File" -> "Options".
There you change the following settings:
"Do not show backstage during opening or storage of files" -> Hook REIN
"View additional locations, even if a notification is required" -> not checked
"Save default on Computer" -> Hook REIN
The cloud can also be completely deactivated even in the registry.
For this you start the registry (Start -> Run -> regedit)
Then go in the following path:
Computer \ HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 15.0 \ Common \ Internet
There they created the new DWORD entry UseOnlineContent with the value zero.
Right-click -> New -> DWORD (32-bit) -> UseOnlineContent (value is zero autmatisch)
Finished!
Then the Office the option disappears right above the user login and when you save a document, then the cloud option (SkyDrive / OneDrive) away!
Another note: Aside from the cloud can be Office 2013 course to use wholesome, if you have performed the above steps. One can, for example, in Outlook Microsoft accounts add (email address) and properly use (what was formerly even the so-called. "Hotmail Connector" has required), this has nothing to do with a combination of office to do with a Microsoft account.