Backstage view All the tools you need to work with your files, as opposed to their content, really are accessible from one location. You display the Backstage view by clicking the File tab, which replaces the Microsoft Office Button.
- Customizable ribbon The logical next step in the evolution of the command center that was introduced with Word 2007: create your own tabs and groups to suit the way you work.
- Navigation pane The replacement for the Document Map not only provides a means of navigating to any heading but also to any page or to any search term you enter.
- Unsaved file recovery Word preserves temporary versions of your unsaved files so that you can recover them if you need them.
- Paste preview No more trial and error when moving items to new locations. Preview what an item will look like in each of the available formats, and then pick the one you want.
- Coauthoring A team of authors can work simultaneously on a document stored in a SharePoint site document library or SkyDrive folder.
- Language support These days, more business is conducted internationally across language lines than ever before. Not only can you easily tailor the language of your working environment, but you can also use translation tools to collaborate with team members in other countries.
- Graphics editing After inserting a picture, you can edit it in multiple ways. In addition to changing color, brightness, and contrast, you can remove the background and, most exciting of all, apply artistic effects that make it appear like a watercolor, pencil drawing, or pastel sketch.
- Text effects WordArt has had a makeover. Not only can WordArt be used to create distinctive headlines, but its effects can be used on any text.
- Screen shots and screen clippings You no longer need to go outside of Word when you want to insert a screen image into a document. This capability is built into Word.
- Improved SmartArt Graphics tool You can include pictures in addition to text in your SmartArt diagrams.