If you are upgrading from Word 2010

If you have been using Word 2010, you might be wondering how Microsoft could have improved on what seemed like a pretty comprehensive set of features and tools. The new features introduced between Word 2010 and Word 2013 include the following:

• Start screen When you start Word without opening a specific document, the Start scree provides quick access to recent documents and and to document templates.
• Cloud access When you connect your Office or Word installation to a Microsoft account, you have the option of saving documents to your SkyDrive. After you save a document in a SkyDrive folder or other shared location, you and your colleagues can simultaneously work on one version of the document.
• Previous location bookmark When you close a document, Word marks the location where you were working. The next time you open the document (even on a different computer, if the document is saved in a shared location) a Resume Reading alert appears, to make it easy to return to that location.
• Smart guides When you place or move a graphic element on a page, on-screen guides appear to help you align the graphic with other page elements such as margins and paragraphs.
• Read Mode This view, which replaces the Full Screen Reading view, provides a simpler interface for reviewing documents.
• Reply Comment With this new feature you can place comments next to the text you’re discussing so it’s easy to track the conversation.
• Present Online Share your document with others even if they don’t have Word. As you display the document on your screen, they can follow along in their browsers.
• Live Layout Text reflows instantly when you drag a photo, video, or shape to its new position. When you release the mouse button, your object and surrounding text stay where you want them.
• PDF Reflow When you open a PDF in Word, its paragraphs, lists, tables, and other content act just like Word content.