MS Office 365/2013

Hello All

Following on from the discussions on whether or not to upgrade to Windows 10, I was wondering if there are any views on the various versions of MS Office?

I currently use 2010, just wondering if anyone uses 365 or 2013, and what, if any, any improvements it offers for use with Studio or translation in general. I'm in the process of setting up a new desktop PC and generally reviewing things, since it came with Windows 8.1, I probably will take the leap into Windows 10.

Successive versions of Word don't seem to add much in terms of usability, particularly when one gets documents to be translated from major corporate outfits which are resolutely in "typewriter" mode. I still have fond memories of WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS - there is not much you can do in the current MS Word (apart from interaction with CAT tools of course) that you couldn't in WP 5.1. (I still have the manual and tutorials, certainly no progress in that department!)

Any thoughts?

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  • Hi All,
    I have just gone live this week with Studio 2015 + Office 2016 + Windows 10, so far so excellent, opened an old project as a test and have since run a live job, *.sdlxliff + docx supplied and returned - no hitches.
    Incidentally, I bought a stock Lenovo SFF desktop at a good price, added more RAM and a Kingston 240 GB SSD. I am installing program files on the SSD, for Studio and memoQ I am also storing the TMs and TBs along with a "work in progress folder" on the SSD. All the rest (documents, work archives, photos, etc.) is on the original 500 GB HDD. Would be happy to exchange advice, experience and tips with anyone else using this configuration.