Microsoft Word 2013

Pros

• Usually came packaged with other, highly useful Microsoft products, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and more.
• The revamped menu system was much more intuitive and easier to understand.
• Contained many upgrades that made the program much easier to use and more accessible.

Cons

• The product is now out of date and highly expensive, potentially costing you as much as $140.
• Even at the height of its popularity, the subscription model to Microsoft Word 2013 was very expensive.

Microsoft Word 2012 is the 2013 version of what is arguably the world's most powerful and popular word processor. Like all Microsoft products, this product came with a slew of updates when compared to the previous version.

It's worth noting that one of the reasons Word is so popular is they've had a long time to get it right. Word has been around for decades, with the first version coming out in 1989. Microsoft Word 2013 represented version 15.0 of the popular product. This product has been the worldwide leader in word processing for decades, and it is easy to understand why.

Word was largely well-received by both reviewers and critics alike, and it contained numerous upgrades when compared to previous versions. These included a huge amount of premade templates, a revamped menu that made the program easier to understand, numerous help files for beginning users, and a robust online community that could help users get a better handle on what Word is and how it could be best optimized.

Other advanced features included the ability to edit and save files in many formats, including PDFs. This could make the life of a transcriber or author much easier. The program also enhanced its digital compatibility, letting users drop in YouTube videos into documents. Comments sections were improved, and formatting, in general, was dramatically revamped in order to make the program much, much easier to use.

Word came as part of Microsoft Office 2013, a suite of Microsoft programs designed for businesses and students. There were a variety of versions of this product, and all came with different accessibility options, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

This version of Office also dramatically enhanced its online and mobile readability. iOS and Android users could get access to a mobile version of the program, allowing them to open documents, make edits and save them to the cloud. This could be a huge boost to students or travelers who are constantly on the run but need to do work.

You can still buy a digital or physical version of Microsoft Word 2013 if you find it in any number of stores, but it won't be cheap: The price can be up to $140.

Pros

• Usually came packaged with other, highly useful Microsoft products, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and more.
• The revamped menu system was much more intuitive and easier to understand.
• Contained many upgrades that made the program much easier to use and more accessible.

Cons

• The product is now out of date and highly expensive, potentially costing you as much as $140.
• Even at the height of its popularity, the subscription model to Microsoft Word 2013 was very expensive.