Microsoft announced the first major details of Office 2013 earlier this week,
and of course, a version of the office software suite will be released
for Windows 8. That means it will work with all of the various Windows
8-based notebooks and tablets that will be touch screen enabled.
In a new post on the Office Next blog, Microsoft gives a lot of information on how it has made Office 2013 work on touch screen-based hardware. Microsoft concentrated its efforts on five areas: touch responsiveness, touch targeting, selecting text and objects, typing, and commanding.
In terms of making Office 2013 responsive to touch gestures, Microsoft says:
In a new post on the Office Next blog, Microsoft gives a lot of information on how it has made Office 2013 work on touch screen-based hardware. Microsoft concentrated its efforts on five areas: touch responsiveness, touch targeting, selecting text and objects, typing, and commanding.
In terms of making Office 2013 responsive to touch gestures, Microsoft says:
