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And the winner is…you! Use the Oscars Ballot Predictor 

<p>Don't have time to watch all the Oscar nominated movies, but want the inside scoop on the likely winners? Try the new Oscars Ballot Predictor app, which brings a bit of Hollywood fun to Excel 2013 and gives you a competitive edge at your Oscars party. The interactive app lets you see the Oscar nominees, vote for your picks, and check out the predicted winners in each of the 24 categories. Your selections are recorded on a printable ballot sheet that you can take to your Oscars party to compare with your friends' choices and see how your odds stack up.</p>
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Open Excel workbooks in separate windows and view them side by side 

"How do I open my workbooks in separate windows?" This has been a common inquiry from many of our customers who want to look at their workbooks side by side, or spread them across more than one monitor. Good news: starting with Excel 2013, each of your workbooks opens in its own window, similar to Word and PowerPoint today. That means that each workbook has its own ribbon and top-level window frame that you can move and resize independent from your other open workbooks. This functionality can improve multitasking, visibility, and analysis across workbooks. Read on to find out how to put this functionality to work for you.
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Top Office 365 questions answered 

<p>A week ago today, Office 365 Home Premium launched worldwide, giving busy people and families new ways to get more done at home, at school and on the go. From customer events in New York, Sao Paulo, Toronto, London and other major cities around the globe, as well as via social media, we've received a few common questions about what is included in Office 365 Home Premium and the fastest ways to get started with the new service. We wanted to answer some of those top questions right here.</p>
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Download our free Office 2013 Quick Start Guides 

<p>Thinking about making the change to Office 2013? Changes bring exciting new features, but new versions of your favorite software can take a bit of getting used to. To help ease the transition, we've put together nine handy Quick Start Guides that introduce you to the newest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Project, and Visio. Read on to learn how to download the guides and get started with the new Office. </p>
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Why sign in? Your files are always waiting for you with Office 365 

<p>Signing in to Office 365 Home Premium unlocks a world of new functionality between Office and the cloud. Whether you're using a phone, PC, or tablet, you can be at home, school, work, or on the bus and your files and applications are there wherever you are. Learn how we've connected Office to the cloud to make anywhere, anytime productivity possible and see how subscription and sign-in are how we make all of this goodness happen.   </p>
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Printing in Visio made easier 

<p>It's easy to create beautiful, professional diagrams in Visio, but what if you need to print your drawings to review during a meeting or display as a poster? The new Visio provides a cleaner, quicker, and more streamlined printing experience. Along with the easy-to-use print tab in the backstage view, Visio now lets you print in the background so you can continue working while your diagram is printing. Read on to learn more about faster, simpler printing. </p>
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jcpenney enlists Office 365 in its mission to reinvent retail 

<p>Leading national retailer, jcpenney is deploying Office 365 to more than 177,000 employees. jcpenney has more than 1,000 stores nationwide recently underwent a closely watched reinvention of their business.  The company emerged with a bold statement expressing the desire to reinvent retail and become America's favorite store. By embracing the cloud with Office 365, jcpenney aims to improve customer service and increase information-sharing between team members across all their retail locations and their headquarters. As a retailer, jcpenney's number one focus is their customers; from the time a customer enters the store to when they leave with their purchase, they strive to deliver a positive experience. With Office 365, employees have the ability to engage with each other seamlessly across locations from any smartphone, PC or other mobile device. This has allowed jcpenney team members to quickly identify a product expert and address customer needs in real-time. </p>
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Support for international users and multiple languages in the new Office 

We have made major new investments in the new Office to support international users who work in languages other than English.  Three new languages have been fully localized for the first time and Language Interface Packs added in 13 more.  The range of languages supported in Office 365 and in Office Mobile has also been greatly extended. For the many international users who need to consume or create content in more than one language we are introducing new ways to access Office proofing tools in additional languages.