Microsoft released Service Pack 1 update for Office 2013

Microsoft has quietly released a SP1 update for Office 2013 users to improve security, performance, and stability as well as merge with previous updates.

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This is the first update for Office 2013 office application since it was officially released on January 29, 2013, and Microsoft said users can receive a message to download the SP1 package through Windows. Update at the earliest within 30 days.

The new update will be compatible with Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer 11, better supported for modern hardware such as high-resolution screens and high-precision touchpads.

The new application will also help develop some hidden features and APIs for developers, and add some features like Power Map for Excel in Office 365 ProPlus, a visual 3D tool to be able to mapping, exploring interacting with geographic data in Excel.

Some other changes focus on improving Click-to-Run virtualization technology to install and update computer applications for Office 365. Meanwhile, cloud storage service is built into SkyDrive. Pro has been converted into OneDrive for Business.

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Microsoft also said that Office 2013 SP1 will include all the public updates and cumulative updates it has released between the time when Office 2013 launched so far. Office RT users on Windows RT will also receive the update starting today (February 25).

If you do not want to receive automatic updates via Windows Update, interested users can download two 32-bit versions here, or 64 bit here.