Many Microsoft Word 2013 features and commands are fully integrated with Microsoft Outlook 2013 to make a comprehensive email message editor. The Word-based email editor built into Outlook 2013 doesn’t require that Word 2013 be installed. However, additional features and commands are available when you install Word 2013 with Outlook 2013. In the following table, you can compare the features and commands that are available with or without Word 2013 installed.
Feature comparison: Outlook 2013 with and without Word 2013 installed
|
Feature |
Without Word 2013 installed |
With Word 2013 installed |
|
Message thread shading in open messages and the Reading Pane |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Panning through messages on Tablet PCs |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Search results highlighting for Instant Search |
Yes |
Yes |
|
New and improved fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Smart tag recognition |
Yes |
Yes |
|
New Save as options |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Quick Styles gallery |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Themes |
No |
Yes |
|
Automatic formatting of bulleted and numbered lists |
No |
Yes |
|
Automatic formatting of tables |
No |
Yes |
|
Proofing tools such as the dictionary and thesaurus. |
No |
Yes |
|
SmartArt graphics drawing, charting, and diagramming tools |
No |
Yes |
|
Captions |
No |
Yes |
|
Equation Builder |
No |
Yes |
|
WordArt |
No |
Yes |
