Overview
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the latest updates for Office 2013. This service pack includes two kinds of fixes:
- Previously unreleased fixes that are included in this service pack. In addition to general product fixes, these fixes include improvements in stability, performance, and security.
- All the monthly security updates that were released through January 2014, and all the Cumulative Updates that were released through December 2013.
Issues that this service package fixes:
This service package fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:
- 2919506 Can't hear the first few words that a callee speaks when they answer a call in Lync 2013
- 2919507 The "Program Events" sound setting is reset to the default value after you restart Lync 2013
- 2919508 Can't rotate the screen orientation of a video window in a Lync 2013 video conference on a Windows 8.1-based device
- 2919510 A pie chart clock icon appears in the "Conversations" tab as a meeting icon in Lync 2013
How to obtain and install the Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1
Method 1: Microsoft Update (recommended by Microsoft)
Enrolling in Microsoft Update is the recommended way to update the products to SP2. Microsoft Update will detect which products that you have installed, and then apply all updates to the products.
To download the service pack from Microsoft Update, visit the following Microsoft website: Microsoft Update
Note: Office 2013 customers will begin to get notifications of SP1 availability through Windows Update within the next 30 days
Method 2: Download the SP1 package from Microsoft Download Center
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Download the files appropriate for you.
- Download the Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 32-bit package now
- Download the Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 64-bit package now
Overview of Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 improvements
Specifically, these are the key areas of improvement in Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office 2013.
The following are the key areas of improvement that are offered by this SP1:
- Improves compatibility with Windows 8.1.
- Improves compatibility with Internet Explorer 11.
- Improves compatibility with modern hardware, such as high-DPI devices and the precision touchpad.
- Provides new apps for Office capabilities and APIs for third-party developers.
- SkyDrive Pro now has been renamed to OneDrive for Business.
Outlook 2013 SP1
- Provides support for task pane apps in Outlook 2013 to enable third-party developers to extend the compose experience for email messages and calendar items.
PowerPoint 2013 SP1
- Provides ability to insert and use content apps in PowerPoint 2013 slides.
This workbook lists the issues that are fixed by this service pack List of issues that the service pack fixes (.xlsx).
Applies to
- Microsoft Office Home and Business 2013
- Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013
- Microsoft Office Personal 2013
- Microsoft Office Professional 2013
- Microsoft Office Professional Academic 2013
- Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013
- Microsoft Office Standard 2013
- Microsoft Project 2013 Professional
- Microsoft Project 2013 Standard
- Microsoft Visio Professional 2013
- Microsoft Visio Standard 2013
- Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013
- Microsoft Office Proofing Tools 2013
- Microsoft Office Language Interface Pack 2013
- Microsoft Office ScreenTip Language 2013
- Microsoft Audit and Control Management Server 2013
Sources:
Office 2013 Service Pack 1 now available
Description of Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
List of all Service Pack 1 (SP1) updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and related desktop products
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