Microsoft Office 2013 Home and Student | Windows

Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Student for Windows

Office 2013 Home & Student brings Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote to your Windows PC – as a one-time purchase, with no subscription and no monthly costs. The clear, uncluttered interface of Office 2013 is still the basis of all newer versions today.

This edition is licensed for private, non-commercial use. It is activated with the product key; no Microsoft account is needed.

Included programs

• Word 2013 for letters, reports and coursework
• Excel 2013 for spreadsheets, calculations and charts
• PowerPoint 2013 for presentations
• OneNote 2013 for notes and lecture notes

Who is Office 2013 Home & Student for?

• pupils and students for presentations and coursework
• Families for letters, household budgets and planning
• Older users looking for a familiar Office
• Owners of older PCs who want a lean Office

What Office 2013 offers

• Word: Read Mode for comfortable on-screen reading and editing PDF files directly in Word
• Excel: Flash Fill completes columns automatically based on a pattern, Quick Analysis, recommended charts and PivotTables
• PowerPoint: improved Presenter View, eyedropper for colours, better alignment guides
• Outlook: reply directly in the reading pane, people cards and weather forecast in the calendar
• all programs: new, uncluttered interface and support for touch operation

Which edition is right for you?

You will find all editions in the category Microsoft Office 2013.

Practical for family, school and university

Store shared templates for letters, quotes and presentations in one central place so that all documents look consistent. You can create mail merges in Word directly with addresses from Excel or Outlook. Styles let you build a table of contents with one click, and password protection keeps confidential documents safe from unauthorised access.

Office 2013 or a newer version?

Office 2013 introduced the simple, flat interface that is still the basis of all Office versions today. If you are used to it or still use templates, macros and databases from that time in the office, you can carry on working with Office 2013 without having to adjust. The programs are lean and run quickly even on older computers.

If you need newer features such as XLOOKUP or dynamic arrays in Excel, choose Office 2021 or Office 2024. The DOCX, XLSX and PPTX file formats have remained the same since Office 2007, so documents can be exchanged between versions without any problems.

Buy once instead of subscribing

Microsoft 365 costs money again every year. You pay for Office 2013 once, and the programs stay on your computer permanently. If you mainly write letters, maintain spreadsheets and create presentations, this gives you a full Microsoft Office at a very low price – with no contract term, no notice periods and no forced cloud use. You save your files as usual locally, on your network or with a cloud provider of your choice.

System requirements

• Operating system: Windows 11 or Windows 10. For new computers we recommend Windows 11 Pro
• Processor: 1 GHz or faster (x86 or x64 with SSE2)
• Memory: 1 GB RAM (32-bit), 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• Hard disk: 3 GB of free space
• Display: resolution of 1024 × 576 or higher
• Graphics: DirectX 10 for hardware acceleration
• Internet: required for download and activation

Installation and activation

1. Have the product key and download link from our e-mail ready.
2. Download Office using the download link and start the setup. Uninstall older Office versions and trial versions beforehand.
3. Open an Office program, for example Word, and enter the product key when prompted.
4. Done: the licence is permanently activated. Step-by-step instructions are included with the delivery.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Microsoft account?

No. Office 2013 is activated with the product key; no Microsoft account is needed.

Does Office 2013 run on Windows 11?

Office 2013 can be installed and used on Windows 11 and Windows 10.

Is Outlook included?

No. Outlook is included from Office 2013 Home & Business upwards.

May I use Home & Student in the office?

No, the licence covers private use. For work, choose Home & Business or a higher edition.

Can I transfer Office to a new PC?

Yes. Uninstall Office on the old computer and install it on the new one. If you have trouble with activation, our support team will help.

Delivery, invoice and support

• Delivery by e-mail: you will usually receive the product key, download link and installation guide within 5 to 30 minutes of payment (daily 09:00–21:00 CET). More under Shipping & payment.
• Invoice: every order comes with a proper invoice, with your company address on request.
• Origin of the licence: we source our licences from distributors and wholesalers in Europe. We explain exactly how this works on the page Buying legal software.
• Support: if you have questions about installation or activation, we help by e-mail (Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 CET), phone (Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00 CET), live chat or remote support with TeamViewer.

Our goodwill promise

Should the ordered Office version ever no longer be available, we will supply the next higher version at no extra charge. You never pay more than the price at which you ordered.