I see in the discussions substantial issues re not only the interface of 2013 Outlook but also some technical matters. Reason to go to 2013 (or 2010) from my happy use of 2003 (2007 may have been similar) is that tech says must move to at least 2007 in order to park files and email on cloud, and that 2013 is easier to use whereby I will save files to cloud much as I currently save to a drive on server. As opposed tp a more complicated process with 2010.

Question: First: Does that single step file saving process require that I also have outlook 2013? (I dont understand why my email program should impact the file saving function.)

I need outlook 2013 the q is which hassle is greater--dealing with outlook 2013 or dealing with a two-step file saving process. I am averse to being a pioneer--2010 would be enough of a change, but some of the 2013 issues (headers in reading pane, so far, I cant figure out how to get single lines without headers into main inbox, general appearance etc) are indeed bothersome. Cosmetics count when you deal with it all day long.