Office 2010 released

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April 26, 2010

On June 15th, Microsoft released Office 2010. They marked the occasion by launching an $80 million ad campaign. If you've missed it, where have you been? Some of the new features included in this additon are Outlook Social Connector, Linked notes in OneNote, Sparklines in Excel, Photo Editing in Word, and more. Go to the following like to learn more about these features and more. http://tinyurl.com/2bvgb94


    Outlook Social Connector - provides a “people-centric view of e-mail”
    Linked Notes in the OneNote - enables users to “dock” OneNote to the side of the screen, take notes and map those notes in the presentation.
    Sparklines in Excel - are charts that fit into a single cell to show a trend at a glance
    Photo editing in Word

Microsoft’s biggest competitor to Office 2010 is Office itself. Its biggest challenge is getting users of Office XP, Office 2003 — and to a lesser extent, Office 2007 — to upgrade. Suggested pricing for the various versions are as follows.


    Office Professional Academic. It will be sold through retailers and campus bookstores. This SKU is for “qualified students and educators.” It will include Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010, Publisher 2010, Access 2010, and Office Web Apps (the free, consumer-focused version of Microsoft’s Webified version of four of its Office apps). Pricing $99
    Office Home and Student. It will include Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010 and Office Web Apps. This version can be run as a Family Pack style, with usage allowed on three PCs in one house. Pricing is $149 (boxed) or $119 (product key card).
    Office Home and Business. This version is for small businesses or those who work at home, according to the Softies. It includes Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010 and Office Web Apps. It costs $279 (boxed) or $199 if purchased using a Product Key Card.
    Office Professional. It comes with Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010, PUblisher 2010, Access 2010, Office Web Apps and premium technical support. It will sell for $499 (boxed), or $349 (Product Key Card).