Microsoft Office 2010’s public beta was made available last November 2009 and Microsoft has confirmed that it will be released on the first half of 2010 (around June). It is a productivity suit for Microsoft Windows and the successor of Microsoft Office 2007.

What are some of the major updates to the Microsoft Office 2010 suites:

Microsoft Office 2010 gives you powerful new tools to express your ideas, solve problems, and connect with people.

1. Express your ideas more visually

The new and improved picture formatting tools such as color saturation and artistic effects let you transform your document visuals into a work of art.

2. Accomplish more when working together

The co-authoring experience for Microsoft® Word 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Microsoft® Excel Web App and Microsoft OneNote shared notebooks let you work on a file with several people at once – even from different locations.

3. Enjoy the familiar Office experience from more locations and more devices

With Office 2010, you can get things done more easily, from more locations and more devices. Using a smartphone or virtually any computer with an Internet connection, you can work when and where you want to work.

4. Create powerful data insights and visuals

Track and highlight important trends with new data analysis and visualization features in Excel 2010.

5. Deliver compelling presentations

Captivate your audience with personalized videos in your presentation. Insert and customize videos directly in PowerPoint 2010—trim, add fades and effects, or bookmark key points in the video to call attention to selected scenes.

6. Manage large volumes of e-mail with ease

Compress your long e-mail threads into a few conversations that can be categorized, filed, ignored, or cleaned up.

7. Store and track all your ideas and notes in one place

Get the ultimate digital notebook for tracking, organizing, and sharing your text, picture, video and audio notes with OneNote 2010. New features such as version tracking, automatic highlighting, and Linked Notes give you more control over your notes so you’re always on top of where your ideas came from and the latest changes when working in teams.

8. Get your message out instantly

The new Broadcast Slide Show feature allows you to share your presentation through a web browser quickly without additional set up.

9. Get things done faster and easier

Microsoft Office Backstage™ view replaces the traditional File menu to give you a centralized space for all of your file management tasks, such as the ability to save, share, print, and publish. The enhanced Ribbon across Office 2010 applications lets you access commands quickly and customize tabs to personalize the experience to your work style.

10. Access work across devices and platforms

Enjoy the freedom of using Office 2010 from more locations on more devices. When you use Microsoft® Office 2010, you’re getting the familiar and intuitive Office experience across PCs, Smartphones, and Web browsers on the go.

The beta version of Office 2010 will expire on October 2010. At that time, users can choose if they want to download the trial or buy the full version of Office 2010.

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Microsoft Office 2010 License Terms

Photos from: PC Territory

What are the system requirements for running the Microsoft Office 2010:

Preliminary system requirements for Office 2010 include the following:
• Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista or Windows 7
• You don’t need to replace hardware that is capable of running Office 2007; it will support Office 2010.
• Processor: 500 MHz or higher
• Memory: 256 MB or higher
• Hard Disk: 1.5 GB; a portion of the disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard drive.

There is no price yet for the Office 2010 but you can download the public beta for free.

During the download process you received the 25-character trial product key on the “Download” and “Thank you” page. You may also find the product key in your “Thank you e-mail” sent immediately after the download completed.

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Product Key

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