Microsoft Office 2010 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Question 1: Which Office applications are included in Office 2010 suite?

Following is a complete list of all Office 2010 applications:

Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Access 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010
Microsoft Publisher 2010
Office Communicator 2010
Microsoft InfoPath Designer 2010
Microsoft InfoPath Filler 2010
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010

Other updated products but not included in Office 2010 suite:

Microsoft Visio 2010
Microsoft Project 2010

Question 2: Will Office 2010 come in different editions?

Office 2010 will come in 6 editions:

Starter Edition
Home and Student Edition
Home and Business Edition
Standard Edition
Professional Edition
Professional Plus Edition

Question 3: What are the prices of all these Office editions?

No official pricing has been announced yet. But there would be a free version available too which will have limited functionality and advertisements embedded in all applications.

Question 4: Can we upgrade from previous Office suite to Office 2010?

Yes, Office 2007 users can upgrade to Office 2010.

Question 5: Will Office 2010 come in 64-bit edition as well?

Yes, Office 2010 will come in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions.

Question 6: What are the system requirements for Office 2010?

Following are the system requirements:

500 MHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher
256 MB of system memory or more
3 GB of available disk space
1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
DVD-R/W Drive

Question 7: Can I install Office 2010 in Windows XP?

You can install Office 2010 in following Windows OS:

Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7

Question 8: When will Office 2010 release?

Office 2010 is scheduled for June 2010 release but you can download a free 60-day trial version using following links:

Download Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Free 60-Day Trial Version

Download Microsoft Office 2010 Free 60-Day Trial Version

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Cruise

Is there any Expiry date for the Public Beta ?
Leon

^If I'm not mistaken, it should be 365 days.
VM

^It's maybe sooner than 365 days the expiration date like windows 7 beta :P
Joji

2 questions VG.

1. Can I uninstall Office 2010 beta after?
2. Will it affect my Office 2003 or delete it?

~Joji~
VG

^^ Yes. You can uninstall Public Beta anytime you want.

Public Beta will expire in October 2010.
Virgil

1) Will MS allow switching off, or hacking/modifying of the stupid "ribbon"? I just cant' bear only having one bar of customized buttons and then having to use the ribbon with its various sized icons, to find everything else. No 3rd party plug ins, just a MS supported mechanism to make the UI more familiar to users of previous office versions.

2) Will .ppt bring back some of the formatting/drawing features that were lost in the 2003-07 office "upgrade"

3) Will XL have native customizable error bars? Not an afterthought plug-in 6 months after release?

4) Will the .docx .xlsx .pptx fiel extensions (and ensuing e-mails from collaborators demanding I send them an office 03 compatible file) be kept? Some corporate users cannot easily install the backwards compatibility plug-in on their versions of office.
SC

^ 1) Modifying the ribbon is built into the 2010 beta, but might not be kept in the RTM

2 and 3) No idea, I'll let someone else answer those.

4) Yes they'll be kept, but you can easily save as another file type under File-->Share-->Change File Type. It allows you to save as lots of different formats, including the old ones.
FaRReR

For what it's worth, you don't need that screen size to run Office 2010. I ran it on a 1024x600 screen and I almost felt like I had too much screen space! :P
Cruise

Thanks Guys :)
rocky

Just download either the upgrade or keep 2007 also options. Typical microsoft fashion they tell you can customize installation and give simple instructions but when you do it, it's a crap shoot on what you get.
Another miss truth on the microsoft site is the size. I have enough bad experience with microsoft that I know enough to keep anything I really need. In this case after downloading uninstalling, reloading 2007 and re- installing beta 2010
My hard drive is 621 meg for 2007 and 1304 meg for 2010

People should also be aware some machines have to have the msxml version 6.10.1129 in order to install the beta. Of course you don't find this out until you wait the very long download, so save don't run download