Microsoft Office 2010 Release Date Looms As New Features Are Revealed

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The Office 2010 release date is almost here, in the coming weeks it will be released worldwide for millions of office enthusiasts to finally get their hands on. This release has been more highly anticipated than the 2007 release and this could be attributed to the high quality beta that was released in August/September of 2009 that showed off some of the new features. As the launch date for Office 2010 is looming more features have become reviewed and mentioned and they have fans dying to get their hands on this release. In the past Office editions there has not been a beta so I believe this is partially the reason for such demand of this new edition. The new features of this release will give Office users more flexibility and speed to complete tasks much faster than ever before. The features of Office 2010 and the Release date will be discussed in this article to help you gain an insight into the world's most popular office software.

As Office 2010 release date closes in, the biggest feature on everyone's lips is the ability to do image editing inside Word 2010. At first you might think, wait we could do this before by adding borders and resizing and even add a couple effects. This is now ancient compared to the capabilities of the new photo editing software that is in-built into Word 2010. You can resize images, add artistic effects to the finest customizable detail. You can even use a powerful image editing tool that removes backgrounds with ease so you can manipulate any image quickly. I know when the release date of Office 2010 finally comes around and I install this Office suite on my PC, this will be the first feature I will be taking a look at and testing out. I have been watching a few videos and they make the old way of copying an image into paint or photoshop look awful and this new way is mouthwatering for me. It will save me so many hours a week so I can't wait. The core behind this benefit is the way Microsoft has simplified the image editing task that would normally be either extremely awkward or far too complex in Photoshop or even just paint.

Office 2010 now offers the ribbon menu across its entire range of product. Previously it was just available in the form of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access but now it has been integrated across the entire range including Outlook, Publisher and Onenote. This has more than made up for the delay because the layout of the buttons on the menu is logical and well thought out so you can now operate the mail handler much more efficiently.

In summary, the Office 2010 release date is almost here and Office software enthusiasts should be more than satisfied with the release that Microsoft has packaged together. It offers improved performance and speed on Windows 7 and also better integration across all operating systems. The cost to upgrade is more than worth the massive benefits that are available. I have mentioned several of the core upgrades and new features of Office 2010 but there are still many more amazing discoveries that I am sure everyone will be waiting to see and get their hands on.

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Microsoft Office 2010 is the Newest Release From Microsoft

The release of the new Microsoft Office suite isn't the most exciting thing in the world, the fact that it is used nearly every day on my work computer doesn't help matters. Nevertheless, I thought it would be good to compare it to the older versions to see how it stands up against them.

A free trial version has been made available for users to download until the final version is released. The beta test version will run unhindered until October 2010 at which point users must decide whether they wish to purchase the final release or have it removed from their hard drive.

For the sole reason that it costs money to buy, the majority of users may still be better off with the free OpenOffice Suite (www.openoffice.org)as it still includes all of the features needed but at no cost. This having been said, the Office Suite has remained a popular flagship product over the years due to business users often requiring a specific function or application only present in the Microsoft offering. I, for example, use Outlook on a regular basis and haven't yet found an alternative that suits my needs.

Having not been the biggest fan of Office 2007 (especially the 'ribbon' interface discussed in the past) I wasted no time downloading the 64-bit professional version of the beta to put it through its paces. I have now been using it for a couple of days it does appear notably faster than Office 2007 and certainty incredibly stable. The speed increase could easily be attributed to the fact that a 64-bit version of the application is now available to run on modern 64-bit computers.

Office Professional 2010 includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, Access and Publisher. A home edition is also available for free trial download that includes PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, OneNote and Word. It is likely that computer manufacturers will bundle new machines with a starter edition once the final version has been released. This will include just Excel and Word; this version of Office will replace the aging Microsoft Works Suite.

It is certainly a lot clearer than that the interface of Office 2007, even though the ribbon effect is still included; it is a far more simple application to navigate, the familiar file menu is back, there are fewer fancy borders and colours and it is also customisable to the users individual tastes. The applications look and behave like a 'family' now and have become more intuitive to use as a result of the more refined user interface.

An important new feature due for release in the final version but missing from the beta is the 'Web Apps' which will extend the Office functionality to a compatible web browser. It is very similar to Google Docs, an application that allows users to share, edit and collaborate Office documents online. This is an incredibly important new feature that has no doubt come about due to the success of Google Docs and one that I would like to field test when complete.

This article isn't long enough to go in to details about minor new features so I will summarise by observing that the changes made from Office 2007 to Office 2010 are evolutionary rather than revolutionary; just as Windows 7 was an evolutionary change compared with Windows Vista. Excluding the Web Apps there is nothing substantially new however the minor improvements are certainly welcome as is the chance to road test a new piece of software completely free of charge for a year.

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