webfact Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Microsoft Office 2010 now available for free Beta download Join more than 3.8 million users worldwide who've already downloaded the beta version to experience a whole new world of working with Office. Microsoft Office 2010 has now officially moved from its technical development stage to a public beta offering - meaning that it is now available for anybody to download and take for a test-drive. The exact version available for download is Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta, which includes new versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Outlook. "Microsoft Office 2010 gives you powerful new tools to express your ideas, solve problems and connect with people," said Lisa Lam, Marketing Director, Microsoft Thailand Limited. "Each new release of Office strives to improve upon the last in order to make sure that users can work faster, more efficiently and with more enjoyment. The 2010 wave of Office solutions is no exception marks a major milestone in Microsoft's history. We are excited what this wave of new innovations will bring to our customers and encourage them to download the beta version so that they can experience the benefits for themselves that will help them boost their work efficiency and bring their ideas to life." Microsoft Office 2010 offers rich and powerful new ways to deliver your best work at the office, home, or school. With more intuitive and customizable controls, you can grab your audience's attention and make an impact by inspiring them with your ideas visually. There is also added support for greater collaboration with tools that enable you to create results with others by working on projects together at the same time and staying connected to your files at anytime from anywhere in the world.1 With Office 2010, the user is in control of getting things done and allows you to deliver amazing results according to your schedule. The final version of Office 2010 will be available in two separate formats: a traditional PC-based edition and a completely web-based version. Both products are expected to be released in June 2010. Sporting a wide range of significant improvements, Office 2010 serves to bridge the gap between the Windows Vista and Windows 7 eras by streamlining the ribbon-based user interface that was introduced in Office 2007 and extending it to encompass the full range of Office applications. The official Office 2010 beta is open to everyone for free download simply by visiting: http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx Currently more than 3.8 million users worldwide have downloaded the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta version in order to experience first-hand the new features on offer. The technical specifications required for running the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta are as follows: 500MHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher 256MBof system memory or more 3GB of available disk space 1,024x768 or higher resolution monitor DVD-R/W Drive Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit) Windows Vista with SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) -- The Nation 2010-02-10 [newsfooter][/newsfooter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Sill childish though.......... have to click the link they provide with Explorer, wont let u use firefox ( click and nothing happens ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Sill childish though.......... have to click the link they provide with Explorer, wont let u use firefox ( click and nothing happens ) I just opened the link with FF and Chrome. No issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackrabbit Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I downloaded it using Firefox with no problem - I never use internet explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder30101 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Anyone running it yet ? How stable is it ? Any major quirks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM7WGP Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) Use OPEN OFFICE you get more and its free of charge Using Windows 7 no problem at all Edited February 10, 2010 by SM7WGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder30101 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 What more do you get ? do tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I downloaded it using Firefox with no problem - I never use internet explorer. Must be user problem then ! Have it regularly when i use Firefox for MS stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetaroi Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Use OPEN OFFICE you get more and its free of charge To each his own. I tried it with an open mind...albeit a mind with a hope of saving money. HATED it. And I do use open source software (e.g., GIMP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Use OPEN OFFICE you get more and its free of charge To each his own. I tried it with an open mind...albeit a mind with a hope of saving money. HATED it. And I do use open source software (e.g., GIMP). Your not the only one. I've been using MSOffice since 1992 and everywhere I have worked its what everyone else is using. Open Office would have to be something rather special to take place of that, which is why it hasn't. I look forward to Office 2010 but never going there until its out of beta. Besides it's already out as Rc1 to a select few isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcent Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 just downloading the prof thingy. I will let you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcent Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 installing now after nearly one hour downloading 617mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcent Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 well after troubles installing it, took more than 2 hours, downloading 50 minutes, because it happened when MS sent also regular updates, I can say nothing really exiting yet. I haven't checked all the new features yet, but so far office 2007 looks better. Maybe I will come up with some good reports after having a closer look at everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Dont see a large diff between 2010 and 2007 versions. The Calendar sync options with google calendar do not work, so had to revert back to 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deksan Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Nowhere there is mention of any improvement that they are going to provide. Sounds to me the interface changed (Again...) and they added a new file format and that s about it. Am I right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Maybe after decades it finally supports writing of documents >50 pages without messing up TOCs, embedded images and numberings, etc Had a friend once who wrote his Master thesis with Word and the day he brought it to the print shop (well, on the last possible date to meet the deadline) all image numbers were showing Fig. 1 throughout the whole paper. Glad I sticked to Latex even though its lack of WYSIWYG freaked the sh** out of me back then. Have been told the latest Word still has the big issues with longer documents. welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 p.s. - think twice about installing it. It modified all my tables, and now need to create new profile and migrate data into new profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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