Microsoft released Office 2010 Home and Student as a productivity upgrade for individual users and business. The program is ideal for you if you’re in need of more professional-level apps for productivity. Microsoft tweaked and improved every utility application in this suit to make your work efficient. Find out the key features of Office 2010 Home and Student that make it attractive below:
Adaptable to Various Machines
Office 2010 Home and Student can run on Windows XP, Windows 7 and latest versions of the Windows OS. The installation procedure takes about 20 minutes to complete. Your machine needs at least 256GB of RAM (with 512MB required for more advanced tools) and a 500MHz processor or greater. You should also connect your device to Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or the latest version to use advanced features on Office Outlook 2010.
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Ability to Share and Collaborate on Projects Using Web Apps
SkyDrive and Windows Live are among the Web apps you can use on Office 2010 Home and Student. Windows Live enables you to connect with other team members on a project. Besides, SkyDrive gives you up to 25GB of online storage space. Microsoft Office 2010 Student also features plugins for social networking platforms including Facebook. The plugins allow you to share your work on social media as you wish.
The Office suite allows you to handle projects of different intensities from anywhere. You can edit and share documents on OneNote, PowerPoint, Excel or Word in any device or location. Each program features a mobile version of an original desktop document.
Appealing Interface
Microsoft included “the Ribbon”. It first appeared in Office 2007, and is now included in all applications in Office 2010 Home and Student. The Ribbon can adjust to the feature you’re using and allow you to remove or add features for your particular workflow. Once you open the file menu on Microsoft Office 2010 Student, a document management feature (known as Backstage) will appear. Backstage allows you to save, open or print a document just like the file menu on previous Office suites.
The office suite allows for document encryption and access restrictions for documents. You can even add a digital signature (that’s invisible) on a document to improve its integrity. The pull-down menu, Style Galleries, allows you to change fonts, colors or styles. Additionally, the paste-preview tools make it easier to see pasted content before deciding on whether to add it on a document.
Accessibility Tweaks to Utility Programs
The PowerPoint program included in the suite enables you to edit a video right within it. You can also cue captions on a video, add artistic features or create triggers for launching animations. Outlook comes with the Conversation View, which organizes conversations as threads for easier viewing. The Clean Up feature on this program helps you remove redundant threads and messages without running scans on hundreds of emails.
Besides, it has a co-authoring feature to reduce the time taken to complete large projects. You can even prevent sudden changes when handling a project using automatic sync. With OneNote program, you can sketch out ideas and use its intuitive interface to organize your ideas. The program features an improved Navigation Bar for merging information.
Final Thoughts
Based on the features discussed above, Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student appears to be a worthy upgrade of earlier Office suites. The suite gives quick access to both image and video editing tools to visualize your content. The Ribbon is the most outstanding feature since it enables you to gets to features quickly. Office 2010 ideal for those looking for easier collaboration methods, better ways to edit multimedia content, visual styles, and new templates.
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