MICROSOFT® OFFICE HOME AND BUSINESS 2010 VERSION COMPARISON
®
Keep life and work in sync with Microsoft Office Home and Business, affordable tools to help you stay connected and
productive at home, the office, and beyond.
Add impact, energy, and efficiency to every project
Organize and search your notes and information
Organize your time and communications
Work together more effectively
Get things done when and where you want
ADD IMPACT, ENERGY, AND EFFICIENCY TO EVERY PROJECT
Easy-to-use design tools, customizable templates, color schemes, font styles, and analysis tools in
Microsoft® Office 2010 applications help you create persuasive presentations, memorable documents,
and outstanding projects.
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Standard 2007 = New or improved in Office Home and Business 2010
Office Office Office Home
Features Standard Standard and Business
2003 2007 2010
New and Improved! Picture-Editing Tools
Edit photos without using additional photo-editing programs. Make adjustments to your images using Color
Saturation, Color Tone, Recolor, Sharpen and Soften, and Brightness and Contrast. Add an artistic flair with effects
such as photocopy, marker, line drawing, glass, pastels, and more. Or, use the crop and remove background
features to display exactly what you want to show for every picture.
Improved! Text Effects
Add formatting effects such as shadows, reflections, and bevels directly to document text as easily as applying bold
or underline. You can still spell-check text that uses text effects or even add text effects to character, paragraph, list,
or table styles.
Improved! Customizable Ribbon
The enhanced Ribbon is available across Office 2010 applications so you can access more commands quickly.
Customize or create your own tabs on the Ribbon to personalize the Office 2010 experience to your work style.
New! Backstage™ View
Get easy, organized access to tools that were previously spread across several locations. For example, all print
options, including Print Preview, are now combined on one effortless Print tab. Find commonly accessed commands
when opening or finishing a document, such as creating, opening, and saving files; defining document properties;
and sharing your content.
®
Improved! Additional SmartArt Graphics
Create professional-quality diagrams as easily as typing a bulleted list. Office 2010 adds dozens of additional
SmartArt layouts for even more choices to help you display your important information most effectively.
New! Insert Screenshots
® ®
Take screenshots in your other open windows directly from Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. Or, select from a gallery
of available screenshots automatically populated by your open windows.
New! Preview Paste Options
Preview various Paste Options using Paste with Live Preview, and determine how your content will look before
actually pasting.
New! Recover Unsaved Versions of Your Office 2010 Documents
Accidentally close a file without saving? No problem. Office 2010 applications let you recover draft versions as easily
as opening any file. And, for previously saved files, you can view up to five AutoSaved versions of your files as you
work, right from Backstage View.
New! 64-Bit Support for Office 2010
Take advantage of the 64-bit version of Office 2010. Excel 2010 64-bit, for example, harnesses the power of
1
64-bit machines to create and manage even bigger, more complex spreadsheets. See here for requirements
and other information.
®
New! Excel Sparklines
Get a visual summary of data using tiny charts that fit within a single cell near its corresponding values.
New! Excel Slicer
Quickly and intuitively drill down into large amounts of data using new Slicer functionality, and enhance your
® ®
PivotTable and PivotChart visual analysis by filtering large sets of data.
Improved! Excel Conditional Formatting
New options let you quickly visualize and comprehend data. Find more styles, icons, and data bar options as well as
gradient fills with borders and solid fills to make it easier to add more visibility to your values.
Improved! Excel Charting Performance
Improved performance and increased charting limits allow more data points in a series.
New! PowerPoint Embed Videos from Your Files
Videos that you insert from your files are now embedded by default so you don’t have to manage additional files
when sharing with others.
New! PowerPoint Video Editing and Formatting
Edit and format embedded videos right from within PowerPoint. Trim your video; add bookmarks to key points in
the video, and then trigger animation to begin when bookmarks are reached; set a preview image for your video
using the Poster Frame feature; add fades; or, apply video styles and effects that are retained while the video plays.
New! PowerPoint Audio Editing
Edit embedded audio files right from within PowerPoint. Trim audio, add bookmarks, and apply fades.
New! PowerPoint Insert Video from Web Site
Insert videos that you have uploaded to a Web site into your presentation.
Improved! PowerPoint Slide Transitions
Captivate audiences with exciting special effects, such as high-quality 3-D effects, that look just like graphics you’d
see on TV.
Improved! PowerPoint Animations
Bring presentations to life by adding realistic motion to stationary objects. Using PowerPoint 2010, it’s easier than
ever to access and customize your animations.
New! PowerPoint Animation Painter
Format multiple animations as you would use the Format Painter tool to format text and objects.
New! PowerPoint Presentation Sections
Easily organize and navigate through your slides by dividing your presentation into logical sections.
Improved! Word Navigation Pane
The improved Navigation Pane (formerly called the Document Map) transforms the document navigation
experience, enabling you to browse your document by headings or reorganize document contents with a simple
click and drag.
New and Improved! Word Find Experience
Search for text or browse objects directly from the improved Navigation Pane. See all results easily with automatic
highlighting, or browse a summary of results in the new Search Results pane and just click to access any
individual result.
New! Word OpenType Typography
Add a new level of sophistication to your documents by using typography features available in many OpenType
fonts, including stylistic sets, ligatures, number forms and number spacing, and OpenType kerning.
ORGANIZE AND SEARCH YOUR NOTES AND INFORMATION
OneNote® 2010 gives you the ultimate place to store and share your thoughts, ideas, and information.
Capture text, images, video and audio notes, along with copies of content that you create in other
programs. Create and manage multiple notebooks easily with a host of tools designed for easy
organization and quick access to your content.
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Standard 2007 = New or improved in Office Home and Business 2010
Office Office
Office Home and
Features Standard Standard
Business 2010
2003 2007
Improved! OneNote Digital Notebook
Capture notes and information from various sources (for example, typed text, audio and video recordings,
digitally handwritten notes, diagrams, web clippings or research, computer files) on the same page.
New! Linked Notes
®
Take notes while working in a Word 2010 document, a PowerPoint 2010 presentation, or in Internet
Explorer. Notes link automatically to the page you’re working on in the other application.
New! Dock to Desktop
Dock OneNote to your desktop to easily take notes while working in other applications.
Improved! Notebook Navigation Bar
An improved notebook navigation bar offers the tools you need to easily organize and jump between
your notebooks.
Improved! Search Navigation
Improved search shows you results as you type, and a new ranking system learns from past choices,
prioritizing notes, pages, page titles, and recent picks so you can get to your information faster and easier.
Improved! Page Tabs
Create multilevel subpages, collapse subpages, and even drag and drop to create subpages. Additionally,
a floating New Page icon enables you to create a new page exactly where you want it.
New! Quick Filing
OneNote 2010 helps save you time by eliminating the need to organize information after the fact. With quick
filing, you can easily pick a notebook to send your notes to as you insert them from multiple sources,
including documents, web pages, and email messages.
New! Format Painter
®
The feature you know from other Microsoft Office applications is now available for your notes. Just click on
Format Painter to copy the formatting of selected text and then click into another paragraph to apply
your formatting.
New! Automatic Text Wrapping
Access notes more easily while working in narrow window spaces, such as when using the new Dock-to-
Desktop view. OneNote 2010 automatically displays your notes wrapped to the window width.
New! Ribbon
New to OneNote 2010, the Ribbon replaces traditional menus and toolbars. A fresh, highly visual layout of the
commands, grouped logically in tabs, helps you find the features you need fast. The new Ribbon is also
customizable to meet your personal work style.
New! Backstage™
The Backstage View replaces the traditional File menu to let you share, print, and publish your notes with just
a few clicks.
ORGANIZE YOUR TIME AND COMMUNICATIONS
Manage your life and work with email and calendar tools that simplify staying connected. From a
redesigned look to advanced organization, search, and social networking features, Outlook® 2010
gives you more flexible ways to communicate and schedule your day — including access to your
email, calendar, and contacts via smartphone or a web browser.2
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Standard 2007 = New or improved in Office Home and Business 2010
Office Office Office Home
Features Standard Standard and Business
Edition 2003 2007 2010
®
New and Improved! Outlook Conversation View
Conversation View improves the tracking and managing of related emails, letting you manage large amounts of
email with ease. Move and categorize entire conversations — or even ignore them — with a few clicks. And, new
conversation management tools can help you save valuable in-box space.
New! Outlook Quick Steps
Create and save custom actions in a new way with Quick Steps. They help you manage and respond to information
rapidly by creating and defining common tasks to execute with a single click. Delete and reply, move to a specific
folder, create a new email to your team, and more.
Improved! Outlook Search Tools
Easily sort through high volumes of data and find what you need when you need it. New contextual Search Tools
help you quickly narrow your search and locate your vital information.
Improved! Outlook Multiple Mailbox Support
®
Synchronize multiple email accounts from services such as Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, or just about any other
provider to Outlook 2010, and connect multiple Exchange accounts to a single profile.
New and Improved! Outlook Schedule View and Group Scheduling Tools
Share your time with others and stay up to date on their schedules, all from one easy-to-view location. The new
Schedule View slices a group of calendars horizontally and streamlines their display. See what you, your family
members, or colleagues are scheduled to do, and easily determine when they are available.
New! Outlook Calendar Preview
Instantly review any calendar conflicts or adjacent items in a calendar snapshot, shown in a meeting request, so you
can read the request and check the date on your calendar at the same time.
New! Outlook Suggested Contacts
Save time and effort creating new contacts. Recipients who do not belong to an Outlook Address Book are
automatically created.
Improved! Ribbon
The Ribbon replaces the traditional menu and toolbars at the top of the Outlook window to help you find the right
commands quickly. Customize or create your own tabs on the Ribbon to personalize the Outlook 2010 experience
to your work style.
New! Backstage™
The Backstage View replaces the File menu to help you get to the tasks you need and complete your work more
efficiently. With Backstage View, you get a single location for all of your essential account management tasks. From
this one location, you can manage your account settings, such as add a new email account, configure automatic
replies for when you are out of the office, modify your archive options, and organize your rules and alerts.
WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFECTIVELY
Communication and sharing are essential elements for any collaborative project. And when it comes
to working with others, you want to focus on the task as opposed to the processes. Office 2010
provides new and enhanced features to help you work better together on your projects and more
efficiently share your work with others. They’re simple and hassle-free so you can get your work done
with less effort and better results.
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Standard 2007 = New or improved in Office Home and Business 2010
Office Office Office Home
Features Standard Standard and Business
2003 2007 2010
Improved! OneNote ® Shared Notebooks
Working with others in a shared notebook is now even easier and more flexible with automatic highlighting of
unread changes, related features such as Find by Author, and more. Additionally, when you store your shared
notebook online, you can simultaneously edit that notebook along with others using both OneNote 2010 and
OneNote Web App.
New! OneNote See What’s New
New content is highlighted when working with multiple users on a shared notebook. Highlighting provides you
with a distinct view of new changes since you last opened the shared notebook.
New! OneNote Find by Author
Improve teamwork and simplify working with others by instantly seeing who added new information in
a shared notebook.
New! OneNote Page Versions
OneNote preserves earlier versions of each page as different people make changes. If someone changes content
inadvertently, you can view the change history and undo changes at any time.
Improved! OneNote Wiki Linking
With wiki linking, you can easily reference and browse through related content such as note pages, sections, and
section groups within a notebook. Generate links to new content so everyone using the same notebook is
automatically pointed to the right place.
New! PowerPoint ® Broadcast Slide Show
Instantly broadcast your slides to a remote audience who can view your presentation online even if they don’t have
PowerPoint installed on their computer.
New! PowerPoint Create Video
Share a high-quality version of your presentation with virtually anyone by making a video of that presentation.
New! PowerPoint Co-authoring
3
Work with other people editing the same presentation, at the same time.
Improved! PowerPoint Record Slide Show
Use powerful recording functions to record narration, laser pointers, and animation timings for playback during
your slide show.
New! Word Co-authoring
3
Work with other people editing the same document, at the same time.
New! Outlook® Social Connector
®
Stay up to the minute with the people in your social networks, such as SharePoint My Site or Windows Live,™ by
accessing everything from email threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.
Improved! Create PDF or XPS
Quickly create and share a PDF (Portable Document Format) or XPS (XML Paper Specification) version of your
document, spreadsheet, presentation, form, or publication. These file formats preserve document formatting and
enable file sharing. When the PDF or XPS format file is viewed online or printed, it retains the format that you
intended and data in the file cannot be easily changed.
GET THINGS DONE WHEN AND WHERE YOU WANT
If your ideas, deadlines, and emergencies don’t always occur at convenient times, you no longer have
to wait. Microsoft® Office 2010, together with Windows Live SkyDrive™ and Office Mobile 2010, gives
you the freedom and power to get things done when and where you need to. Create documents
using Office 2010 applications, and easily post them online to SkyDrive. Access and share your work
conveniently from a web browser, and edit using Office Web Apps.
With Microsoft® Office Mobile 2010, you get the powerful Office 2010 tools you use every day at
work, home, or school on the screen of your Windows® phone, with rich interfaces and only the tools
you need especially designed for small devices.4 From viewing and editing your Office documents with
high fidelity to taking notes while you’re on the go, you get a world-class experience to stay
productive with Office Mobile wherever and whenever you do your best work.
Office Office Office
Works with the versions of Office shown at right:
2003 2007 2010
New! Access Your Documents on the Web
® ®
View, edit, and share documents right in a web browser. Use the Office Web Apps to extend your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
®
OneNote experience to the web for high-fidelity viewing and lightweight editing in the familiar Office interface. You can also work
together with others on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and notebooks — even if you’re using different versions of Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on your PC or Mac.
Improved! Office Mobile 2010
Stay up to the minute with Office Mobile 2010, and take action on the go with a familiar experience designed for small devices.
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1
There are some differences between the 64-bit version of Office 2010 and the standard 32-bit version. A 64-bit OS is required.
2
An appropriate device, Internet connection, and supported Internet Explorer,® Firefox, or Safari browser are required. Some mobile functionality requires Office Mobile
2010, which is not included in the Office 2010 applications, suites, or Web Apps. There are some differences between the features of the Office Web Apps, Office Mobile
2010, and the Office 2010 applications.
3
Requires SharePoint® Server or Windows Live.™
4
Office Mobile 2010 includes Word Mobile 2010, Excel Mobile 2010, PowerPoint Mobile 2010, OneNote Mobile 2010, and SharePoint Workspace Mobile 2010.
Office Mobile 2010 is not included in Office 2010 applications, suites, or Office Web Apps. It will be available at the final release of Microsoft® Office 2010 on
Windows® phones (WM 6.5 or above).
MICROSOFT® OFFICE HOME AND STUDENT 2010 VERSION COMPARISON
®
Success starts at home with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010, programs that work together smoothly to help you
accelerate homework and household tasks.
Add impact, energy, and efficiency to every project
Organize and search your notes and information
Work together more effectively
Get things done when and where you want
ADD IMPACT, ENERGY, AND EFFICIENCY TO EVERY PROJECT
Easy-to-use design tools, customizable templates, color schemes, font styles, and analysis tools in
Microsoft® Office 2010 applications help you create persuasive presentations, memorable documents,
and outstanding class projects.
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Home and Student 2007 = New or improved in Office Home and Student 2010
Office Office Home Office Home
Features Student and and Student and Student
Teacher 2003 2007 2010
New and Improved! Picture-Editing Tools
Edit photos without using additional photo-editing programs. Make adjustments to your images using Color
Saturation, Color Tone, Recolor, Sharpen and Soften, and Brightness and Contrast. Add an artistic flair with
effects such as photocopy, marker, line drawing, glass, pastels, and more. Or, use the crop and remove
background features to display exactly what you want to show for every picture.
Improved! Text Effects
Add formatting effects such as shadows, reflections, and bevels directly to document text as easily as applying
bold or underline. You can still spell-check text that uses text effects or even add text effects to character,
paragraph, list, or table styles.
Improved! Customizable Ribbon
The enhanced Ribbon is available across Office 2010 applications so you can access more commands quickly.
Customize or create your own tabs on the Ribbon to personalize the Office 2010 experience to your work style.
New! Backstage™ View
Get easy, organized access to tools that were previously spread across several locations. For example, all print
options, including Print Preview, are now combined on one effortless Print tab. Find commonly accessed
commands when opening or finishing a document, such as creating, opening, and saving files; defining
document properties; and sharing your content.
®
Improved! Additional SmartArt Graphics
Create professional-quality diagrams as easily as typing a bulleted list. Office 2010 adds dozens of additional
SmartArt layouts for even more choices to help you display your important information most effectively.
New! Insert Screenshots
® ®
Take screenshots in your other open windows directly from Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. Or, select from a
gallery of available screenshots automatically populated by your open windows.
New! Preview Paste Options
Preview various Paste Options using Paste with Live Preview, and determine how your content will look before
actually pasting.
New! Recover Unsaved Versions of Your Office 2010 Documents
Accidentally close a file without saving? No problem. Office 2010 applications let you recover draft versions as
easily as opening any file. And, for previously saved files, you can view up to five AutoSaved versions of your files
as you work, right from Backstage View.
New! 64-Bit Support for Office 2010
Take advantage of the 64-bit version of Office 2010. Excel 2010 64-bit, for example, harnesses the power of
1
64-bit machines to create and manage even bigger, more complex spreadsheets. See here for requirements and
other information.
®
New! Excel Sparklines
Get a visual summary of data using tiny charts that fit within a single cell near its corresponding values.
New! Excel Slicer
Quickly and intuitively drill down into large amounts of data using new Slicer functionality, and enhance your
® ®
PivotTable and PivotChart visual analysis by filtering large sets of data.
Improved! Excel Conditional Formatting
New options let you quickly visualize and comprehend data. Find more styles, icons, and data bar options as well
as gradient fills with borders and solid fills to make it easier to add more visibility to your values.
New! Excel Equation Editor
Create and display math equations with a rich set of equation-editing tools.
Improved! Excel Charting performance
Improved performance and increased charting limits allow more data points in a series.
New! PowerPoint Embed Videos from Your Files
Videos that you insert from your files are now embedded by default so you don’t have to manage additional
files when sharing with others.
New! PowerPoint Video Editing and Formatting
Edit and format embedded videos right from within PowerPoint. Trim your video; add bookmarks to key points
in the video, and then trigger animation to begin when bookmarks are reached; set a preview image for your
video using the Poster Frame feature; add fades; or, apply video styles and effects that are retained while the
video plays.
New! PowerPoint Audio Editing
Edit embedded audio files right from within PowerPoint. Trim audio, add bookmarks, and apply fades.
New! PowerPoint Insert Video from Web Site
Insert videos that you have uploaded to a Web site into your presentation.
Improved! PowerPoint Slide Transitions
Captivate audiences with exciting special effects, such as high-quality 3-D effects, that look just like graphics
you’d see on TV.
Improved! PowerPoint Animations
Bring presentations to life by adding realistic motion to stationary objects. Using PowerPoint 2010, it’s easier
than ever to access and customize your animations.
New! PowerPoint Animation Painter
Format multiple animations as you would use the Format Painter tool to format text and objects.
New! PowerPoint Presentation Sections
Easily organize and navigate through your slides by dividing your presentation into logical sections.
Improved! Word Navigation Pane
The improved Navigation Pane (formerly called the Document Map) transforms the document navigation
experience, enabling you to browse your document by headings or reorganize document contents with a simple
click and drag.
New and Improved! Word Find Experience
Search for text or browse objects directly from the improved Navigation Pane. See all results easily with
automatic highlighting, or browse a summary of results in the new Search Results pane and just click to access
any individual result.
New! Word OpenType Typography
Add a new level of sophistication to your documents by using typography features available in many OpenType
fonts, including stylistic sets, ligatures, number forms and number spacing, and OpenType kerning.
ORGANIZE AND SEARCH YOUR NOTES AND INFORMATION
OneNote® 2010 gives you the ultimate place to store and share your thoughts, ideas, and information.
Capture text, images, video and audio notes, along with copies of content that you create in other
programs. Create and manage multiple notebooks easily with a host of tools designed for easy
organization and quick access to your content.
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Home and Student 2007 = New or improved in Office Home and Student 2010
Office Student Office Home Office Home
Features and Teacher and Student and Student
2003 2007 2010
OneNote Digital Notebook
Capture notes and information from various sources (for example, typed text, audio and video
recordings, digitally handwritten notes, diagrams, web clippings or research, computer files) on the
same page.
New! Linked Notes
®
Take notes while working in a Word 2010 document, a PowerPoint 2010 presentation, or in Internet
Explorer. Notes link automatically to the page you’re working on in the other application.
New! Dock to Desktop
Dock OneNote to your desktop to easily take notes while working in other applications.
Improved! Notebook Navigation Bar
An improved notebook navigation bar offers the tools you need to easily organize and jump between
your notebooks.
Improved! Search Navigation
Improved search shows you results as you type, and a new ranking system learns from past choices,
prioritizing notes, pages, page titles, and recent picks so you can get to your information faster
and easier.
Improved! Page Tabs
Create multilevel subpages, collapse subpages, and even drag and drop to create subpages. Additionally,
a floating New Page icon enables you to create a new page exactly where you want it.
New! Quick Filing
OneNote 2010 helps save you time by eliminating the need to organize information after the fact. With
quick filing, you can easily pick a notebook to send your notes to as you insert them from multiple
sources, including documents, web pages, and email messages.
New! Format Painter
®
The feature you know from other Microsoft Office applications is now available for your notes. Just click
on Format Painter to copy the formatting of selected text, and then click into another paragraph to
apply your formatting.
New! Automatic Text Wrapping
Access notes more easily while working in narrow window spaces, such as when using the new Dock-to-
Desktop view. OneNote 2010 automatically displays your notes wrapped to the window width.
New! Ribbon
New to OneNote 2010, the Ribbon replaces traditional menus and toolbars. A fresh, highly visual layout
of the commands, grouped logically in tabs, helps you find the features you need fast. The new Ribbon is
also customizable to meet your personal work style.
New! Backstage™
The Backstage View replaces the traditional File menu to let you share, print, and publish your notes with
just a few clicks.
WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFECTIVELY
Communication and sharing are essential elements for any collaborative project. And when it comes
to working with others, you want to focus on the task as opposed to the processes. Office 2010
provides new and enhanced features to help you work better together on your projects and more
efficiently share your work with others. They’re simple and hassle-free so you can get your work done
with less effort and better results.
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Home and Student 2007 = New or improved in Office Home and Student 2010
Office Office Home Office Home
Features Student and and Student and Student
Teacher 2003 2007 2010
Improved! OneNote ® Shared Notebooks
Working with others in a shared notebook is now even easier and more flexible with automatic highlighting of
unread changes, related features such as Find by Author, and more. Additionally, when you store your shared
notebook online, you can simultaneously edit that notebook along with others using both OneNote 2010 and
OneNote Web App.
Improved! OneNote See What’s New
New content is highlighted when working with multiple users on a shared notebook. Highlighting provides you
with a distinct view of new changes since you last opened the shared notebook.
New! OneNote Find by Author
Improve teamwork and simplify working with others by instantly seeing who added new information in
a shared notebook.
New! OneNote Page Versions
OneNote preserves earlier versions of each page as different people make changes. If someone changes
content inadvertently, you can view the change history and undo changes at any time.
Improved! OneNote Wiki Linking
With wiki linking, you can easily reference and browse through related content such as note pages, sections,
and section groups within a notebook. Generate links to new content so everyone using the same notebook
is automatically pointed to the right place.
New! PowerPoint ® Broadcast Slide Show
Instantly broadcast your slides to a remote audience who can view your presentation online even if they don’t
have PowerPoint installed on their computer.
New! PowerPoint Create Video
Share a high-quality version of your presentation with virtually anyone by making a video of that presentation.
New! PowerPoint Co-authoring
2
Work with other people editing the same presentation, at the same time.
Improved! PowerPoint Record Slide Show
Use powerful recording functions to record narration, laser pointers, and animation timings for playback during
your slide show.
New! Word Co-authoring
2
Work with other people editing the same document, at the same time.
Improved! Create PDF or XPS
Quickly create and share a PDF (Portable Document Format) or XPS (XML Paper Specification) version of your
document, spreadsheet, presentation, form, or publication. These file formats preserve document formatting
and enable file sharing. When the PDF or XPS format file is viewed online or printed, it retains the format that
you intended and data in the file cannot be easily changed.
GET THINGS DONE WHEN AND WHERE YOU WANT
If your ideas, deadlines, and emergencies don’t always occur at convenient times, you no longer have
to wait. Microsoft® Office 2010, together with Windows Live SkyDrive™ and Office Mobile 2010, gives
you the freedom and power to get things done when and where you need to. Create documents
using Office 2010 applications, and easily post them online to SkyDrive. Access and share your work
conveniently from a web browser, and edit using Office Web Apps.
With Microsoft® Office Mobile 2010, you get the powerful Office 2010 tools you use every day at
work, home, or school, on the screen of your Windows® phone, with rich interfaces and only the tools
you need especially designed for small devices.3 From viewing and editing your Office documents with
high fidelity to taking notes while you’re on the go, you get a world-class experience to stay
productive with Office Mobile wherever and whenever you do your best work.
Office Office Office
Works with the versions of Office shown at right:
2003 2007 2010
New! Access Your Documents on the Web
® ®
View, edit, and share documents right in a web browser. Use the Office Web Apps to extend your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
®
OneNote experience to the web for high-fidelity viewing and lightweight editing in the familiar Office interface. You can also work
together with others on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and notebooks — even if you’re using different versions of Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on your PC or Mac.
Improved! Office Mobile 2010
Stay up to the minute with Office Mobile 2010, and take action on the go with a familiar experience designed for small devices.
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1
There are some differences between the 64-bit version of Office 2010 and the standard 32-bit version. A 64-bit OS is required.
2
Requires SharePoint® Server or Windows Live.™
3
Office Mobile 2010 includes Word Mobile 2010, Excel Mobile 2010, PowerPoint Mobile 2010, OneNote Mobile 2010, and SharePoint Workspace Mobile 2010.
Office Mobile 2010 is not included in Office 2010 applications, suites, or Office Web Apps. It will be available at the final release of Microsoft® Office 2010 on
Windows,® phones (WM 6.5 or above).
MICROSOFT® OFFICE PROFESSIONAL 2010 VERSION COMPARISON
®
Stay organized, connected, and competitive with Microsoft Office Professional, comprehensive software and support to help
you power your business — now and down the road.
Add impact, energy, and efficiency to every project
Organize and search your notes and information
Organize your time and communications
Work together more effectively
Get things done when and where you want
ADD IMPACT, ENERGY, AND EFFICIENCY TO EVERY PROJECT
Easy-to-use design tools, customizable templates, color schemes, font styles, and analysis tools in
Microsoft® Office 2010 applications help you create persuasive presentations, memorable documents,
and outstanding projects.
KEY:
= Feature included = New or improved in Office Professional 2007 = New or improved in Office Professional 2010
Office Office Office
Features Professional Professional Professional
Edition 2003 2007 2010
New and Improved! Picture-Editing Tools
Edit photos without using additional photo-editing programs. Make adjustments to your images using
Color Saturation, Color Tone, Recolor, Sharpen and Soften, and Brightness and Contrast. Add an artistic
flair with effects such as photocopy, marker, line drawing, glass, pastels, and more. Or, use the crop and
remove background features to display exactly what you want to show for every picture.
Improved! Text Effects
Add formatting effects such as shadows, reflections, and bevels directly to document text as easily as
applying bold or underline. You can still spell-check text that uses text effects or even add text effects to
character, paragraph, list, or table styles.
Improved! Customizable Ribbon
The enhanced Ribbon is available across Office 2010 applications so you can access more commands
quickly. Customize or create your own tabs on the Ribbon to personalize the Office 2010 experience to
your work style.
New! Backstage™ View
Get easy, organized access to tools that were previously spread across several locations. For example, all
print options, including Print Preview, are now combined on one effortless Print tab. Find commonly
accessed commands when opening or finishing a document, such as creating, opening, and saving files;
defining document properties; and sharing your content.
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Improved! Additional SmartArt Graphics
Create professional-quality diagrams as easily as typing a bulleted list. Office 2010 adds dozens of
additional SmartArt layouts for even more choices to help you display your important information
most effectively.
New! Insert Screenshots
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Take screenshots in your other open windows directly from Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. Or, select from
a gallery of available screenshots automatically populated by your open windows.
New! Preview Paste Options
Preview various Paste Options using Paste with Live Preview, and determine how your content will look
before actually pasting.
New! Recover Unsaved Versions of Your Office 2010 Documents
Accidentally close a file without saving? No problem. Office 2010 applications let you recover draft
versions as easily as opening any file. And, for previously saved files, you can view up to five AutoSaved
versions of your files as you work, right from Backstage View.
New! 64-Bit Support for Office 2010
Take advantage of the 64-bit version of Office 2010. Excel 2010 64-bit, for example, harnesses the power
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New! Excel Sparklines
Get a visual summary of data using tiny charts that fit within a single cell near its corresponding values.
New! Excel Slicer
Quickly and intuitively drill down into large amounts of data using new Slicer functionality, and enhance
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your PivotTable and PivotChart visual analysis by filtering large sets of data.
Improved! Excel Conditional Formatting
New options let you quickly visualize and comprehend data. Find more styles, icons, and data bar options
as well as gradient fills with borders and solid fills to make it easier to add more visibility to your values.
Improved! Excel Charting Performance
Improved performance and increased charting limits allow more data points in a series.
New! PowerPoint Embed Videos from Your Files
Videos that you insert from your files are now embedded by default so you don’t have to manage
additional files when sharing with others.
New! PowerPoint Video Editing and Formatting
Edit and format embedded videos right from within PowerPoint. Trim your video; add bookmarks to key
points in the video, and then trigger animation to begin when bookmarks are reached; set a preview
image for your video using the Poster Frame feature; add fades; or, apply video styles and effects that are
retained while the video plays.
New! PowerPoint Audio Editing
Edit embedded audio files right from within PowerPoint. Trim audio, add bookmarks, and apply fades.
New! PowerPoint Insert Video from Web Site
Insert videos that you have uploaded to a Web site into your presentation.
Improved! PowerPoint Slide Transitions
Captivate audiences with exciting special effects, such as high-quality 3-D effects, that look just like
graphics you’d see on TV.
Improved! PowerPoint Animations
Bring presentations to life by adding realistic motion to stationary objects. Using PowerPoint 2010, it’s
easier than ever to access and customize your animations.
New! PowerPoint Animation Painter
Format multiple animations as you would use the Format Painter tool to format text and objects.
New! PowerPoint Presentation Sections
Easily organize and navigate through your slides by dividing your presentation into logical sections.
Improved! Word Navigation Pane
The improved Navigation Pane (formerly called the Document Map) transforms the document navigation
experience, enabling you to browse your document by headings or reorganize document contents with
a simple click and drag.
New and Improved! Word Find Experience
Search for text or browse objects directly from the improved Navigation Pane. See all results easily with
automatic highlighting, or browse a summary of results in the new Search Results pane and just click to
access any individual result.
New! Word and Publisher OpenType Typography
Add a new level of sophistication to your documents by using typography features available in
many OpenType fonts, including stylistic sets, ligatures, number forms and number spacing, and
OpenType kerning.
Improved! Publisher Layout Technology
Updated alignment technology provides dynamic guides that show you suggested locations for objects
(such as text boxes and images) as you drag them and allow you to easily align to existing objects. You
get precise results while staying in control of the final layout in your publication or template.
Improved! Publisher Access to Online Templates
Templates created by both businesses and the Publisher user community are hosted online and can be
easily accessed from within Publisher 2010. Customize any template you find to accommodate your
specific needs.
Improved! Publisher Building Blocks
Select from galleries of built-in and community-submitted content, including borders, sidebars, graphics,
and more, to help you easily build professional-quality publications. You can also save your customized
content as additional building blocks for reuse whenever you need them or to share with the
Publisher community.
Improved! Publisher Photo Replacement, Editing, and Captions
Easily swap out pictures while preserving the look and layout of your publication. View the entire image
while you drag, pan, zoom, or crop photos within the picture area to display exactly the picture you want
every time. Select from a gallery of caption formatting and layout options, such as placing the caption at
the top, bottom, or sides of your photos, or overlaying text.
Improved! Publisher Color Palette
The color palettes you use to format text and objects now provide additional options that coordinate with
your selected color scheme, including a range of tints and shades of each of your scheme colors. The
Shape Fill color palette also provides a gallery of quick-access gradient options.
Improved! Publisher Design Checker
Run the Design Checker to identify and fix common design errors, including unintended desktop,
commercial print, and email problems.
Improved! Publisher Print Experience
Adjust print settings while viewing a large print preview of your publication — no need to switch back
and forth between multiple screens to see the impact of your changes. View page boundaries, page
numbers, sheet rulers, and other key print information. You can also use the new backlight feature to see
“through” the paper to preview the other side of your publication, so that your page “flips” exactly as you
want it.
Improved! Publisher Customer List Management
The Mailings tab on the Ribbon makes it even more efficient to create and manage a single customer list
in Publisher. Combine and edit customer lists from multiple sources. Then personalize your publications
and marketing materials for additional impact.
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Improved! Access Pre-built Database Templates
Find templates that you can start using with or without customization. You can also select pre-built,
community-submitted database templates and customize them to meet your needs.
New! Access Navigation Forms
Create navigation forms for your database without writing any code or logic. Simply drag and drop forms
or reports to display.
New! Access Application Parts
Save time and effort by using pre-built database components in your database.
New! Access Quick-Start Fields
Simultaneously add a group of related fields, such as Address, City, State, Zip, and Country to your table
in just a few clicks.
New and Improved! Access Conditional Formatting and Data Bars
Create, edit, and manage your conditional formatting rules in one centralized view. Add data bars with
gradient fills to your forms and reports, and visually see how one value compares to the others; or,
identify trends.
Improved! Access Expression Builder
Newly added IntelliSense — AutoComplete, ToolTips, and Quick Info — can help you quickly and easily
create your expressions and reduce errors.
Improved! Access Macro Designer
The revamped Macro Designer makes it much simpler for you to get started quickly and create macros
from scratch.
New! Access Data Macros
Use new data macros to attach logic to your data, centralizing the logic on the table, not the objects that
update your data.
New! Access Calculated Fields
You can now create calculated fields in the tables that store the data used in your calculation. Create
calculations once and use them across your database.
New! Access Web Browser Control
Integrate Web 2.0 content and create mash-ups, such as a Bing™ map that dynamically updates for an
address in a selected record, in your Access forms.
ORGANIZE AND SEARCH YOUR NOTES AND INFORMATION
OneNote® 2010 gives you the ultimate place to store and share your thoughts, ideas, and information.
Capture text, images, video and audio notes, along with copies of content that you create in other
programs. Create and manage multiple notebooks easily with a host of tools designed for easy
organization and quick access to your content.
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Improved! OneNote Digital Notebook
Capture notes and information from various sources (for example, typed text, audio and video
recordings, digitally handwritten notes, diagrams, web clippings or research, computer files) on the
same page.
New! Linked Notes
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Take notes while working in a Word 2010 document, a PowerPoint 2010 presentation, or in Internet
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Explorer. Notes link automatically to the page you’re working on in the other application.
New! Dock to Desktop
Dock OneNote to your desktop to easily take notes while working in other applications.
Improved! Notebook Navigation Bar
An improved notebook navigation bar offers the tools you need to easily organize and jump
between your notebooks.
Improved! Search Navigation
Improved search shows you results as you type, and a new ranking system learns from past choices,
prioritizing notes, pages, page titles, and recent picks so you can get to your information faster
and easier.
Improved! Page Tabs
Create multilevel subpages, collapse subpages, and even drag and drop to create subpages.
Additionally, a floating New Page icon enables you to create a new page exactly where you want it.
New! Quick Filing
OneNote 2010 helps save you time by eliminating the need to organize information after the fact.
With quick filing, you can easily pick a notebook to send your notes to as you insert them from
multiple sources, including documents, web pages, and email messages.
New! Format Painter
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The feature you know from other Microsoft Office applications is now available for your notes. Just
click on Format Painter to copy the formatting of selected text, and then click into another
paragraph to apply your formatting.
New! Automatic Text Wrapping
Access notes more easily while working in narrow window spaces, such as when using the new Dock-
to-Desktop view. OneNote 2010 automatically displays your notes wrapped to the
window width.
New! Ribbon
New to OneNote 2010, the Ribbon replaces traditional menus and toolbars. A fresh, highly visual
layout of the commands, grouped logically in tabs, helps you find the features you need fast. The
new Ribbon is also customizable to meet your personal work style.
New! Backstage™
The Backstage View replaces the traditional File menu to let you share, print, and publish your notes
with just a few clicks.
ORGANIZE YOUR TIME AND COMMUNICATIONS
Manage your life and work with email and calendar tools that simplify staying connected. From a
redesigned look to advanced organization, search, and social networking features, Outlook® 2010
gives you more flexible ways to communicate and schedule your day — including access to your
email, calendar, and contacts via smartphone or the nearest web browser.2
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New and Improved! Outlook Conversation View
Conversation View improves the tracking and managing of related emails, letting you manage large
amounts of email with ease. Move and categorize entire conversations — or even ignore them — with
a few clicks. And, new conversation management tools can help you save valuable in-box space.
New! Outlook Quick Steps
Create and save custom actions in a new way with Quick Steps. They help you manage and respond to
information rapidly by creating and defining common tasks to execute with a single click. Delete and reply,
move to specific folder, create a new email to your team, and more.
Improved! Outlook Search Tools
Easily sort through high volumes of data and find what you need when you need it. New contextual Search
Tools help you quickly narrow your search and locate your vital information.
Improved! Outlook Multiple Mailbox Support
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Synchronize multiple email accounts from services such as Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, or just about any
other provider to Outlook 2010, and connect multiple Exchange accounts to a single profile.
New and Improved! Outlook Schedule View and Group Scheduling Tools
Share your time with others and stay up to date on their schedules, all from one easy-to-view location. The
new Schedule View slices a group of calendars horizontally and streamlines their display. See what you, your
family members, or colleagues are scheduled to do, and easily determine when they are available.
New! Outlook Calendar Preview
Instantly review any calendar conflicts or adjacent items in a calendar snapshot, shown in a meeting request,
so you can read the request and check the date on your calendar at the same time.
New! Outlook Suggested Contacts
Save time and effort creating new contacts. Recipients who do not belong to an Outlook Address Book are
automatically created.
Improved! Ribbon
The Ribbon replaces the traditional menu and toolbars at the top of the Outlook window to help you find
the right commands quickly. Customize or create your own tabs on the Ribbon to personalize the Outlook
2010 experience to your work style.
New! Backstage™
The Backstage View replaces the File menu to help you get to the tasks you need and complete your work
more efficiently. With Backstage View, you get a single location for all of your essential account
management tasks. From this one location, you can manage your account settings, such as add a new email
account, configure automatic replies for when you are out of the office, modify your archive options, and
organize your rules and alerts.
WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFECTIVELY
Communication and sharing are essential elements for any collaborative project. And when it comes
to working with others, you want to focus on the task as opposed to the processes. Office 2010
provides new and enhanced features to help you work better together on your projects and more
efficiently share your work with others. They’re simple and hassle-free so you can get your work done
with less effort and better results.
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Improved! OneNote ® Shared Notebooks
Working with others in a shared notebook is now even easier and more flexible with automatic
highlighting of unread changes, related features such as Find by Author, and more. Additionally, when
you store your shared notebook online, you can simultaneously edit that notebook along with others
using both OneNote 2010 and OneNote Web App.
New! OneNote See What’s New
New content is highlighted when working with multiple users on a shared notebook. Highlighting
provides you with a distinct view of new changes since you last opened the shared notebook.
New! OneNote Find by Author
Improve teamwork and simplify working with others by instantly seeing who added new information in a
shared notebook.
New! OneNote Page Versions
OneNote preserves earlier versions of each page as different people make changes. If someone changes
content inadvertently, you can view the change history and undo changes at any time.
Improved! OneNote Wiki Linking
With wiki linking, you can easily reference and browse through related content such as note pages,
sections, and section groups within a notebook. Generate links to new content so everyone using the
same notebook is automatically pointed to the right place.
New! PowerPoint ® Broadcast Slide Show
Instantly broadcast your slides to a remote audience who can view your presentation online even if they
don’t have PowerPoint installed on their computer.
New! PowerPoint Create Video
Share a high-quality version of your presentation with virtually anyone by making a video of
that presentation.
New! PowerPoint Co-authoring
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Work with other people editing the same presentation, at the same time.
Improved! PowerPoint Record Slide Show
Use powerful recording functions to record narration, laser pointers, and animation timings for playback
during your slide show.
New! Word Co-authoring
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Work with other people editing the same document, at the same time.
New! Outlook® Social Connector
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Stay up to the minute with the people in your social networks, such as SharePoint My Site or Windows
Live,™ by accessing everything from email threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.
Improved! Create PDF or XPS
Quickly create and share a PDF (Portable Document Format) or XPS (XML Paper Specification) version of
your document, spreadsheet, presentation, form, or publication. These file formats preserve document
formatting and enable file sharing. When the PDF or XPS format file is viewed online or printed, it retains
the format that you intended and data in the file cannot be easily changed.
GET THINGS DONE WHEN AND WHERE YOU WANT
If your ideas, deadlines, and emergencies don’t always occur at convenient times, you no longer have
to wait. Microsoft® Office 2010, together with Windows Live SkyDrive™ and Office Mobile 2010, gives
you the freedom and power to get things done when and where you need to. Create documents
using Office 2010 applications, and easily post them online to SkyDrive. Access and share your work
conveniently from a web browser, and edit using Office Web Apps.
With Microsoft® Office Mobile 2010, you get the powerful Office 2010 tools you use every day at
work, home, or school on the screen of your Windows® phone, with rich interfaces and only the tools
you need especially designed for small devices.4 From viewing and editing your Office documents with
high fidelity to taking notes while you’re on the go, you get a world-class experience to stay
productive with Office Mobile wherever and whenever you do your best work.
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New! Access Your Documents on the Web
View, edit, and share documents right in a web browser. Use the Office Web Apps to extend your Word, Excel,® PowerPoint,®
and OneNote® experience to the web for high-fidelity viewing and lightweight editing in the familiar Office interface. You can
also work together with others on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and notebooks — even if you’re using different
versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on your PC or Mac.
Improved! Office Mobile 2010
Stay up to the minute with Office Mobile 2010, and take action on the go with a familiar experience designed for
small devices.
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There are some differences between the 64-bit version of Office 2010 and the standard 32-bit version. A 64-bit OS is required.
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An appropriate device, Internet connection, and supported Internet Explorer,® Firefox, or Safari browser are required. Some mobile functionality requires Office Mobile
2010, which is not included in the Office 2010 applications, suites, or Web Apps. There are some differences between the features of the Office Web Apps, Office Mobile
2010, and the Office 2010 applications.
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Requires SharePoint® Server or Windows Live.™
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Office Mobile 2010 includes Word Mobile 2010, Excel Mobile 2010, PowerPoint Mobile 2010, OneNote Mobile 2010, and SharePoint Workspace Mobile 2010.
Office Mobile 2010 is not included in Office 2010 applications, suites, or Office Web Apps. It will be available at the final release of Microsoft® Office 2010 on
Windows,® phones (WM 6.5 or above).