Microsoft has officially released its latest productivity tool, Office 2010 last week. It marks continuous effort from Microsoft in desktop based productivity tool at the time when web based office tool has grown its user base as well.The beta version of Office 2010 has been available for download since last year with millions of downloads since then. The success of beta is essential to Microsoft, where valuable information and feedback for improvement are gathered.
Unless you’re living in the US where Office 2010 can be purchased and downloaded from Microsoft online store, you need to have a look at any Microsoft partners nationwide to make a purchase. But at least, please make the pricing available such as at Microsoft US website.
Meanwhile, Microsoft Malaysia via its Office 2010 website has an unusual way to woo customers to get Office 2010. Yes, they’re giving away free coffee for 1 year (yes, you read it right) to the first 1000 users. Why coffee? Perhaps it’s synonym with office workers who consume coffee more than other working environment.
In Malaysia, Office 2010 is currently available to consumers in three suites (source)
- Office 2010 Home and Student edition includes Excel, PowerPoint, Word and OneNote : RM309
- Office 2010 Home and Business includes Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and OneNote : RM688
- Office 2010 Professional includes Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Publisher and OneNote : RM1,799
As comparison, here is the Office Suite version in the US.
http://www.office2010.com.my/
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/office-2010-pricing-information-HA101810737.aspx
http://www.microsot.com.my
Microsoft have the huge success with it’s strategy of offering free Windows 7 upgrade for every Windows Vista copy sold with computer last year. Microsoft will run similar program again, but now with Office 2010. The newest version of the most popular office suite in the world, Office 2010 will be released by June 2010 worldwide.
The program, known as Office 2010 Technology Guarantee is valid from March 5th, 2010 until September 30th, 2010 for each copy of these Office 2007 version.
* Office Home and Student 2007
* Office Small Business 2007
* Office Professional 2007
* Office Publisher 2007
The upgrade process will be fulfilled through online download with no additional cost. Head to www.office.com/techg for more information about the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program.
The new Office 2010 Beta has been released since November 2009, but not everyone eager to download and using it. After all, it is just productivity tool, not some kind of new operating system, ROM for smartphone or even games.
To create an awareness among Malaysian and encourage user to download and test this application suite, Microsoft Malaysia has setup website specially for that purpose. Offi2010 website links with Microsoft website to provide every information related with Office 2010.
To sweeten the promotion, a brand new HTC HD2 smartphone will be given away each month to anyone that submit the best feedback or testimonial. That means you have to download and try it out in order to give ‘true’ feedback, correct?
If the notebook image on the website (above is the screen shot) is to be believed and I understand it correctly, a notebook also will be given away as the grand price. It is pretty good deal, because what you need to do is just download it, test it ‘kaw-kaw‘ and submit feedback about your experience using Office 2010.
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In Office 2010, there are a lot of shortcuts to assist you execute any function or move from one menu to another. This is going to be very handy in case if you’re without a mouse or you’re on the go and need to use Office to get work done. Here is the basic of shortcuts in Office 2010.
Press ‘Alt’ key to display the shortcuts. Press ‘Alt‘ key again if you want to hide it. Just to show you how to move to other tabs, for instance, you’re currently at ‘Mailing’ tab, so to move to ‘Home’ tab, press ‘H’ key. There you go!
Now you’re at Home screen. By default, what you see in the screen shot below is the functional (my own term) shortcut which is used to execute any functions. For instance, to bold the font, press ‘B‘ key and so on.
Meanwhile, above screen shot is navigational (my own term) shortcut, which will be used to move from one tab to another.
From functional shortcut, press ‘ESC’ key to switch to navigational shortcut. Functional shortcut is now invisible, what you see now are navigational shortcuts as shown in the screen shot below. Notice the difference?
Pressing ALT or ESC key or click your mouse button anywhere in the Office document will hide the shortcut. Easy right??
One of the exciting features offered in Office 2010 is the ability to write blog post and then publish it directly to your blog. This is extremely helpful if you’re not alway connected to internet and want to publish the blog post whenever internet connection available even in a brief. Here is how you can do it.
1. To create a new blog post, go to File >> New >> Blog Post
2. If that is the first time you’re trying to create a new blog post, it will prompt you whether you want to register it now or later
3. If you choose to register now,the next step would be choosing the blog type.
4. Enter the blog URL as well as user name and password.
5. Here is the main post editor page where you’ll draft your post. Here you can retrieve article , create new category and etc.
Anytime you’re ready to publish the post, hit the publish button. Interestingly, you can publish it as final or just as a draft which provide the flexibility when you want the post should be published.
6. You can manage your blog account from the editor, modify, add or delete new account from it. You can set which account should be default account as well.
