Office 2010 Starter includes very basic
goes on sale this month, prompting businesses and consumers to revisit the question, “Is the latest version of MS Office worth the cost of an upgrade?” The answer, as usual, is “it depends.” We break down the Office 2010 decision factors in this roundup.(SYMBOL Barcode Scanner battery)
Office Starter includes very basic versions of Word and Excel, and is intended as a replacement for Microsoft Works. While you can’t actually buy Office Starter, it comes preloaded on almost every new Windows PC that doesn’t include a paid version of . Microsoft can afford to give away Office Starter for two reasons: Word Starter and Excel Starter don’t include any of the advanced Office functionality like macros compatibility, pivot tables or SharePoint integration; and Office Starter includes advertising. Most of the Starter ads are for more advanced versions of Microsoft Office, so if you ever get frustrated with Office Starter’s limitations, your upgrade path will be fairly clear.
The Office Web Apps haven’t officially launched, but most of the Excel and PowerPoint functionality is already online at Skydrive.com, and the Word and OneNote Web apps are coming soon. Like the Starter Edition, you can’t perform any of the advanced () Office functions, but you can create or edit basic browser-based documents with these tools. You won’t be conducting any serious publishing or number-crunching with the Office Web Apps, but they will tide you over until you decide whether you need a paid, desktop version of Office.(External Li-Ion Laptop Battery)
What’s New with the Big Four?The Big Four Microsoft Office applications — Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and Outlook 2010 — all boast notable enhancements over their versions.
The much-reviled ribbon interface now appears in every app, but the ribbon has been revised to more closely resemble the classic Office menu setup. The File menu has returned, and you can now customize the ribbon to your preferred layout.
The resurrected File menu now conveys you to Backstage, a full-screen menu of saving, printing, sharing, and customization options. While this is quite a departure from the classic Office File menu, Backstage is surprisingly useful, and allows you to easily export your documents into a variety of formats and locations, including the free Skydrive online storage service associated with the Office Web Apps.For more information,visit .
