There are six versions of Office 2010: Starter, Home and Student, Home and Business, Standard, Professional, and Professional Plus. Among the six versions, Office Standard 2010 and Office Professional Plus 2010 will be available through BiGTech.
The Professional Plus edition includes:
Microsoft Access 2010: A relational database management system that helps information workers track and report information
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2: A unified communications client that works in conjunction with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to enable users to talk to each other using instant messaging (IM), voice, or video and to switch back and forth between modes
Microsoft Excel 2010: A spreadsheet application with data analysis and visualization tools
Microsoft InfoPath 2010: An information-gathering program using electronic forms deployed through web browsers, email messages, or mobile devices
Microsoft OneNote 2010: A note-taking application that allows various types of content to be shared among team members
Microsoft Outlook 2010 with Business Contact Manager: A time and information manager that integrates email, calendar, contacts, and tasks; the Business Contact Manager add-on allows users to manage their organization's customer information within Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010: A presentation graphics program with capabilities for text effects, sound, and animation
Microsoft Publisher 2010: A desktop publishing program that allows people with basic layout skills to create a wide variety of publications for desktop printing, commercial printing, email distribution, or viewing on the web
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010: A software application that allows team members to collaborate by sharing files, participating in online meetings, and using collaboration tools in a shared workspace (formerly Microsoft Groove 2007)
Microsoft Word 2010: A full-featured word-processing program
The Standard suite offers the core applications Excel, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Word.
Prebuilt Office Themes and SmartArt graphic layouts facilitate document design and help ensure a consistent appearance when creating Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Most Office applications, including Word and Excel, can save or export files as PDF or XPS documents natively, without requiring the user to download and install add-ons.
In the 2010 version, Microsoft Office Backstage view replaces the File menu across the core Office applications. Backstage view provides users with commonly accessed commands when opening or finishing a document and groups together related tasks. The Ribbon, which was introduced in Office 2007 and replaced traditional menus and toolbars with a set of task-based tabs, returns in Office 2010 and now applies to all applications, including OneNote and Publisher.
Integration with Microsoft Office Web applications allows multiple users at different locations to co-author or edit the same file at the same time. Office Web applications are free online companions to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote that enable document access, sharing, and collaboration from any web browser.
