Office 2010 RTM available on TechNet today

qubit · Apr 22, 2010, 12:39 AM

It's April 22nd here in England and It'll be on TechNet in just a few hours. It comes in native 64-bit now, too.

Everyone get ready with your download managers!

DanishDevil · Apr 22, 2010, 12:50 AM

Should have posted this in my TechNet subscribers club! Now I steal the credit and post it in my own thread MUAHAHAHAHA

qubit · Apr 22, 2010, 06:13 PM

It's out now. Get downloading!

xrealm20 · Apr 22, 2010, 06:22 PM

Downloading now!!!!

Anyone else been using the beta since last year?

qubit · Apr 22, 2010, 06:30 PM

I did, but only in a quick overview sort of way - and it's ok; doesn't seem compelling unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, it's excellent, like all Office versions, but what killer features does it have over 2003 & 2007? My main machine is currently running Office 2007.

What do you think of the Ribbon and it's use on Outlook now? I've got mixed feelings about that. I still kinda prefer the old style menu system and was glad that they kept it for Outlook 2007, although I'm not sure why they did it.

I'm doing an OS re-install in the next couple of days and I'll install 2010 and see how I like it. If I don't then I might even go back to 2003. I really like the layout and colour scheme of that version, it does everything I want and is the version being used at work (I work in IT).

DanishDevil · Apr 23, 2010, 01:04 AM

I've been using the beta since last year. It's more like the move from Vista to 7: a minor refresh addressing the most popular complaints and suggestions.

It didn't take too much getting used to for me since I came from 2007. That took a lot of getting used to, but it's intuitive now.

Don't forget, in Word, you can go to File > Options, and change your color scheme. This affects all your office programs. I use black. Looks loads better IMO.

qubit · Apr 23, 2010, 10:53 AM

Danish, what do you think of the new colour scheme for Outlook? I found it a bit dark in the beta. Do you prefer the old menu system or the Ribbon. Note that I haven't had a chance to run the RTM yet.

Jizzler · Apr 23, 2010, 11:56 AM

Only spent a little time with RTM, but the look and especially the feel is much better than 2007 and 2008 (Mac) that I use at work. To be fair, the boxes at work are Vista and OSX while I'm using 7 at home.

Doesn't seem to be a Basic suite though. The 2007 edition included Word, Excel, and Outlook - the only apps we use and was priced well.

Apr 22, 2010, 12:39 AM	#1
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Apr 22, 2010, 06:22 PM	#4
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Apr 22, 2010, 06:30 PM	#5
qubit Overclocked quantum bit Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Quantumville UK Posts: 8,649 (4.33/day) Thanks: 4,178 Thanked 3,303 Times in 1,943 Posts System Specs	I did, but only in a quick overview sort of way - and it's ok; doesn't seem compelling unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, it's excellent, like all Office versions, but what killer features does it have over 2003 & 2007? My main machine is currently running Office 2007. What do you think of the Ribbon and it's use on Outlook now? I've got mixed feelings about that. I still kinda prefer the old style menu system and was glad that they kept it for Outlook 2007, although I'm not sure why they did it. I'm doing an OS re-install in the next couple of days and I'll install 2010 and see how I like it. If I don't then I might even go back to 2003. I really like the layout and colour scheme of that version, it does everything I want and is the version being used at work (I work in IT). __________________ Siggie in the post.

Apr 23, 2010, 01:04 AM	#6
DanishDevil Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 8,631 (3.10/day) Thanks: 1,362 Thanked 2,018 Times in 1,585 Posts System Specs	I've been using the beta since last year. It's more like the move from Vista to 7: a minor refresh addressing the most popular complaints and suggestions. It didn't take too much getting used to for me since I came from 2007. That took a lot of getting used to, but it's intuitive now. Don't forget, in Word, you can go to File > Options, and change your color scheme. This affects all your office programs. I use black. Looks loads better IMO. __________________ [B/S/T: FS/FT Cisco VPN Gigabit Routers \| WTB] [Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom \| The TPU Darkroom \| The TPU Zune Social \| Tech Net Subscribers Club]

Apr 23, 2010, 10:53 AM	#7
qubit Overclocked quantum bit Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Quantumville UK Posts: 8,649 (4.33/day) Thanks: 4,178 Thanked 3,303 Times in 1,943 Posts System Specs	Danish, what do you think of the new colour scheme for Outlook? I found it a bit dark in the beta. Do you prefer the old menu system or the Ribbon. Note that I haven't had a chance to run the RTM yet. __________________ Siggie in the post.

Apr 23, 2010, 11:56 AM	#8
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