James Ray Anderson

James Ray Anderson
James Ray Anderson
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Microsoft Office 2010 - Get it or not?

3:25 PM
I have just installed the Microsoft Office 2010 Professional suite with Visio 2010 and OneNote 2010.  One of the noticeable changes is that ALL of the office products now have the "ribbon".  At least it provides a consistent look-and-feel.  With the new features to customize the ribbons...I think I will finally like them.  I also wanted to know what other features were out there...so I compiled a list of the top items.
  • General Changes
    • Ribbon Control
      • You can now control the items on your ribbons. 
      • Now I can organize things they way I work! 
    • Circle Button
      • Microsoft called it the "office" button.  The circle button on the top left.
      • They changed it to be a "File" tab in the ribbon now.
  • Access 
    • You create a database in access, then publish it to SharePoint 2010, making it a "web" access database.  All the power of access, on the web!  The publishing converts the database into a SharePoint friendly web portal.  Sweet
    • The reporting capabilities is also much nicer and much more professional. 
    • They also made creating Macros easier and more capable.
    • New templates anf "form" layouts
  • Outlook 
    • Finally, some new features! 
    • The ability to ignore a conversation (automatically delete it, smartly) - seems appetizing, being able to focus on email threads that are important to me and ignoring the others that are not.
    • It also has a new feature to create Quick Steps (a macro) for doing some repetetive tasks.
    • Also has enhanced social networking features to help keep you connected
  • Word 
    • Ability to take screenshots and put them in documents.  No more need for an outside tool and fudging around trying to make it look nice. 
    • You can even put VIDEOS into a word document. 
    • Word also added a drag-and-drop formatting capability to treat documents more like forms and create layouts. 
    • You can also co-author a document with someone else, at the same time!
  • Visio
    • Not supports an updated look and uses the Ribbon.
    • Ability to simplify complex diagrams and organize logically.
    • Apply a theme to your diagrams.
    • Create data-driven diagrams, with live data!
    • Create SharePoint workflows!
    • Create mashups (dashboards) of interactive Visio diagrams.
  • PowerPoint 
    • Microsoft added some nice presentation-related features such as reflections, shadows, and other artistic effects. 
    • Edit videos right within PowerPoint and then broadcast them.  Your videos are embedded within PowerPoint so you don't have to try and ship-them all together.
    • Compress your presentations for sending via email
    • Co-authoring and collaboration are also within this tool, as they are with all the Office 2010 products
  • Excel 
    • Cool little features like embedding charts into a single cell and multiple-filters (it was originally limited to 3).
    • Dyanmic search filters with lightning speed.
    • Recover unsaved files - after you close - even if you didn't save!
    • Publish your Excel files to SharePoint and access them anywhere and collaborate with whomever
  • InfoPath
    • New ribbon interface.
    • Cleaner, more professional interface for those filling in the forms.
    • Create SharePoint collaborative workflow solutions
    • Support for REST services
  • OneNote
    • Has a ribbon now. 
    • You can now see what "new" content has been added (automatic highlighting) as well as math equations, linking of notes, thumbnails of linked files, and so forth.
    • Take notes in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and have them feed into OneNote
  • Publisher
    • Improved picture editing. 
    • Publication management.  Manager your documents and publications a little easier.
    • Share your publications in SharePoint 2010.
  • Project
    • Ribbon control.
    • Easier and enhanced darg-and-drop planning
    • Drag-and-drop unassigned tasks to create user assignments
    • Power of Excel (ease of use too), but with Project scheduling magic
    • Collaborate with teams (tie in tasks, plans)
  • Communicator
    • Integrates seamlessly into Outlook
    • Reply to emails with a voice message
    • Integrates into Word, Excel, Powerpoint so you can see your contacts' status without leaving the Office product
    • Integrates with OneNote so you can take notes during a conversation
  • SharePoint Workspace
    • This used to be called Office Groove.
    • Ribbon control.
    • Synchronize and share your files quickly and easily, and update your document librarys from anywhere with your computer (internet connection required)
    • Automatic synchronization with business connectivity services and integrates with SharePoint team sites.
    • Work online/offline and have your updates automatically synced
    • You can even co-author in Word and PowerPoint

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