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7 Awesome New Features of Office 2010

Posted by kimZ | News You Can Use | 07-09-2010

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  1. Backstage
    Consider it “mission control” for Office 2010 applications. Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and other applications in Office 2010 feature a Backstage area where users can send, save, share and perform a host of other functions without closing the current document. Backstage is also the nerve center where users can get real-time information about their documents and applications.
  2. Outlook Quick Steps
    Outlook 2010 lets users set up what Microsoft is calling “Quick Steps,” which live in the middle of the ribbon. Quick Steps are essentially pre-defined macros that users create a button for, which assigns a short cut. For example, if a user changes jobs or responsibilities he or she can set up a Quick Step that when clicked will auto-generate a forward to the current person in that position, and will generate a reply alerting the center to the new contact person and delete the message. Up to 10 actions can be carried out in each Quick Step.
  3. PowerPoint Broadcast
    PowerPoint Broadcast lets users broadcast a PowerPoint presentation on the fly. The cloud-based service is free; all users need is a Windows Live ID. A user builds a PowerPoint presentation, connects to the Broadcast service and sends the presentation to the cloud. From there, a URL is generated and the link can be sent to users in an IM, in an e-mail or can be copied and pasted. When the viewer clicks the link, it launches the presentation in their browser so they can view the presentation along with the presenter.
  4. PowerPoint Photos
    Microsoft Office 2010 eliminates the need to paste and undo when it comes to editing photos and adding them to PowerPoint presentations. Now, a photo editor is included in PowerPoint. Users have access to most common photo editing tools. Users can crop, chop and change the background of images, correct colors, add artistic effects, and perform a host of other photo editing actions without leaving the PowerPoint application. Most of these features likewise apply to video.
  5. Outlook Conversation View
    Conversation View collapses the Outlook inbox based on conversation IDs, not subject lines. That means a user can see all e-mails that are part of a single conversation collapsed into one chain, cleaning up inbox clutter and keeping the conversation flowing. Conversation View eases email management, letting users view only the most recent message in a discussion and move, flag or delete entire conversations in one fell swoop. Outlook 2010 also adds new features like previewing voicemail in the inbox where the first few words of a voicemail message are transferred to text in an e-mail and each word is hot linked to let users jump to a certain point in a message. There’s also a new Live Calendar Preview in Outlook that lets users view a meeting invite and see their calendar all from the inbox without having to jockey between the inbox and calendar tabs.
  6. Outlook Social Connector
    Outlook Social Connector does just what it says it does, provide a social networking tool available in users’ inboxes. Users can pivot e-mails based on people. The pane at the bottom of the screen shows that person’s image, along with thumbnails of others on the e-mail string. From that view users can view attachments from a single sender and review e-mail exchanges. Additionally, when connected to SharePoint it gives access to social feeds and collaboration tools. Facebook and LinkedIn information integration is also available.
  7. Excel Web App In Windows Live
    Microsoft Office 2010 also offers an Excel Web App that offers the same functionality of a desktop-based Excel app in the cloud. This App functionality also applies to sharing Excel documents in SharePoint.

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