The send a smile feedback tool makes a welcome return with the publication of the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview. It was used successfully on Office 2007 betas and enabled more than 40,000 items of feedback to be channeled to Microsoft. This feedback is processed manually, so rest assured that when you submit your feedback somebody is actually listening. [...more]
The Backstage View in Microsoft Office 2010 applications is accessed when you click the Office Button. Each application in Office 2010 has a different coloured Backstage View. Here is a comparison of the different backstages that characterise the those applications. [...more]
Microsoft have just added a page devoted to the new version of Office - Office 2010. The key features of Office 2010 are:
* telling your story with video
* rich collaborative features, allowing users to share and update documents simultaneously [...more]
Microsoft Office Outspace is the name given to the task oriented panel that opens when you click the Office Button in each of the Office 2010 applications. You'll notice that it displays in a different colour in each application. Really, it offers no more functionality than the old panel that opened in Office 2007 applications, but I guess Microsoft felt a need to call it something esoteric. OutSpace. [...more]
Two months after the Microsoft Office 2010 technical preview was leaked onto the web , Microsoft are scheduled to announce their Office Web Applications and the Office 2010 beta. Even though the beta will be officially released later this month, I'm sure that a great portion of the public are already trialling the beta courtesy of the numerous torrent sites providing downloads to it. Still, it will be interesting to hear any juicy details that Microsoft can provide about their web offerings. [...more]