7 Reasons Why You Should Switch to Office 2010

Microsoft office is a very important tool and it is needed by almost every person who uses a computer. New versions of office are introduced with new features almost every year and each version comes with improved functionality.

If you want to work more efficiently then you should not hesitate to switch to the best softwares. Office 2010 is an excellent version to work on. It has a beautiful outlook. though that is not the only reason it is considered a good version, it offers a lot of functionalities that previous versions failed to offer.

Here are some of the reasons for switching to office 2010.

1. Advantages of the Ribbon:

This feature of office is easy to use and it was first introduced in the 2007 version of office. This feature is now included in all the applications of Microsoft office 2010, meaning they all have a similar look. This makes it easier for users to use all the applications as they have ta similar feel. If you are good at using one application you will find it easier to use the other applications as well.

2. New things added to the Outlook:

Most of the improvements introduced in the 2010 version of office can be seen in the outlook. The new features have made it much faster and the experience has also improved. Now you do not have to sort through a lot of messages with the same subject present all over the inbox. The features allow you to read the email with the same subject as threads.

It will be easier to deal with all the emails from different senders about the same subject because they are listed in just a single message.

3. Social Connecting:

There is also a feature of the social connector and it helps in synchronizing all of the outlook contacts with the social networks. The feature also helps in providing an overview of the messages that you have shared with a specific contact.

It can support Myspace, Facebook, and LinkedIn. It is an excellent feature which allows you to keep in touch with contacts using different social platforms.

4. Benefiting from the Quick Step Feature:

These are the actions which are pre-recorded in the operation which is used regularly. You can use this feature to save some messages. You can save the messages in a specific folder.

If you want to share the messages with someone, you can forward as well. It is a useful feature which gives you an opportunity to use the messages for whatever reason you want.

5. The exciting feature of PowerPivot:

It is one of the most exciting features. It is an additional feature for excel. It helps the users in developing a compelling and self-serving environment which allows the organization to improve the efficiency of operation.

This feature allows you to work with different data taken from different sources such as access databases, SQL databases etc. You can access and work with them with good speed and efficiency. The feature makes it easier to show large queries.

6. Get all the essential information to backstage View:

If you want to access all the information regarding a document that you are working on, then all you need to do is to open backstage view. It allows you to share the document, customize its properties, and set printing properties and even encrypt it.

The backstage review offers an info view which will offer information of any document and allows you to set options like preparation for sharing, permissions and various versions of a file. The recent review will show all the files you are working on and it will also show the locations you have accessed.

There is a new view which offers an opportunity to start a new document and print view will allow you to prepare the document for printing. You can save the document and share it as well.

7. Feature of improved Media:

If you need to add pictures, videos or any other type of media, then office 2010 offers excellent improvements. It offers the feature of trimming the videos if they are too long. The SmartArt has also improved and designs have increased. It has new graphics which you can use to improve your documents. It allows you to design some excellent graphics in a professional manner.

These are some of the features which make Office 2010 a much better option than the other office versions.

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