Office 2010

Microsoft Office 2010
Replaces
Version ofMicrosoft Office

Microsoft Word
Version	14.0^[a]
Codename
Latest build
Released	2010-06-15
Support end	2020-10-13
Microsoft Office 2007
Replaced by
Microsoft Office 2013

Microsoft Office 2010 is a version ofMicrosoft Office, which was released to manufacturing on 15 April 2010; it was subsequently made available through Business customers with Software Assurance on 27 April 2010, and later to retail on 15 June 2010. It includes newer PowerPoint animation effects, new splash screens, and the Ribbon interface is now available in every application. It also introduced the Backstage UI which consolidates document management tasks into a single location along with replacing the Office button with the File tab.

The final build number is 14.0.4760, though many torrents and even OEMs distributeda near-final RTM Escrow build.

System requirements[edit |edit source]

Office 2010 is the first version to have an x64 variant, though the x64 variant has some limitations. The x86 version supportsWindows XP SP3 or later, while the x64 version supports MSXML 6 or later, which is required to work onWindows XP SP2^[1]^[b] or later.^[2] Using Extended Kernel, this version can also theoretically run onWindows 2000, though some bugs may occur. Officially, Office 2010 requiresWindows XP SP3 orWindows Server 2003 SP2 as a minimum. Additionally, the following hardware specifications are required:

A 500 MHz processor; 1 GHz for Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010
256 MB of RAM; 1 GB for Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010; 512 MB recommended
Graphics: 1024×768; 1024x576 for Home and Student, Home and Business; DirectX 9.0c graphics card and 64 MB of video memory recommended
Internet access required for product activation
Mouse and keyboard; stylus and touchscreen for certain inking functionality
Audio output device required for multimedia effects; microphone required for speech recognition

Click to Run[edit |edit source]

Office 2010 includes a new "Click to Run" (C2R) installer as an alternative to the old MSI installer. It is used in the Starter, Home and Business and Home and Student SKUs.