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Your Complete Guide to Microsoft Office 2010

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Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps
Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Screenshot by J. Bear

Document (from template) created in Word 2010 and opened in the Microsoft Word Web App for Viewing (using a Windows Live account)

Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps Screenshot by J. Bear
The Office Web Apps will offer free browser-based, stripped-down editions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote and will also be released at the same time as the desktop suite. Web Apps require SharePoint 2010 (in Professional Plus) or a Windows Live account. Designed to work with Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox these apps give users access to their files from a Smartphone or computer with Internet connection.

PC World looks at all the Web Apps in Office 2010: Most Innovations are Online

Microsoft, naturally, has all the details on the Office Web Apps including how to get started as an individual or a business.

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