Published: May 12, 2010
Microsoft offers six editions of Office 2010, which lets you choose the best Office suite to deploy in your environment. These include the following editions:
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Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010
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Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010
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Microsoft Office Standard 2010
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Microsoft Office Professional 2010
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Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
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Microsoft Office Professional Academic 2010
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Note:
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Microsoft requires activation of all editions of Microsoft Office 2010. This includes those obtained through a Volume Licensing program. Only the volume-licensed version enables organizations to host browser-based versions of the software.
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Comparisons of Office 2010 editions
The following table compares Office 2010 suites, products, and features.
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Programs, products, and features
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Home and Student
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Home and Business
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Standard
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Professional
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Professional Plus
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Professional Academic
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Licensing
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Retail
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Retail
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Volume
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Retail
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Volume
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Retail with valid “@__.edu”
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Microsoft Excel 2010
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft OneNote 2010
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Word 2010
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Outlook 2010
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Publisher 2010
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Access 2010
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Lync 2010
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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Microsoft InfoPath 2010
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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Office 2010 is available in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. For a list of specific requirements, see System requirements for Office 2010.
Concepts
What's new for IT professionals in Office 2010
User interface differences in Office 2010 vs earlier versions
Change History
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Date
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Description
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May 12, 2010
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Initial publication
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