Microsoft Office 2010 beta ready for download

The next release of Microsoft Office is getting closer with the release this month of the public beta test version.

This is the final test edition before the product’s full commercial release. The purpose of the beta phase is to uncover any previously hidden glitches and barring any major discoveries is pretty much the finished article. Anyone can now download a copy themselves from http://www.microsoft.com/2010.

 

Beta test participants will need to have a Microsoft Live ID and Internet Explorer. The new version of Office requires Windows XP with SP3 or later, or you can install it on a Windows Server 2003 or 2008 computer.