Installation glitches are not usually part of a beta review, but they're worth noting here because they could play havoc with some systems if not corrected before the final release, set for early next year. Office 10 graphics have been spruced up. It's much easier to see what you are about to click on, which will help visually impaired users get the most from the suite without having to reduce the monitor resolution too much. Room for sharing Menus and their pictorials are larger and more evenly spaced across the top of the screen, which will reduce user errors when clicking. Also, when a shortcut appears on the menu bar, the picture of the shortcut clearly displays in the margin of the menu.
Users can easily learn how to save steps.
Word processing has been the grease that runs the wheels ever since PCs took over the office desktop. But until recently, document keying has been a solitary experience. The Word component of Office 10 will pull users out of their caves by making document sharing easier. Word 10 does not support simultaneous editing, in which multiple users can make edits that are instantly visible to all. But it does permit collaborative editing.