Manage business and personal finances efficiently

• Use built-in templates in Excel 2010 to help you construct a budget and track expenses right away.

• Gain insight from your data quickly with Sparklines, Slicers, and other powerful analysis tools. Illustrate your information with dynamic 3-D charts and graphs you can create in just a few clicks.

Organize almost any project in one simple place

• Make OneNote 2010 a convenient spot to organize your important resources, from meeting notes and customer information to home remodeling plans.

• Create a OneNote notebook to collect a full spectrum of materials and media: documents, text, videos, audio, Web page clippings, and more.

• Find exactly what you need with simple tagging and search functions.

• Boost the efficiency of your Internet research with Quick Filing. Save information from the Web and other resources to your notebook with just a click.

• Create dynamic presentations that resonate

  • Transform your ideas into memorable presentations in PowerPoint 2010 using a range of media, from high-quality video to audio and photos.

  • Take full creative control with easy-to-use photo- and video-editing features and dramatic visual effects.

  • Easily broadcast your presentation to customers across town — or across the globe.

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Express your ideas with speed and originality

• Get your creative juices flowing on everything from business reports to family newsletters with ready-to-use templates in Word 2010.

• Add visual interest to your text with dramatic effects such as shadow, reflection, and 3-D.

• Choose from an impressive array of customizable SmartArt^® graphics that help you highlight important messages in just a few clicks.

Stay in sync with your customers and calendar

• Use the e-mail, calendar, and task list tools in Outlook 2010 to stay connected to your people and projects more efficiently.

• Manage e-mail from multiple accounts all in one inbox, so you never miss a message.

• Add appointments to everyone’s calendar with a click using the Group Scheduling function.

• E-mail your team and customers even when you’re away using Outlook Mobile 2010 on your smartphone.*

Create professional-looking marketing materials

• Create your own communications, using the powerful design tools in Publisher 2010, to do everything from marketing your business to planning an event.

• Work from a vast library of customizable templates to create postcards, brochures, e-mails, and more.

• Use photo-editing tools and Live Preview to try out different artistic effects.

• Give your marketing a professional look, without hiring a professional designer, by using advanced typography tools and ready-to-use design themes.

Build your own database instantly

• Make the most of your business and customer data with professional-caliber database tools in Access 2010.

• Start fast with prebuilt templates you can customize.

• Gain insight from your data more quickly using Conditional Formatting tools that use color and formatting to highlight what’s important.