Office 2010 ^[1] has been making a lot of news these days, with leaked screenshots revealing a new interface and some enhanced features in Office 2010 ^[1].

However users will not be able to get their hands on Office 2010 easily, if you are one of the people eagerly waiting for this version of Office, you can signup to receive the technical preview of Office 2010.

To register for the technical preview you will have to be part of a organization and use your company email address to register to receive a technical preview of Office 2010, however we tested out the registration to find that it accepts any email address for now.

Office 2010 technical preview will include Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Outlook 2010, Access 2010, OneNote 2010, Publisher 2010 and InfoPath 2010, there is no mention of Visio in the suite, however Visio 2010 will also be available. Visio is traditionally not a part of Microsoft Office, but is used by a lot of developers and managers alike for creating flowcharts and other diagrams.

Office 2010 will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions and will run on Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista ^[2] and Windows 7 ^[3].

Microsoft will start inviting users to use the technical preview of Office 2010 in early/mid July.

If you are interested in signing up, visit the registration page for a Office 2010 technical preview ^[4], you can also catch up the latest updates about Office 2010 on their TechNet Blog for Office 2010 ^[5].

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