Is it safe to use office 2010 for everyday use?


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The whole office suite feels a lot faster, especially Outlook

Unfortunately my office computer (which uses Outlook) is still on XP and on a 32-bit :(

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I'd advise you to not use Office 2010 for daily usage. I've personally had some issues with changing/inserting footers and headers in different Powerpoint slides and Word docs, so yea there are issues in it. I once couldn't number by Powerpoint slides in Office 2010 as an example.

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I've been using the 64-bit version writing my final MBA paper and have had no issues except that the Office Live plugin will not install, allowing me to save my doc straight to Office Live.

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I don't know how it happened but for some reason i have office 2010 and 2007 both installed on my laptop and can use both when ever I want.

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It's cuz office had always given us the option to run the older version along with the new one. During installation, there's options to upgrade/remove older version or keep older one.

Outlook connector is not compatible with office 2010, waiting for microsoft or somebody to release a compatible version or hack

I don't know how it happened but for some reason i have office 2010 and 2007 both installed on my laptop and can use both when ever I want.
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the technical preview I mean, is it safe to use for documents?

what if it crashes or a bug erases everything in the document =S

... a crash or bug that erases everything in the document doesn't sound too safe to me.

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... a crash or bug that erases everything in the document doesn't sound too safe to me.

Using it for two weeks at home and in production - haven't seen any crash still.

UPD Outlook text previewer doesn't work. A small, but uncomfortable thing...

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I dont like "Its beta dont use it" and "Its beta you shouldnt use it" people. Its obvious. You think you are smart. Everybody knows BETA is not for constant use. Thats not the point.

What are people asking is that is it OK and is it stable. And answer is YES for most of people. Windows 7 and Office 2010 works grate for me. I been using Win7 for 4 months no problems and Office 2010 for a week and no problem. And im telling you use it if you want.

There is 98% chance that you will have no major problems using beta Win7 and Office 2010. And only 2% chance that something could go wrong.

So its all about taking chances. If you are willing to risk with those 2% use it all. So far 4 months i didnt have even one major problem.

So there is no clear answer like "use it" , "dont use it". Only smartass people will tell you that. Its all yours choice and my suggestion is to try it out. You will definitly not regret it.

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I dont like "Its beta dont use it" and "Its beta you shouldnt use it" people. Its obvious. You think you are smart. Everybody knows BETA is not for constant use. Thats not the point... I been using Win7 for 4 months no problems and Office 2010 for a week and no problem... So far 4 months i didnt have even one major problem.

There is a huge difference in reliability between the RC and the version of Office 2010 being discussed here. Office 2010 isn't even in Beta.

I agree that as long as one can properly assess the risks associated with trying out these versions then it's a personal decision. I just don't want to see another thread pop up saying "I lost a 20 page document I was working on in Office 2010, how can I get it back?"

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I dont like "Its beta dont use it" and "Its beta you shouldnt use it" people. Its obvious. You think you are smart. Everybody knows BETA is not for constant use. Thats not the point.

No, it isn't done because we think we are smart. Whilst I only give that warning when I feel there is a danger, It is done to try and give people a little less technically knowledgeable a warning about the dangers Beta software can pose to their computers. Nobody wants to lose important data, and all beta software, regardless of how stable it is carries that danger because it has not been certified for use in a production environment.

If people wish to use Beta software that is up to them, but educating people does not do any harm.

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I've been using it for a while too now, and I use a lot of the features (if not all) that Word has. Once you start doing more advanced stuff it might start acting strange. I've seen it messing up documents (I do have backups) and doing really strange things printing and editing documents with things like content tables and automatic sources etc...

It's nice to mess around in, but always keep a safe copy of the original file somewhere!

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No, it isn't done because we think we are smart. Whilst I only give that warning when I feel there is a danger, It is done to try and give people a little less technically knowledgeable a warning about the dangers Beta software can pose to their computers. Nobody wants to lose important data, and all beta software, regardless of how stable it is carries that danger because it has not been certified for use in a production environment.

If people wish to use Beta software that is up to them, but educating people does not do any harm.

I completely agree. There are a lot of people, even on Neowin, who don't know that much about computers or technology and there's no harm in reminding/telling people like this the risks of installing software which is currently in development.

An example - two of my friends installed the Windows 7 beta a couple of months ago without telling me - they installed it over their copy of Windows Vista, without backing up. I would have suggested they backed-up just in case and would have told them how to handle any problems they may come across. They didn't know any of this, though, as they don't know hardly anything about computers.

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i dont know if this happens with anyone else but when ever you search online for clip art (in word 2010) it will make word freeze

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i dont know if this happens with anyone else but when ever you search online for clip art (in word 2010) it will make word freeze

yeah it does become unresponsive for a very long time. i dont ever use clip art though :p

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