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Learn how to get the latest features and support for your Office applications by upgrading from Office 2010 to Microsoft 365. Compare plans and prices for home, work, and enterprise users and find answers to common questions.
Learn how to get the latest features and support for your Office applications by upgrading from Office 2010 to Microsoft 365. Compare plans and prices for home, work, and enterprise users.
- Overview
- Install 32-bit (default) Office 2010
- Install 64-bit Office 2010
- Install or remove individual Office programs or components
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Because of potential backward compatibility issues the default installed version is 32-bit. However, if the 64-bit version is a better choice, follow the 64-bit installation procedure in this article.
To do a custom install or uninstall for specific apps, see the section below Install or remove individual Office programs or components.
1.Insert the Office 2010 disc into the drive. If the setup wizard doesn’t start automatically, navigate to the disc drive and click SETUP.EXE.
2.When prompted, enter the product key.
If you need help, see Find your product key for Office 2010.
3.Read and accept the Microsoft Software License Terms, and then click Continue.
4.Follow the prompts and after Office installs, click Close.
5.In the Activation wizard, click I want to activate the software over the Internet, and then follow the prompts.
What you need to know before installing 64-bit Office:
•You must be running 64-bit Windows. To check, see Which Windows operating system am I running?.
•Uninstall any 32-bit versions of Office. See Uninstall or remove Office 2010.
•Make sure any 3rd-party Office add-ins that you rely on are stated as being Office 2010 and 64-bit compatible. Possible backward incompatibility is why, if in doubt, stay with the 32-bit version.
1.Insert the Office 2010 installation disc.
2.Click Start, > Computer, and right-click in the disc drive where the Office 2010 installation disc was inserted, and select Open.
Install or remove individual Office programs
If you only want to install certain programs from your Office suite - for example, you have Office Home and Business and want to install Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook but not OneNote – you can choose a custom installation during setup. 1.Initiate the installation of your Office suite. 2.In the Choose the installation you want dialog box, click Customize. 3.On the Installation Options tab, right click the programs that you do not want installed, and then click Not Available . 4.Click Install now to complete the custom installation.
Install or remove individual Office program components
When you first try to use a feature that is not yet installed, Office usually installs the feature automatically. If the feature that you want is not installed automatically, do the following: 1.Exit all programs. 2.In Microsoft Windows, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 3.Do one of the following: •Windows 7 and Windows Vista Click Programs, and then click Programs and Features. Click the name of the Microsoft Office suite or program you want to change, and then click Change. •Microsoft Windows XP Click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Change or Remove Programs. Click the name of the Microsoft Office suite or program you want to change, and then click Change. 4.In the Office Setup dialog box, click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next. 5.Click the custom installation options that you want: •Click a plus sign (+) to expand a folder and see more features. •The symbol next to each feature indicates how that feature will be installed by default. You can change how the feature will be installed by clicking its symbol, and then selecting another symbol from the list that appears. The symbols and their meanings are as follows: Run from My Computer The feature will be installed and stored on your hard disk when you complete Setup. Subfeatures won't be installed and stored on your hard disk. Run all from My Computer The feature and all of its subfeatures will be installed and stored on your hard disk when you complete Setup. Installed on First Use The feature will be installed on your hard disk when you use the feature for the first time. At that time, you may need access to the CD or network server that you originally installed from. This option may not be available for all features. Not Available The feature won't be installed because it is not available. •If a feature has sub-features, a symbol with a white background indicates that the feature and all of its sub-features have the same installation method. A symbol with a gray background indicates that the feature and its sub-features have a combination of installation methods. •You can also use the keyboard to browse through features and change feature options. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select features. Use the RIGHT ARROW key to expand a feature that contains one or more sub-features. Use the LEFT ARROW key to collapse an expanded feature. When you have selected the feature that you want to change, press SPACEBAR to display the menu of setup choices. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select the setup option that you want, and then press ENTER. 6.When you are done choosing the custom installation options that you want, do one of the following: •Click Upgrade. This button appears if Setup detects an earlier version of the same Office program on your computer. •Click Install Now. This button appears if Setup does not detect an earlier version of the same Office program on your computer.
Learn how to install Office 2010 from a disc or over the Internet, and how to customize your installation options. Note that Office 2010 is no longer supported and may have compatibility issues with some Windows versions.
Learn how to install Office 2010 on your computer, either in 32-bit or 64-bit mode. You can also upgrade from Office 2010 to Office 365 with the same disc.
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Microsoft Office 2010 (codenamed Office 14) is a version of Microsoft Office for Microsoft Windows unveiled by Microsoft on May 15, 2009, and released to manufacturing on April 15, 2010, with general availability on June 15, 2010, as the successor to Office 2007 and the predecessor to Office 2013.
