Microsoft Office 2010 Standard

Office 2010 Standard: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook in version 2010

Office 2010 Standard is an edition of Office version 2010 for local installation on a Windows PC. The applications include Word for correspondence and documents, Excel for calculations, PowerPoint for presentations and Outlook for email, appointments and contacts, among others. The edition is mainly intended for computers on which exactly this version is needed, for example because document templates, macros or industry-specific software are designed for Office 2010, or for older systems with Windows 7 or Windows 8, which Microsoft lists for Office 2010.

The applications and their requirements

Word 2010 is used to create letters, quotations, minutes and longer documents, Excel 2010 holds lists and calculations and presents results as a chart, for example a sales overview by month. PowerPoint 2010 is used to build presentations. The version places low demands on hardware: Microsoft specifies 256 MB of RAM as the minimum, and 512 MB is recommended for graphics features and Instant Search in Outlook. Hardware acceleration of graphics requires a graphics card with DirectX 9.0c and at least 64 MB of video memory.

Outlook 2010 combines the inbox, calendar and address book in one application. According to Microsoft, some advanced features require a connection to Exchange Server 2003, SharePoint Server 2010 or SharePoint Foundation 2010, and certain search features require Windows Search 4.0. In the system requirements for Office Standard 2010, Microsoft also lists requirements for OneNote: individual features require, for example, a microphone, a camera or a TWAIN-compatible scanner, and shared notebooks require all participants to be on the same network.

Buy Office 2010 Standard: licence and scope of delivery

You receive a product key to activate Office 2010 Standard on a Windows PC. A Mac version is not included. Office 2010 can be installed as a 32-bit or 64-bit version; on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft only supports the 32-bit version. An internet connection is required for the initial activation. The scope of delivery includes:

• the product key for Office 2010 Standard
• the download link for the installation file (all downloads are also available under Software Download)
• instructions for installation and activation (see also Guides and FAQ)
• the invoice with VAT shown separately

Once your payment has been received, your product key is displayed directly on the order confirmation page and also sent to you by email. After that, you can retrieve it again at any time: with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal.

If you have any questions about installation or activation, our Support team is available around the clock by email. For multiple workstations, there are offers for companies, schools and public authorities in the B2B Area. You will find further versions and editions in the category Microsoft Office and under PC Software.

System requirements

Minimum requirements according to Microsoft for Office Standard 2010. Windows 10 and Windows 11 are not included in this list.