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Microsoft Office 2010 Accessibility

This page has information about where tools have moved to in Office 2010 applications as well as information on books available by Karen McCall on Office 2010 applications. Karen is a Microsoft MVP for Word 2009-2010.

OneNote 2010 from the Keyboard

This book is a free download in tagged PDF format with the ability for low resolution printing. It includes information on working with OneNote on a Windows tablet using digital ink technology. You can download Microsoft OneNote 2010 from the Keyboard directly from this page.

DOCX File Format from microsoft

Where is the documentation for Office's DOCX/XLSX/PPTX formats: Part 1. If you are wondering about the new file format for Microsoft Office this article is a good place to start.

Articles from the Microsoft Office Team Blog

New Accessibility Tools in Word 2010 article on the Microsoft Office Blog written by Karen McCall. Up until the release version of Office the "Accessibility Ribbon" seemed to be installed with Office. The official name for the tool is less intuitive: "Open XML to Daisy XML Translator."My current version of Office 2010 Professional Plus did not include the Accessibility aka Daisy Ribbon. However, you can download the free Save as Daisy add-in which will give you the Accessibility/Daisy Ribbon.

Books by Karen McCall for Office 2010 Applications

Logical Document Structure Handbook: Word 2010 and Logical Document Structure Handbook: Word 2010 Legal Edition coming October 2010.

Logical Document Structure Handbook: PowerPoint 2010 coming October 2010.

Office 2010 Keyboard Commands Excel workbook coming soon! This will be a free download.

Create a Custom Style Set

If you are someone who has a preference for a font size and style, the How To booklet on creating a Custom Style Set will give you the steps to do this.