The software will be officially unveiled next week at the PDC. First screenshots show a slightly modified surface. Also wants to upgrade to Microsoft Office Web Applications.

In sharing the beta of Microsoft Office 2010 in circulation. The preview version will be unveiled officially next week at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC).

Apparently Microsoft itself has also been sporadically published the upcoming release: Craving tech reports on a USB stick from the software manufacturer. On the website have already found some screenshots too.

Recognizable, but so far only the optically slightly revamped interface. The backstage area, a replacement for the File menu has been reorganized somewhat. Other new features do not show the screenshots. But Microsoft has already made when presenting the technical preview in the summer it clear that not all features are implemented. Expected to stay a few improvements.

In addition to the new preview version of the desktop version of Office 2010, it be on the PDC and the more advanced Office Web Applications. They run on AJAX and Silverlight-based browser. The current Technical Preview has still many gaps in Word documents can only be viewed, OneNote is not yet available.