One year after the official release of Office 2010 and eight months after the leak of SP1 Beta for Office 2010, Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 is finally available to download now. Microsoft has released the SP1 for Office 2010 product and the download links are live at Microsoft Download center.
Service Pack 1 (SP1) brings stability, performance and security enhancements to the Office suite. According to the official Office updates blog, Service Pack 1 includes many interesting changes.
Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 highlights:
# Improved backup / restore functionality for SharePoint Server
# Site Recycle Bin functionality for SharePoint 2010
# The Word Web Application extends printing support to “Edit Mode”
# Proofing Tools improve spelling suggestions in Canadian English, French, Swedish and European Portuguese
# Better alignment between Project Server and SharePoint Server browser support
# Outlook Web Application Attachment Preview (with Exchange Online only)
# Outlook fixes an issue where “Snooze Time” would not reset between appointments.
# Support for searching PPSX files in Search Server
# Project Professional now synchronizes scheduled tasks with SharePoint task lists.
# Integrated community content in the Access Application Part Gallery
# Visio Fixes scaling issues and arrowhead rendering errors with SVG export
# The default behavior for PowerPoint “Use Presenter View” option changed to display the slide show on the secondary monitor
# Internet Explorer 9 “Native” support for Office Web Applications and SharePoint
# Office Web Applications Support for Chrome
# Inserting Charts into Excel Workbooks using Excel Web Application
The download size of x86 version is 361 MB and x64 version is 439 MB. If you experience issues after installing SP1 for Office 2010, check out how to uninstall Office 2010 SP1guide.
Download SP1 for Office 2010 (x64)