Tips from Microsoft® Office

Bring joy, order, and ease to your home during this busy holiday season with the help of Microsoft® Office 2010—the better way to manage information, simplify tasks, and get festive with your family. If you don’t yet have Office 2010, click here to download your FREE trial, then check out the blue links below for smart templates created exclusively for Real Simple readers.

	CELEBRATE EASIER WITH: HOLIDAY BUDGET TRACKER Save money while still celebrating in style by managing the season's expenses——from gifts to dinners to parties——with a categorized budget tracker in Microsoft®Excel® 2010. Spend smarter by seeing patterns in your purchases with new Sparklines. Easily post it online so every member of the family can access and edit the workbook.
	CELEBRATE EASIER WITH: HOLIDAY GIFT PLANNER Microsoft® OneNote® 2010 offers a whole new way to manage shopping lists——by allowing you to pull together all types of information in one easy-to-access location. Use quick filing to easily pick a notebook to insert notes, pictures, and prices from multiple sources including documents, Web pages, and e-mails, while audio notes let you get down ideas quickly. Not only can you edit it at the mall on your smartphone, you can also share it with loved ones for quick feedback.*
	CELEBRATE EASIER WITH: SEASONAL SLIDESHOW Share holiday memories past and present with a custom slideshow that’s as fun to create as it is to watch. Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010 lets you wow family and friends with new and improved video and picture editing tools, text effects, audio, and more. Broadcast your masterpiece easily by sending out a URL so you can present to loved ones online, or turn it into a high-quality video with narration that can be shared via e-mail, the Web, or on DVD.
	CELEBRATE EASIER WITH: CUSTOM GIFT TAGS Make your presents stand out (and save money) with personalized tags made in Microsoft® Word 2010. New and improved formatting effects such as shadow, bevel, glow, and reflection can be applied easily to text. Plus, picture editing tools——including versatile artistic effects and advanced correction, color, and cropping tools——will make your gifts stand out this holiday.

Learn more about how new, easy-to-use Microsoft® Office 2010 and new Office Web Apps can help you make it great for home, school, and work at makeitgreat.com.

*An appropriate device, Internet connection, and supported browser are required. Some mobile functionality requires Office Mobile 2010 which is not included in Office 2010 applications, suites, or Web Apps, Office Mobile 2010, and the Office 2010 applications. There are some differences between the features of the Office Web Apps, Office Mobile 2010, and the Office 2010 applications.