Microsoft Office 2010 is a version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite released in 2010 as the successor to Office 2007. It introduced a Backstage view that consolidates document management tasks and retained the customizable ribbon interface introduced in Office 2007. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft that allows users to organize and calculate data using formulas in a table format with rows and columns. It is typically included in Microsoft Office suites and works with other Office applications. PowerPoint 2010 is a program for creating visual presentations using slides, shapes, images, charts, videos and other media.