Get Your Copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Today

We've been hearing about Office 2010 for a while now, going all the way back to a post I made on my birthday earlier this year with a movie trailer-style tease about the new version of Office.

Well, Microsoft has come a long way in the last 6 months, and you can now install the public beta on your own work or home PC.

To get the Office 2010 Beta, visit the Office Web site, where you will need to log in with your Windows Live ID (or sign up for one) and copy a product key. Then download the 700MB installer and run. The whole process took me about 20 minutes.

You can upgrade your current installation of Office to 2010, which is what I did (so I didn't have to reconfigure all my POP account information in Outlook) or you can do a clean install of Office if you prefer.

Are you planning to try out Office 2010? I'd love to hear about your experience in the comments.