System Requirements

Computer and processor

500 MHz or faster processor

Memory

• 256 MB RAM; 512 MB recommended for graphics features, Outlook Instant Search, and certain advanced functionality.¹

Hard disk

• 3.0 GB available disk space

Display

• 1024x576 or higher resolution monitor

Operating system

• Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 3 (32-bit operating system (OS) only) or Windows Vista with SP1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008, or later 32- or 64-bit OS.

Graphics

• Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX 9.0c graphics card with 64 MB or more video memory.

Additional Requirements

• Certain Microsoft(R) OneNote(R) features require Windows(R) Desktop Search 3.0, Windows Media(R) Player 9.0, Microsoft(R) ActiveSync(R) 4.1, microphone, audio output device, video recording device, TWAIN-compatible digital camera, or scanner; sharing notebooks requires users to be on the same network.
• Certain advanced functionality requires connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and/or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010.
• Certain features require Windows Search 4.0.
• Send to OneNote Print Driver and Integration with Business Connectivity Services require Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and/or Windows XPS features.
• Internet Explorer (IE) 6 or later, 32 bit browser only. IE7 or later required to receive broadcast presentations. Internet functionality requires an Internet connection.
• Multi-Touch features require Windows 7 and a touch enabled device.
• Certain inking features require Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or later.
• Speech recognition functionality requires a close-talk microphone and audio output device.
• Internet Fax not available on Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, or Windows Vista Home Premium
• Information Rights Management features require access to a Windows 2003 Server with SP1 or later running Windows Rights Management Services.
• Certain online functionality requires a Windows LiveTM ID.

Other

• Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require additional or advanced hardware or server connectivity; www.office.com/products.

¹ 512 MB RAM recommended for accessing Outlook data files larger than 1GB.

² GHz processor or faster and 1 GB RAM or more recommended for OneNote Audio Search. Close-talking microphone required. Audio Search not available in all languages