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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition

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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition


Batteries Included: 0
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft
EAN: 0882224526302
Feature: Streamlined user interface runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs
Format: DVD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Microsoft Software
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: GZA00006
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Release Date: 2008-01-15
Studio: Microsoft Software

Features
Streamlined user interface runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs
Open XML file formats, the Office Art graphics engine, and other features that result in compatibility and file fidelity
Professional design is within your power with hundreds of new customizable templates and suite-wide themes, SmartArt graphics, and the new Publishing Layout View in Word 2008
My Day keeps you connected to all of the day's action. Command your calendar, tackle your tasks, and simplify your day
Includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage

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Spotlight customer reviews:

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Summary: A Definite Add-On
Comment: For me, as a recent switchover from PC to MAC, this is THE application that makes it all worthwhile. Still use a PC on the side and at work, I was extremely pleased that I can seamlessly share Excel, Word and PowerPoint files between the 2 platforms. Entourage, the e-mail/contacts/calendar application, is the MS Outlook equivalent for the MAC, except better. The Home & Student version that I purchased does everything I need it to without fail. By far, one of the best s/w applications that I use daily and has made the switch to MAC a cinch.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
Summary: okay
Comment: I think this product is pretty good so far. i haven't used it much yet but hopefully i will soon. the only thing i don't like about it is that when i save a doc. in word I am not able to delete it when i don't need it any more. When it's on there it is ON there.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
Summary: Shadow of its former self....
Comment: When MS Excel was released first time in mid-Eighties, I got a copy the following day! Ever since then I have been an Excel user. I already had a copy of MS Word, and later added the other applications such as, Power Point, Outlook, and Access ( I think the DB application was Fox Pro then) to the MS Office Suite. In my business Excel got the heaviest use! I seldom used the DB application, and only simple routine use of Outlook.

Not only did I do heavy engineering calculations -stress analyses of raptor (F22) parts was one- but also I was in charge of cost analyses of the research and development of other important military contracts. Not trying to brag, instead I am attempting to say I used Excel's every capability the designers put in, and put in they did! Of course as the application grew and it became more and more sophisticated. It came with five volumes of manuals.

By then Excel was exclusive to Mac; in about six years MS ported the application for IBM machines. Then MS had given up on the DOS and started Windows 3.1, and soon after that they started stripping the Mac version's features away --even though MS made more money selling the Word and Excel, per Mac sold than the Apple making from the sale of Mac computers at that time-- and finally in 2008 Ms Office has been reduced to level usefulness only for a third grader may enjoy.

I recently changed from a Windows Machine to an iMac, Office 2007 for Windows can not be compared to the Office 2008 on the Mac.
MS removed every last useful and sophisticated financial functions as well as the engineering functions from Excel. My feeling is Apple threatens Windows machines more than ever before.

If you love Mac, and must use MS Excel, Word, Access, or Outlook you must install a Windows Vista in your Mac and run the Office over Vista. Again, for MS to drop XP Professional is as dopey as stripping Mac versions of the Office Software from its features.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
Summary: Wonderful in many ways, but a genuine pain
Comment: I have had this cow for a little over a week, purchased together with my new MacBook, and I've gradually regained my sense of humor. Thank God I did this when I didn't have a project due where I'd actually have to USE the program right away!

I've used earlier versions of Word for Mac, way back to my first Mac Plus. I have also used various versions of Word at the office on a PC. This version takes the cake! The problem is that the most common and inoffensive commands are missing from any tool bar, and cannot be added in via a simple icon (e.g., spell check, line spacing, among others), and seem nowhere to be found without serious detective work -- a focused hunt for how to actually accomplish the functions that are needed. I go to the Help menu -- good luck with that. Nothing is ever there when you type in the search (try it -- type "spell check" or "line spacing" in the handy little search box). Then the next step is to go onto Google and see if any of the myriad Mac or Office:Mac forums have any mention. After reading through several, someone may actually mention something in passing that gives me a clue, which I hunt down like an obsessed bloodhound. I've been doing this all week! I finally ordered a couple of Office:Mac manuals from wonderful Amazon, and in the fulness of time they will arrive. Meanwhile, it's a veritable treasure hunt! Follow the occult clues!

This problem seems not to be confined to Office:Mac 2008, by the way. It's all over the Mac as well. I learned online that the way to change the settings on the Dashboard widgets is to wave your cursor carefully and quietly over the Widget and a tiny magic "i" appears, my portal to heaven. Why not just say so somewhere in the first place? And my new HP printer? I finally learned how to make it do "draft" (by reading online forums, naturally, since it isn't in the online user manual at all) by clicking a dropdown menu next to the name of the printer, instead of clicking "Options." Instead of getting a list of printers, which is what you would expect in any normal universe, you get your print-quality panel. I don't even remember what's under "Options" itself, but it ain't that. And let's not even get started on what I went through trying to load a digital audiobook into my MP3 player.

Why is everything ordinary and commonplace suddenly such a secret? Is this a No Child Left Behind kind of mental exercise snuck in by the electronic-device cabal to improve our critical thinking? Upon reflection, I think a better user manual would be Through the Looking Glass.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
Summary: Full of Bugs!
Comment: Microsoft has done it again. I am writing my thesis and there is absolutely no way for me to work with same document (word) both in PC and MAC without getting into formatting trouble. I had a nightmare experience with Office 2008 especially with equations, Table of contents, XML file errors, file corruption and spacing between words. In addition I can't add list of Figures or List of Tables.

EXCEL and POWERPOINT are no better either. I don't know what the heck Microsoft pays these super expensive engineers for?

Overall, I would give MS-Office 2008 a big zero.

 

Editorial Reviews:

Homework and Home Work will be easier than ever with Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition. Get better results faster and create high-quality documents you can be proud of, with less frustration and more enjoyment.

Five Great Reasons to Get Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition:

Universal applications: Office 2008 runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs.

Intuitive interface: Reduce the time and frustration of learning new software and creating documents with visual galleries that present the right tools when you need them.

Your Mac, more compatible: Office 2008 for Mac and Windows-based 2007 Office products share the Open XML file formats and features like the Office Art graphics engine, so you'll be confident when sharing documents with colleagues, friends, and family across platforms.

Beautiful documents: Good design is a click away with hundreds of new templates, Smart Art graphics, Publishing Layout View, and professional quality clip art and photos.

Priced for home users: Don't need Microsoft Exchange Server Support or workflow management? Home and student users pay for just the features they need. Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition comes with three licenses of non-Exchange-enabled Office 2008 licensed for noncommercial computers.

Which Version of Office 2008 is right for you? View this comparison chart.

Simplify Your Work
Your presentation will make an impact. Your documents will be professional. Your analysis will be insightful. And Office 2008 will be there.
The latest version of the industry standard for productivity software on the Macintosh platform, Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is more powerful and easier to use. Office 2008 combines Microsoft Word for Mac, Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac, Microsoft Excel for Mac, Microsoft Entourage for Mac, and Microsoft Messenger for Mac and lets you easily create high-impact documents and seamlessly share your ideas with others, whether they are on the Mac or Windows platform.

What's New in Office for Mac?

  • Universal versions of the most popular productivity applications on the Macintosh platform (Universal applications run natively on Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs.)
  • Microsoft Office for Mac natively supports the Open XML file formats for compatibility with Windows-based 2007 Microsoft Office products.
  • A redesigned user interface and powerful new tools for simplifying work, creating great looking documents, and exchanging ideas and information with others.

Highlights of Office 2008 for Mac

  • Office 2008 is a Universal Binary, was built by Mac users for Mac users, and includes many features which take advantage of underlying technologies of the Macintosh platform.
  • Office 2008 uses Open XML file formats for compatibility with Windows-based 2007 Microsoft Office products. XML file formats help reduce the risk of lost information due to damaged or corrupted files and also result in smaller file sizes--up to 75 percent smaller than comparable binary documents. Office 2008 for Mac is backward-compatible with earlier file formats and users can continue to use the older .doc, .xls, and .ppt binary formats.
  • Elements Gallery is the foundation of the new user interface, and gives easy access to the most commonly used tools and templates. With the new UI, you'll harness the capabilities of Office for Mac more easily than ever before.
  • Office 2008 includes OfficeArt, the powerful graphics engine also used in the Windows-based Office 2007 products. You get great cross-platform file fidelity and easy access to stunning visual and graphic effects.
  • Your words will make an impact with the modern styling of SmartArt graphics, which makes transforming text and bulleted lists into professional diagrams and graphics one-click easy.
  • A new Themes capability simplifies the process of applying a consistent look and feel across documents. Easily apply a complete set of colors, fonts, and effects to your Office 2008 documents, and change them as easily as changing your mind.
  • Automator Actions for Workflows in Microsoft Office enables you to automate Office 2008 with more than 70 pre-defined actions built to simplify your work and extend your productivity. (Available in Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition.)

Entourage 2008, the hub of Office 2008, helps it to happen, one task at a time.

Enjoy powerful new tools, over 100 designer templates, rich themes, and an intuitive user interface in Word 2008.

Entourage 2008
Your e-mails will spark ideas, you'll schedule meetings where creativity abounds. Entourage 2008, the hub of Office 2008, helps it to happen, one task at a time.

  • My Day keeps you connected to the action. Schedules, tasks, and priorities in one easy, standalone interface. Time will have no choice but to be well-managed.
  • Use color-coded categories, status indicators, and flexible To-Do list management humble even the most hectic schedules.
  • Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2008 Special Media Edition enable users to access their Microsoft Exchange server accounts with Entourage.
  • Improved Junk E-Mail filtering capabilities and phishing protection tools help shield your inbox from the scourge of junk. Your inbox will breathe a sigh of relief.
  • Projects submit to your superior management skills when you unleash the power of Project Center, With project details like e-mail messages, documents, schedules, and contacts in one convenient place, Project Center helps keep your information--and your stress--under control.

Word 2008
Powerful new tools, over 100 designer templates, rich themes, and an intuitive user interface in Word 2008 will help you to make your ideas look as good as they are.

  • When you turn blah into brilliant, Publishing Layout View will elevate the way you think about Word 2008. This new specialized and customizable workspace lets users create incredibly rich documents such as newletters, flyers and brochures without a degree in design.
  • Great looking document construction won't require a hard hat. New Templates, Themes, and Document Elements like cover pages and bibliographies make creating professional-looking output a snap.
  • Your words will make an impact with the modern styling of SmartArt, which makes transforming text into high-quality graphics and diagrams as easy as one click.
  • Dynamic Guides will help you keep all of your words and graphics in line and on point.
  • Mass mailings will have a personal touch and Word 2008 Mail Merge Manager will guide you step by easy step.

Inspire your audience's imagination with compelling visuals and engaging layout in PowerPoint 2008.

Analyze, share, and manage your data, and easily create persuasive charts and thought-provoking graphs for powerful results with Excel 2008.

PowerPoint 2008
Your presentation is a story. PowerPoint 2008 will illustrate it. Inspire your audience's imagination with compelling visuals and engaging layout.

  • Great ideas will get their graphic due with SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2008. Start with a blank slide or a bulleted list, and, with a click of a button, you'll have a stunning chart, table, map, or diagram.
  • Designer Themes help you give your presentation a creative look, simply and quickly.
  • The new Object Palette allows quick access to all your shapes, art, symbols, and pictures--including iPhoto files--in one easy-to-access space.
  • Dynamic Guides will help you place and resize your graphic element to create professional-looking presentations in a snap.
  • You'll lay out custom designs to showcase your unique content with custom layout capabilities in PowerPoint 2008.
  • PowerPoint 2008 integration with Apple Remote Control lets you concentrate on your words, not your keyboard. Now control your presentation and engage your audience unleashed from the podium.

    Excel 2008
    It's a numbers game. With Excel 2008, analyze, share, and manage your data, and easily create persuasive charts and thought-provoking graphs for powerful results.

    • Ledger Sheets in Excel 2008 make tracking finances, inventories, even invoices and portfolios easy with preformulated spreadsheets and automatic calculations.
    • Charting improvements artfully convey the message your data is telling. You'll see your numbers in a whole new way.
    • The new prebuilt functions tackle the most common tasks and make creating error-free complex conditional formulas easier.
    • Quick access to formulas makes functions more functional with Formula Builder in Excel 2008.
    • Your data will know virtually no limits. Excel 2008 now supports over 16,000 columns and over 1 million rows.
    • Whether you're an Excel expert or a complete novice, Excel 2008 Formula AutoComplete simplifies your calculations by providing a dynamic pop-up menu so you can select and complete your formula.

    Messenger for Mac
    Convenience is the name of the game for Mac users who want to communicate instantly with family, friends and colleagues from one convenient place. Messenger for Mac is now a Universal application, and gives you more ways to share what's on your mind or on your plate.

    Use Messenger for Mac to instantly check the status of project team members, streamline workflow by sending documents directly from Word, or offer questions or comments on document changes instantly.

    • Yahoo! Interoperability will allow personal users to connect and message with Yahoo! Messenger for Mac users.
    • Your intentions will never again be in doubt when you create your own custom emoticons in Messenger for Mac.
    • Spelling Checker is now included in Messenger for Mac.
    • Let the world know your tastes when you display your iTunes selection with the new "What I'm listening to now" feature.



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