Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition
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.
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Overview
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 Power-Point® 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.
Word 2008
Powerful new tools, more than 100 designer templates, rich themes, and an intuitive user interface will help you make your ideas look as good as they are. The Publishing Layout View workspace lets you create incredibly rich documents such as newsletters and brochures without a degree in design.
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. This now can be done through prebuilt functions that tackle the most common tasks and make creating error-free complex formulas as well as charting improvements artfully that convey the message your data is telling.
PowerPoint 2008
Your presentation is a story that PowerPoint will illustrate exquisitely. Its compelling visuals and engaging layouts will inspire your audience's imagination. SmartArt graphics let you bring a blank slide to life with stunning charts, maps, and diagrams at the click of a button.
Entourage 2008
Your emails 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 with schedules, tasks, and priorities in one clear, stand-alone interface.
Messenger for Mac
Convenience is the name of the game when you want to communicate with family and friends from one place. This Universal application gives you more ways to share what's on your mind. Includes interoperability with Yahoo! Messenger, a spelling checker, and secure business messaging.
Full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage
Rights to install on three computers in your household
Universal Binary support for Intel and PowerPC-based Macs
Mfr. Part No.: GZA00006
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Most Recent Reviews
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Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition
Disaster
Written by CC from Ottawa
Jan 5, 2009
You know... when I look at this product, I wonder what the mentally of microsoft is when making it. I have never seen a product wi…Read moreth such poor performance on any mac available. And I mean ANY MAC. I have an 8 core mac pro and the new unibody macbook pro and yet this product performs at awful speeds. If it is not the speed, it is the lack of features. You would think that microsoft would integrate their technology of office 2007 to the mac and make it even better but in fact, it is much worse. The ribbon on the mac version is a real joke. This is a dont buy, iWork is much better than this.
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Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition
Awesome!
Written by AS from Fontana
Jan 5, 2009
I work as a contractor for a company that uses all MS based programs. I use 08 for MAC and it works just great! All the files ar…Read moree fine, no conversion necessary. Excel acts a little strange sometimes and will run into some conversion problems with colors, but other than that, it's awesome. Entourage is flawless and easy to use, way better than mac email programs. Only downsize is syncing with the iphone, but you can still easily convert your calendar and contacts syncing entourage and mac mail together so that you have all the info you need for work or school.
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Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition
A Wonderful Tool!
Written by GH from Irvine
Jan 3, 2009
I received this software with my new aluminum MacBook for Christmas. I installed it on Christmas Day and it took literally 10 minu…Read moretes to install. So far I have used it and it has been great. It works very well and has everything that I need as a student. I recommend this software for any student who needs to word process, create spreadsheets, and create slideshow presentations. Also it has Microsoft Entourage which is good for e-mail (though I do not use Entourage). I did not want iWork because I was more used to using Microsoft Office on other computers before I got this MacBook for Christmas. I was not familiar with iWork. Overall, I have had no problems with Office, and it is the best software a student could have.
(7 of 8 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition
No VBA, great interface
Written by GL from Sacramento
Jan 16, 2008
There's some pronounced pluses, but a big minus for power users like me.
Plus #1 is that it's Universal. As someone who runs a…Read more MacBook pro, I found that to be a huge plus. The speed improvement is noticeable.
Plus #2 is the interface. It's REALLY smooth, intuitive, and well-done.
Plus #3 is PowerPoint. The makeover is just right.
The big minus is no VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). If you use VBA to automate processes in Office, it's gone from 2008. Not coming back.
But if you don't need VBA, and have never used it, it's well worth it.
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Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition
Major Glitches
Written by JP from Portland
Jan 18, 2008
Often times when other applications like Safari or iTunes are open in conjunction with word or powerpoint, the office application …Read more"unexpectedly closes."
Great new features, but still waiting for an update from apple that will fix this extremely obnoxious problem(2602 of 3214 people found this review useful)
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Office 2008 for Mac - Home and Student Edition
Excel 2008 not for power users
Written by RJ from Sierra Madre
Jan 19, 2008
The elimination of VBA from Excel 2008 means that users who depend on features like Solver, histograms, extended statistical analy…Read moreses (such as ANOVA), and custom VBA enhancements are left out in the cold. We are left with two options: (1)stay with Excel 2004 or (2)buy the Windows version (Excel 2007). The first option penalizes Intel-based Mac users with reduced performance. I've reluctantly gone with the second option - which requires Vista or XP and Parallels (or similar program). The other problem with this approach is the new "Ribbon" interface to the Office products. Expect to lose a couple of weeks of productivity as your learn how to locate your favorite functions.
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