Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Upgrade [Old Version]

Description

Simplify your day at work. Achieve more with the power of
reinvented Office for Mac. Easy-to-use, powerful tools make it easy to create
fantastic looking documents–from dynamic presentations to stunning reports
and engaging communications. Includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage,
Microsoft Server Exchange Support, Automator Actions for Workflows in
Microsoft Office. A streamlined user interface, hundreds of new
themes and templates, and better compatibility with your Windows-based
colleagues–with Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, you’ll simplify your work and
achieve more with less effort. Five Great Reasons to Upgrade to Office 2008
for Mac:Universal applications: Office 2008 runs natively on both Intel- and
PowerPC-based Macs. Easier interface: You’ll quickly build professional,
compatible and complex documents using the simplified user interface and new
tools like Document Elements. With a visual gallery for selecting elements
like cover pages, bibliographies, and citations, you’re one-click from
finished. Your Mac, more compatible: Office 2008 for Mac and the Windows-based
2007 Office System share the Open XML file formats, the Office Art graphics
engine, and many other features that result in compatibility and file
fidelity. You’ll be confident when sharing ideas and documents with colleagues
regardless of which platform they’re on. Great documents: 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. Your day, well managed: My Day keeps you connected to all of the day’s
action. Command your calendar, tackle your tasks, and simplify your day with
this easy to use but powerful little tool. 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.

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, Microsoft Server Exchange Support
• Must have the following for this software to install: <br>1. Any Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition suite or application.<br>2. Any Microsoft Office for Mac 2001-2004 suite or application.

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 5.51 x 1.57 inches; 1.6 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 45055G
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 4, 2007
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Microsoft Software
• Best Sellers Rank: #3,693 in Software (See Top 100 in Software) #172 in Business & Office Management #1,103 in Mac Software
• #172 in Business & Office Management
• #1,103 in Mac Software