| Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $399.95
Buy New: $210.00
You Save: $189.95 (47%)
New (57) Used (10) from $164.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 218
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 73101727
Model: 73101727
UPC: 882224526166
EAN: 0882224526166
ASIN: B000WR2F2M
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Must Buy for Teachers. November 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been teaching for many years and have depended on Office 04 to make the best of my presentations and of student projects for evaluations and for parents during conference and have been pleased. But I must admit that Office 08 was a must needed improvement.
The main goal of Office 08 has to give your presentations a lot more pop and to make it easier to do so. The templates are better in Office but overall Word isn't drastically different. I didn't have any hiccups trying to kick off 04 for the newer version. It all went smoothly.
I don't have any issues with Office 08, in fact, I like it better than 04 just for its drop down menu alone. As I stated earlier, it's not a HUGE difference from 04 and for those who don't rely to much or need to upgrade will be fine with 04. But for those who found some nagging instances in 04 might want to upgrade. The price is worth it for more intuitive software, I don't have a problem paying for something that saves me time, 08 is definitely worth the price.
 It's MS Office for Mac November 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been using MS Office 2004 for several years. "Upgraded" to 2008 the other day... I guess I'm just not a power user because I had no installation problems and Word, Excel, & PowerPoint all work speedily enough for me. I am very comfortable using Word, Excel & PowerPoint and agree with the previous reviewer that if it's what you use (and have like me, always used since the first Word for Mac was released back in the Dark Ages), the transition is simple, quick, and effective. I was comfortable with Office 98, 01, 04, and am perfectly comfortable using 2008. I experienced no formatting issues (yet: very sorry to read the SA reviewer's trials with her book), either. I stopped using Entourage back when I upgraded to Intel machines, so I can't comment upon that.
People complaining about the price should be realistic... if it's necessary for your work, spend the money, get started learning the ins&outs, and move on.
BTW: icons for the various programs on the Dock don't bother me, saved me the time of putting them there myself. I was a bit surprised to see that smaller icons over folders (e.g., Documents folder) changed to MS icons, but I really don't care about that...
Bottom Line: it's a set of useful computer programs that installed easily on a device to make tasks easier, and it works. Whether it's a value-added upgrade is up to the individual, but if you're just starting with Office, go for this one.
It works but it's nothing to write home about November 26, 2008
I have two Macs, one big one, one laptop. I've been using Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac for several years. Anything I had an inkling to do or create in the Office suite, I could pretty much do.
I'm not someone who uses all the features of every application. I do the basic stuff, sometimes throwing in a little extra something when using Powerpoint, but that's about it. I use Word to create text docs, Excel for financial worksheets and charts for presentations, Powerpoint for presentations, and Entourage for email and small project management.
I've never been a fan of the interface Microsoft uses for their Office apps. Maybe they're to "Windows-ish" for me but they never seemed up-to-date enough.
Good news: the interface has been gussied up in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac.
Bad news: that's about all that's been improved - at least from what I've been able to tell so far
I also had some trouble installing on both computers and like another reviewer was annoyed that it automatically added icons to my desktop. It took two tries to get the apps fully installed but they launched fine after that.
My favorite changes are that you can send documents within a word doc, and the updates to Messenger I can see being useful but I haven't really used it yet.
I'll update more as I use all the apps more heavily. But for now, if you're using Office 2004 for Mac, it's not worth changing to 2008 at this point.
This software seems more like a test trail then a ended Product.. November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pros
1) ummm.......Looks nice
Cons : Pretty much what has been said before
1) NO ENDNOTE SUPPORT (and in the absence of VBA, likely never to get endnote support in the near future)
2) Very slow in start-up!
3) Pricey, very pricey for what you get
The only solution for academic users I suggest is to install and use "Bookends" by Sonny software, which they have had to use a scripts workaround to work with office 2008, but AT LEAST IT WORKS! (I've found bookends to be superior to endnote anyways)
In summary, $400US for a facelift is a bit pricey...
I think it is time for both Apple and Microsoft to get back to basics and address flaws in their software: pre-Intel the situation was far superior.
Very slow, but with nice features November 26, 2008
Well, it's not without its issues, but for me this upgrade hasn't been as horrific as others state. I didn't install Entourage as I have always disliked it, but as for the rest, the menus all definitely look nicer and glossier, closer to the "Aero" look of Vista and I would even say, similar to iWork's Pages, a big compliment. Some good things: PowerPoint's layout now seems to include a Slides pane, which I never saw in Office 2004; in 04' I also couldn't drag up and down fast in Excel without the dragging continuing even after I let go of the mouse, a huge bug now finally fixed. Word looks and feels great, just like before. All programs now seem to have a pull down sub-Menu with things like SmartGraphics, WordArt, Charts and Templates, which is a nice addition.
As for the pretty bad: so slooow! On my MacBook Pro it can take up to 30 seconds for Word to even open after double-clicking (the others maybe 15-20 seconds). Mac programs for me have always been slower to open than their Windows counterparts, but this is a bit much. Also, every once in a while, typing kind of drags behind and has to "catch up" with the word. Very annoying.
Overall though, a number of nice layout, features and aesthetic improvements makes this upgrade worthwhile.
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