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Clean interface, Broad format and metadata support, Lots of options for sharing, Free upgrade to Expression Media 2
No upgrade over iView MediaPro 3, Expensive
So, just how special is this Special Media Edition of Office? Lets find out. First, we have to understand a little background. Two years ago, Microsoft bought iView Multimedia, which made digital asset management software (used for tracking photos, PD...
From some angles, the overall question of whether you should upgrade to Office 2008 is a no-brainer. Office 2008 is as close as you can get to a universal app, and all of the changes I explored are improvements or at least potentially worthwhile addit...
Insert graphics easily via Element Gallery, Universal binary, faster on Intel Macs, No more floating toolbars
No Visual Basic support in Excel, Mostly just cosmetic changes, Dull graphics in Elements Gallery
Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit, the largest gaggle of Mac programmers outside Apple, has produced a new Mac Office suite for the first time since 2004. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac comprises new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage and Mes...
Universal Binary, OpenXML support, useful Elements Gallery, Word now matches Pages as a page layout tool, Home & Student edition particularly good value
Sometime lacklustre performance, no support for Visual Basic macros, PowerPoint still looks weak compared with Keynote
Definitely a mixed bag: Word has been substantially improved and is a joy to use, and Entourage has some useful new innovations. But Excel is a less-than-stellar upgrade given the lack of Visual Basic macros, and though PowerPoint is better than it wa...
Good looks that encompass deeper features than other Mac productivity software, Business users get full Word mail merge, robust Excel spreadsheets and better tools in Entourage, Desktop publishing features deliver more polished documents, Runs on Intel...
Expensive, Saves work in new file formats by default, Excel drops Visual Basic support, Features dont match the depth of those in Office 2007 for Windows
Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives...
Abstract: It’s no surprise that Microsoft, the granddaddy of office software for the masses has produced a top rated product in the Microsoft Office for Mac software package. Microsoft has proven they know what it takes to develop a strong suite of office softwa...
Abstract: PowerPoint is the Kleenex, Xerox or Pyrex of presentation software—its name has become synonymous for the applications usage. As Mac users, wed like to say we do Keynote presentations, but in reality its an electronic presentation, and the softwa...
Abstract: Its been a long haul for Mac users who have been waiting for a universal version of Microsoft Office, one that can run natively on Intel-based Macs. The wait is finally over; Office 2008 for Mac is here. As a universal application, Office 2008 for Mac...
