I was considering to purchase Office for Mac 2004 via the Student
Select program at my university (http://
www.campustechshop.uwaterloo.ca/software_main.html) when I heard about
the upcoming Office for Mac 2008.
I'm left with a couple of questions:
1. Will licenses for Office for Mac 2008 also be available through the
Student Select program? (and how long does this process usually take?)
"David Hirtle" wrote in message
news:2c9ccb6e-e2a7-4d10-b14b-5807298ace64@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Good day,
>
> I was considering to purchase Office for Mac 2004 via the Student
> Select program at my university (http://
> www.campustechshop.uwaterloo.ca/software_main.html) when I heard about
> the upcoming Office for Mac 2008.
>
> I'm left with a couple of questions:
>
> 1. Will licenses for Office for Mac 2008 also be available through the
> Student Select program? (and how long does this process usually take?)
I have little doubt that Office 2008 will be available through the same
channels a prior versions, but as far as a timeline - we have no way of
knowing. Your campus shop would better be able to fill you in on that.
>
> (Of course, only the 2004 version is currently listed at
> http://www.microsoft.com/Education/StudentSelect.mspx)
>
> 2. Is a license purchased in this way eligible for either of the two
> current promotions?
>
As I understand it the deals only apply to boxed retail purchases *only*, so
licensing programs & "bundles" wouldn't qualify. BTW - There is only one
deal - the SuperSuite is an enhancement to the original Technology
Guarantee. The first offered the upgrade @ US$10/CA$15 for purchases between
9/25/07-3/15/08. The newer offer "sweetened" the deal by reducing the price
to $6.99/$10 respectively & applies to purchases made between
11/1/07-1/15/08. IOW, it is an "either/or" proposition.
We are currently using the Student Teacher Office 2004 and we have the opportunity to upgrade to the 2008 version. Wondering if we should go to the full office version or stay with the student teacher edition. what are the pros/cons? Thanks
> We are currently using the Student Teacher Office 2004 and we have the
> opportunity to upgrade to the 2008 version. Wondering if we should go to the
> full office version or stay with the student teacher edition. what are the
> pros/cons? Thanks
There are no cons, other than price, IMO.
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On 1/14/08 1:46 PM, in article ee853a2.2@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"JSM@officeformac.com" wrote:
> We are currently using the Student Teacher Office 2004 and we have the
> opportunity to upgrade to the 2008 version. Wondering if we should go to the
> full office version or stay with the student teacher edition. what are the
> pros/cons? Thanks
The Home & Student version does not contain support for Exchange. It also
does not include Automator actions for Entourage. Today is the last day for
the Suite Deal where you can get a free upgrade to the full version of
Office for Mac 2004 Special Media Edition or select the Home & Student
version that includes the 3 licenses when purchasing Student & Teacher
version of Office 2004. For links and prices:
I agree with Jolly Roger: stay with the Home and Student version. You get
three licences
You do not need Exchange Support unless you have an Exchange server for your
work mail. If you did, you would know about it! And if you did, work would
normally hand you a copy of Entourage 2008, because they should get licences
with their client licence pack.
You can get Automator actions all over the Internet, or make your own
Cheers
On 15/01/08 7:16 AM, in article ee853a2.2@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"JSM@officeformac.com" wrote:
> We are currently using the Student Teacher Office 2004 and we have the
> opportunity to upgrade to the 2008 version. Wondering if we should go to the
> full office version or stay with the student teacher edition. what are the
> pros/cons? Thanks
... Unless you have a need to do commercial output, in which case the EULA
for H/S prohibits such use of the product, just as did the EULA for the
prior S/T packages.
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 1/15/08 6:45 AM, in article C3B2D2EF.DC8A%john@mcghie.name, "John McGhie" wrote:
> I agree with Jolly Roger: stay with the Home and Student version. You get
> three licences
>
> You do not need Exchange Support unless you have an Exchange server for your
> work mail. If you did, you would know about it! And if you did, work would
> normally hand you a copy of Entourage 2008, because they should get licences
> with their client licence pack.
>
> You can get Automator actions all over the Internet, or make your own
>
> Cheers
>
> On 15/01/08 7:16 AM, in article ee853a2.2@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
> "JSM@officeformac.com" wrote:
>
>> We are currently using the Student Teacher Office 2004 and we have the
>> opportunity to upgrade to the 2008 version. Wondering if we should go to the
>> full office version or stay with the student teacher edition. what are the
>> pros/cons? Thanks
Yep - but take a good look at what's included as opposed to Standard & Media
as well as the significantly more restrictive EULA. As long as you're
comfortable with all that - not to say that anyone shouldn't be - the H/S
Edition is a definite value. Also, take into consideration that Educational
versions traditionally *do not* qualify for upgrade to another Educational
release - you have to repurchase or upgrade to one of the other editions.
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 1/15/08 6:14 PM, in article ee853a2.7@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Booker" wrote:
> Did I get that right? When you buy the $149.99 Home & Student Version, you get
> 3 licenses?
This is the big question - for me. If I save a document (Word, Excel, etc.) in my Home & Student Office Mac 2008, can I send it to someone and have him open in an earlier version of Office Mac (either Windows or Mac)?
I am expecting that I could save it on my Mac in a non-2008 format and send, but I'm hoping that is not necessary.
booker wrote:
> This is the big question - for me. If I save a document (Word, Excel,
> etc.) in my Home & Student Office Mac 2008, can I send it to someone and
> have him open in an earlier version of Office Mac (either Windows or Mac)?
>
> I am expecting that I could save it on my Mac in a non-2008 format and
> send, but I'm hoping that is not necessary.
Hi booker!
To answer your question, yes, you have two options:
1. Save the documents as .doc, .xls or .ppt, which are the older formats.
On a side note: please begin new threads when asking your own question.
You've replied to someone else's thread and are changing the topic. If
you start one of your own then all the replies will be appropriate to
your problem.
At $150, the full H&S version is considerably cheaper than the regular
version's upgrade price of $240.
The Student & Teacher license specifically states that it doesn't
provide an upgrade path, though the last several releases have allowed
you to use it to upgrade to the Full version.
I cannot use the 'quick look' feature on any powerpoints saved using Mac Office 2008. I am saving the files using the .PPT format, but they are not generating any previews when I select the file and hit the space bar. I have tried installing Office on 2 Macs and they both exhibited the same lack of preview issue.
I have a question: I just got a mac and I was gonna buy Mac Office 2004 then I heard about 2008 about a week ago. I have the test drive on my mac now but I haven't opened it yet. If I buy Mac Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, can I get a free upgrade to 2008? I ask because I can get a huge discount on 2004 from my school computer store and 2008 isn't gonna be offered for a couple months.
I have a question: I just got a mac and I was gonna buy Mac Office 2004 then I heard about 2008 about a week ago. I have the test drive on my mac now but I haven't opened it yet. If I buy Mac Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, can I get a free upgrade to 2008? I ask because I can get a huge discount on 2004 from my school computer store and 2008 isn't gonna be offered for a couple months.
Shawn wrote:
> I have a question: I just got a mac and I was gonna buy Mac Office
> 2004 then I heard about 2008 about a week ago. I have the test drive
> on my mac now but I haven't opened it yet. If I buy Mac Office 2004
> Student and Teacher Edition, can I get a free upgrade to 2008? I ask
> because I can get a huge discount on 2004 from my school computer
> store and 2008 isn't gonna be offered for a couple months.
Uh, maybe?
In general, MS does not give free upgrades to new versions. Office 2004
service pack 2 is a free up*date* to the same version, not an
upgrade--Office 2008 is a paid upgrade.
Supposedly there is a technology guarantee where if you buy Office 2004,
you can get Office 2008 almost-free. But--they just redesigned the site
so no one can find the page with the details and right now we are not
sure whether it still is in effect.
HOWEVER, if you get a huge discount from your University Store, then it
sounds like you are not buying the retail Student/Teacher edition ($150
is the price at Amazon.com and at university stores)--but some special
volume license version for less than $150. Such special versions are not
eligible for the almost-free deal or for upgrade discounts or for
anything special.
Office 2008 was released today---will it really take your U a couple
months to get it?
Yes, provided that they have installed the Office 2007/2008 converter
available from the Microsoft website.
(The Mac version is not there yet: the beta version currently on the Mac
website will be replaced by a "Released" version in the next few days.)
In the meantime, the Beta version will get them out of trouble.
Cheer
On 16/01/08 11:50 AM, in article ee853a2.11@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"booker" wrote:
> This is the big question - for me. If I save a document (Word, Excel, etc.) in
> my Home & Student Office Mac 2008, can I send it to someone and have him open
> in an earlier version of Office Mac (either Windows or Mac)?
>
> I am expecting that I could save it on my Mac in a non-2008 format and send,
> but I'm hoping that is not necessary.
I have just installed Office for Mac 2008 and uninstalled 2004 version. Now it has affected my keyboard settings and affected the sound effect in Entourage.
Yeah, it's broken. We're waiting on a fix from Microsoft or Apple.
Sorry: It's a bug.
On 16/01/08 1:37 PM, in article ee853a2.13@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Antonio
Gaud " <> wrote:
> I cannot use the 'quick look' feature on any powerpoints saved using Mac
> Office 2008. I am saving the files using the .PPT format, but they are not
> generating any previews when I select the file and hit the space bar. I have
> tried installing Office on 2 Macs and they both exhibited the same lack of
> preview issue.
>
> Anybody have any ideas?
You will have to provide us with more details if you want an answer. In
how far has it affected your keyboard settings? What's wrong with the
sound effects in Entourage?
--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)
***Always reply to the newsgroup.***
Twee wrote:
> I have just installed Office for Mac 2008 and uninstalled 2004 version.
> Now it has affected my keyboard settings and affected the sound effect
> in Entourage.
>
> Anybody knows whats going on? Thanks
After installing Office for Mac 2008, I now have to unselect the option to use Fn keys as standard function keys e.g. F3 key mute function only works if the preference is unselected. Also the original fn key function is now replaced by the shift key.
As for Entourage sound effects, there is now only default sound sets. The microsoft sound set is no longer available. More importantly, sound effects for no mail sound etc are no longer working.
> After installing Office for Mac 2008, I now have to unselect the option to
> use Fn keys as standard function keys e.g. F3 key mute function only works if
> the preference is unselected.
Where are you unselecting "the option"? If you're talking about the
System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse, it sounds like it's working exactly
as it should. F3 alone should only work as a mute key with the checkbox
unchecked. If the checkbox is checked so that F1, F2, etc work as
Function Keys, you have to, as the dialog says, "press the Fn key to use
the special features" (e.g., mute).
> Also the original fn key function is now replaced by the shift key.
So Shift now works as the Fn key? That's weird.
>
MUST you post in HTML?
> As for Entourage sound effects, there is now only default sound sets.
> The microsoft sound set is no longer available. More importantly,
> sound effects for no mail sound etc are no longer working.
I never use sound effects, but I turned them on, started Entourage, got
the Welcome Sound, then the No Mail sound for the first account checked.
After that, no sound. So I guess it's a bug. Please use Help/Send
Feedback to let MacBU know you want it fixed.
1) What files (and where) should I backup to protect my contacts, calendar and email (I use a backup program that does it every night)?
2) How do I turn off My Day permanently so it won't automatically pop up?
3) How do I set it so that the Sync between Entourage and the Apple mail and ical happens automatically?
4) Does syncing always take so long? I have about 2,500 contacts and when I only change one in iCal to sync in Entourage it took 30+ minutes slugging through each contact.
hi i have just installed 2008 upgrade office
during installation it asked if i would like to remove previous 2004 office suite, i was not sure as i have lost my 2004 disks, so if there was a problem i could not load back to 2004
is it ok to remove 2004?
is 2008 a complete installation and it only checks to confirm you have an authorized version of 2004, once this has been done it does a complete office install?
if this is so, should i do another 2008 install and when prompted say yes to 2004 removal?
Thanks
A
On 1/16/08 4:59 PM, in article ee853a2.23@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "A
cochrane " <> wrote:
> hi i have just installed 2008 upgrade office
> during installation it asked if i would like to remove previous 2004 office
> suite, i was not sure as i have lost my 2004 disks, so if there was a problem
> i could not load back to 2004
> is it ok to remove 2004?
You can leave it installed, but I would recommend using it in a new User and
use Fast User Switching to go back and forth. Be sure you install 2004
BEFORE you install 2008.
> is 2008 a complete installation and it only checks to confirm you have an
> authorized version of 2004, once this has been done it does a complete office
> install?
Yes
> if this is so, should i do another 2008 install and when prompted say yes to
> 2004 removal?
When you run the installer it will remove old fonts regardless if you decide
to keep your old copy of Office 2004. Read this blog article on installing
Office 2008.
> hi i have just installed 2008 upgrade office
> during installation it asked if i would like to remove previous 2004 office
> suite, i was not sure as i have lost my 2004 disks, so if there was a problem
> i could not load back to 2004
> is it ok to remove 2004?
It's OK, but not necessary. I'd leave it installed, if you have the disk
space. You may want to use, a 2004 version if a file contains macros
that you want to run.
I own Office 2004 Student edition, which I purchased over 2 years ago. My questions are:
1. Am I eligible to purchase the upgrade verson of the full Office 2008, or do I have to buy the full version?
2. What price will I pay - do I get the discount, or is that just for those who purchased during the special office period.
3. How many licenses come with Office 2008 version. I have a desktop and a laptop and would need to install on both.
2) No. The discount price was available only for purchases made during the
published discount period.
3) One, unless you buy the Home and Student version. That one licence
allows two installations: one desktop, one laptop. However, you cannot run
any of the programs on one computer while you have any of them running on
the other.
The Home and Student version gives you three licences, which can be used
concurrently.
On 17/01/08 9:25 PM, in article ee853a2.25@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"NYerInExile@officeformac.com" wrote:
> I own Office 2004 Student edition, which I purchased over 2 years ago. My
> questions are:
>
> 1. Am I eligible to purchase the upgrade verson of the full Office 2008, or
> do I have to buy the full version?
> 2. What price will I pay - do I get the discount, or is that just for those
> who purchased during the special office period.
> 3. How many licenses come with Office 2008 version. I have a desktop and a
> laptop and would need to install on both.
>
> Thanks
>
> NYerInExile
Just today (17 January 2008), I installed Office 2008 on my Mac and discovered a major incompatibility: Excel files, moderate in size or larger (e.g., 2 Mb) created in Excel 2007 for PC and saved in xlsx and xlsb formats cannot be opened by Excel 2008 for Mac.
I just spent an hour on the phone with technical support at Microsoft. While talking to the support person there, I sent to him three such files, and he and his collegues were unable to open any of them in Excel 2008.
If you try to open such a file in Excel 2008, the latter seems to "hang", but will eventually report (after 10 to 15 minutes) that the file is "incompatible" or "corrupt". I sent three such files to Microsoft, and, while they were able to open all of them in Excel 2007 for PC, they could not open any of them in Excel 2008. They are deferring the matter to the Mac development team at Microsoft for further investigation, but for now, have no fix.
I also tried to use Excel 2008 to open such a file that was residing on the Windows partition of my Mac's hard drive, but once again, Excel 2008 was unable to open it.
I just installed office 2008, and when i go to websites the titles are jumbled and when i tried to registered my font was illegible. i was wondering if anyone knows how to fix this. thank you so much.
-m
I am pretty comfortable using Automator, but don't need Exchange support. Is the Automator support in the full version just a set of preset actions, meaning I can get the H&S edition and still create my own actions? Or do I need the full edition to use Automator at all?
> I just installed office 2008, and when i go to websites the titles are
> jumbled and when i tried to registered my font was illegible. i was wondering
> if anyone knows how to fix this. thank you so much.
> -m
Office 2008 doesn't include a web browser, so I don't see how your web
problem has much to do with Office.
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Adam wrote:
> I am pretty comfortable using Automator, but don't need Exchange
> support. Is the Automator support in the full version just a set of
> preset actions, meaning I can get the H&S edition and still create my
> own actions? Or do I need the full edition to use Automator at all?
Hi Adam!
Automator actions are not included with the Home & Student edition of
Office 2008. At minimum you'll need the mid-level product "Office 2008
for Mac".
Actions specific to Entourage include:
Add Attachments to Entourage Messages.action
Close Entourage Items.action
Create New Entourage Mail Message.action
Delete Entourage Items.action
Export Entourage Contacts.action
Forward Entourage Mail Messages.action
Get Selected Entourage Items.action
Get Selected Text from Entourage Items.action
Get Text From Entourage Mail Messages.action
Import Contacts into Entourage.action
Insert Content into Entourage Mail Messages.action
Mark Entourage Mail Message as a To Do Item.action
Open Entourage Items.action
Paste Clipboard Content into Entourage Items.action
Print Entourage Messages.action
Quit Entourage.action
Reply to Entourage Mail Messages.action
Save Entourage Items as Files.action
Save Entourage Items.action
Save Files Attached to Entourage Mail Messages.action
Search Entourage Items.action
Send Outgoing Entourage Mail Messages.action
Set Category of Entourage Items.action
Set Entourage Contact Properties.action
Set Project for Entourage Items.action
Jolly Roger wrote:
> In article , margot <> wrote:
>
>> I just installed office 2008, and when i go to websites the titles are
>> jumbled and when i tried to registered my font was illegible. i was wondering
>> if anyone knows how to fix this. thank you so much.
>> -m
>
> Office 2008 doesn't include a web browser, so I don't see how your web
> problem has much to do with Office.
But the Office 2008 installer updates and adds a whole slew of fonts, so
noticing a problem in web browsers just after installation may not be
all that unusual.
First, restart your computer to rebuild your font caches. If that
doesn't work then run a utility to clean your font caches such as Cocktail.
The ability to "use" Automator actions is there, you just have to make your
own.
So no, you don't need the full version....
Cheers
On 18/01/08 1:28 PM, in article ee853a2.29@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Adam" wrote:
> I am pretty comfortable using Automator, but don't need Exchange support. Is
> the Automator support in the full version just a set of preset actions,
> meaning I can get the H&S edition and still create my own actions? Or do I
> need the full edition to use Automator at all?
On 18/01/08 7:25 AM, in article ee853a2.27@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Robert
Eidschun " <> wrote:
> Just today (17 January 2008), I installed Office 2008 on my Mac and discovered
> a major incompatibility: Excel files, moderate in size or larger (e.g., 2 Mb)
> created in Excel 2007 for PC and saved in xlsx and xlsb formats cannot be
> opened by Excel 2008 for Mac.
>
> I just spent an hour on the phone with technical support at Microsoft. While
> talking to the support person there, I sent to him three such files, and he
> and his collegues were unable to open any of them in Excel 2008.
>
> If you try to open such a file in Excel 2008, the latter seems to "hang", but
> will eventually report (after 10 to 15 minutes) that the file is
> "incompatible" or "corrupt". I sent three such files to Microsoft, and, while
> they were able to open all of them in Excel 2007 for PC, they could not open
> any of them in Excel 2008. They are deferring the matter to the Mac
> development team at Microsoft for further investigation, but for now, have no
> fix.
>
> I also tried to use Excel 2008 to open such a file that was residing on the
> Windows partition of my Mac's hard drive, but once again, Excel 2008 was
> unable to open it.
Thanks for the speedy reply. I am mostly interested in Word, Excel and Powerpoint so my main question is answered but now I'm curious to know what differences there are between Entourage in H/S and the in other editions.
Exchange support. It is absent in the H&S edition, but it is part of both
the Standard and Special Media editions.
On 18/01/08 18:30, in article ee853a2.35@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "" <>
wrote:
> Thanks for the speedy reply. I am mostly interested in Word, Excel and
> Powerpoint so my main question is answered but now I'm curious to know what
> differences there are between Entourage in H/S and the in other editions.
--
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Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)
Does anyone know if Entourage now syncs effectively with iCal (and also Address Book)? I have had zero success with Office 2004 doing this properly. I constantly get appointments deleted, duplicated, etc.
I 'm having a preformance problem with office 2008. I have a spreadheet with a few graphs, and many cells which reference other cells. When I enter my daily numbers, there is a 5-7 second lag, complete with CPU pegging and spinning beach balls.
I have a Mini with 2 gig of memory 1.66 gzh core duo processor.
There is a shorter lag on my Mac quad pro, but a lag none the less.
There was no problem with Excel in Office 2004.
This performance degrade is unacceptable. Please advise.
> How do I identify the product ID on Office Mac 2008
In any Office app, choose File/About ...
However, if you're looking for it in order to register, don't bother -
the *only* thing registration does is put you on a list to get an email
newsletter.
Will Office 2008 Home &
> Student Edition smoothly & easily import all necessary information from
> Office X during installation?
Office 2008 (any edition) will not smoothly & easily import much, if
any, information from Office X other than the Entourage database.
Preference items are not carried over.
Word may, if it finds a previous Normal template, try to base a new
Normal on that file, but I strongly recommend you rename the old Normal,
start up, then use the Organizer to transfer any custom toolbars,
autotext, etc. to the new Normal.dotm file.
If you have a default template for XL, you can open it in XL08, make
whatever changes you want, then save it as a template to the startup
folder
> Does anyone know if there is if Entourage now syncs effectively with iCal
> (and also Address Book? I have had zero success with Office 2004 doing this
> properly. I constantly get appointments deleted, duplicated, etc.
It's been working fine for me with Entourage 2008 and iCal/Address Book.
Of course, Sync doesn't carry Entourage categories across, since it
doesn't know anything about them, but I haven't seen any duplicate or
deleted appointments.
What are the terms of the licence for Home use? Someone mentioned the EULA above - where can I read this? For example, if I have a Mac at home, but occasionally use it for writing documents for my own small business am I entitled to use the H/S edition? I suspect not, but would like to see the details of the license!
It is inexcusable that Microsoft has decided to remove the exchange support in the Home and Student version of Office 2008.
How do we fix this?
Go to Help: Provide Feedback. This feedback goes directly to the developers. We need to create a lot of feedback and provide some logic for Microsoft to create an update and add the exchange support. Students shouldn't have to be 150 more dollars for one minor thing. And the whole concept of a student version is to provide the same software at a cheaper price.
I agree with Brian! I am a full-time student and work part-time in a office that uses MS exchange. The 2004 student/teacher version supported exchange just fine, so I doubt I'll upgrade, unless this changes. My company certainly isn't going to buy me the Office suite just so I can check my email at home if I so choose!
In Word im constantly getting the following error when pressing almost any key (eg. trying to make a tab, pressing enter for a new line or even a character key when writing!): 'This command is not available in this version of Microsoft Word.'. Word is not usable like this...
That may cure it. If it doesn't, I think you have a failed installation,
and you need to delete the ~:Library:Preferences:Microsoft:Office 2008
folder, then re-run your installation.
Hope this helps
On 25/01/08 4:46 AM, in article ee853a2.54@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"paradiso" wrote:
> In Word im constantly getting the following error when pressing almost any key
> (eg. trying to make a tab, pressing enter for a new line or even a character
> key when writing!): 'This command is not available in this version of
> Microsoft Word.'. Word is not usable like this...
I recently purchased Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and the main reason was to open works files (.wks). To my dissapointment they didn't open even after I installed office.
1) Is there a way to open wks files using office?
2) Is there works software for mac available?
--it's better to start a new thread than post on an existing one,
ESPECIALLY when you have a new problem
--don't spend money largely for one feature without checking to make
sure it exists first.
Ange wrote:
> I recently purchased Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and the main reason
> was to open works files (.wks). To my dissapointment they didn't open
> even after I installed office.
> 1) Is there a way to open wks files using office?
> 2) Is there works software for mac available?
> I recently purchased Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and the main reason was to
> open works files (.wks). To my dissapointment they didn't open even after I
> installed office.
> 1) Is there a way to open wks files using office?
> 2) Is there works software for mac available?
Microsoft Works files are notoriously incompatible with most software.
I am about to purchase Office 08 for Mac but I am confused about the Entourage differences in the Home/Student vs. Standard editions. Could someone tell me if the functionality is the same(ei: storing emails in folders, attaching documents, contacts info, etc.).
Depending on what school you attend, you can get really great deals on MS software at JourneyEd. Office Professional for $84. http://www.JourneyEd.com/select
On 1/28/08 4:32 PM, in article ee853a2.61@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "JamieK" wrote:
> I am about to purchase Office 08 for Mac but I am confused about the Entourage
> differences in the Home/Student vs. Standard editions. Could someone tell me
> if the functionality is the same(ei: storing emails in folders, attaching
> documents, contacts info, etc.).
All of the functions you mentioned are the same.
The Home & Student version does not contain Exchange support or Automator
Actions. Some university students need exchange to connect for their school
mail. Please contact your school to see what's needed or what package they
can offer you.
Anybody have an idea how to import all my lep. mac address book contacts into Entourage 2008 without all the other stuff coming with them. I am trying to update my Entourage 2008 and the import doesn't have mac address book listed.
You can enable Sync Services for contacts only; just leave the other
checkboxes unchecked. Alternatively, launch Address Book, select all your
contacts and drag them to the desktop. Drag the resulting .vcf file into
Entourage's contact list.
On 03/02/08 15:13, in article ee853a2.66@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "E.
Joseph" <> wrote:
> Anybody have an idea how to import all my lep. mac address book contacts into
> Entourage 2008 without all the other stuff coming with them. I am trying to
> update my Entourage 2008 and the import doesn't have mac address book listed.
--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:mac (Entourage & Word)
Boy, is Office 2008 buggy. It'll crash repeatedly when I'm working on a doc. (Do a search for Word 2008 crash to see all the discussion). Wow, can't Microsoft make a decent product>
It doesn't crash for me. Hasn't crashed since I got it.
So if you would like us to help you solve the issues, please describe things
in a bit more detail.
It's not "perfect", no product is, but it is actually a lot more stable than
it appears to be for you.
Cheers
On 4/02/08 5:35 AM, in article ee853a2.68@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "" <>
wrote:
> Boy, is Office 2008 buggy. It'll crash repeatedly when I'm working on a doc.
> (Do a search for Word 2008 crash to see all the discussion). Wow, can't
> Microsoft make a decent product>
You can use the keyboard shortcut command-X to cut and command-V to paste.
You can add the Cut command to your toolbar via View | Customize Toolbars.
By the way, it's better to post an entirely new question than to add
random posts to an existing thread. If this were an independent thread,
your Q&A would become part of the archives and perhaps help someone
searching later.
GAB wrote:
> I notice that 2008 Office does not have scissors, for quick removal of
> text and re-insertion. How is this to be done on this new system?
>
> GAB
* click on Edit>Cut and Edit>Paste
* use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd+x for Cut and Cmd+v for paste
* ctrl-/right-click the toolbar in Word and choose Customise Toolbars and
Menus. In the new window, click on the Commands tab, select Edit from the
list and drag the icons for Cut, Copy and Paste back into the Standard
toolbar.
On 04/02/08 17:45, in article ee853a2.70@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "GAB" wrote:
> I notice that 2008 Office does not have scissors, for quick removal of text
> and re-insertion. How is this to be done on this new system?
>
> GAB
--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:mac (Entourage & Word)
Hello All:
I received my copy of Home & Student Edition today from the Super Suite Deal. Will the Microsoft Expression Media be shipped separately? I double-checked the order form, and it says under order fulfillment (if you choose Option Two) that it includes Office 2008 H&S edition + Microsoft Expression Media for Mac. I haven't been able to find any info about the Media package though.
Thanks!
You need to complain to the contact information on the order form or the
package--a few people are seeing that, and one posted here that they had
been told it was a mistake, as it is.
ladyvolcc@officeformac.com wrote:
> Hello All:
> I received my copy of Home & Student Edition today from the Super
> Suite Deal. Will the Microsoft Expression Media be shipped separately?
> I double-checked the order form, and it says under order fulfillment
> (if you choose Option Two) that it includes Office 2008 H&S edition +
> Microsoft Expression Media for Mac. I haven't been able to find any
> info about the Media package though.
> Thanks!
On Thursday, February 6th I receive Office mac 2008 Home and student edition, the installation is made without problem.
In first I want to register the product and there first surprise the N°ID which I register isn't recognized!
Second problem, I launch Word application and surprise a window of error appears which indicates "recover my work and restart Microsoft Word".
I try to launch Excel and the same problem, a window of error appears indicating " recover my work and restart Microsoft Excel".
I reinstall Office, after having deleted completely the file Office with the application " Remove ". I always have the same problems!
I use a Macbook Pro with the system Leopard macOSX 10.5.1.
Pardon the redundancy, but I'm stumped. How do I know if I need the standard version w/ MS Exchange support? Can I get by w/ a Home & Student version? The sftware will be installed on one machine, and will be used in a small business.
On 2/7/08 5:05 PM, in article ee853a2.75@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Ivo
Ettore Ceneda " <> wrote:
> On Thursday, February 6th I receive Office mac 2008 Home and student edition,
> the installation is made without problem.
Great!
> In first I want to register the product and there first surprise the N°ID
> which I register isn't recognized!
Currently, the Mactopia site is broken for this function. "Registration" has
nothing to do with the operation of the software - unlike the Activation
required for MS Windows software. It's little more than a marketing tool.
> Second problem, I launch Word application and surprise a window of error
> appears which indicates "recover my work and restart Microsoft Word".
> I try to launch Excel and the same problem, a window of error appears
> indicating " recover my work and restart Microsoft Excel".
> I reinstall Office, after having deleted completely the file Office with the
> application " Remove ". I always have the same problems!
> I use a Macbook Pro with the system Leopard macOSX 10.5.1.
>
Until one of the Word or Excel experts chime in, I suggest testing Office in
a new User. This will help identify if the problem is in your User's folder
of it it's system wide.
Go to System Preferences --> Create a New User in Accounts. Switch to the
New User by logging out/in or use Fast User Switching. Test Office there.
If you had Office installed prior to Office 2008, you might try deleting
these files:
Word 2008 "crash on launch" issue - in your User's preferences folder -->
Microsoft folder:
Remove: Word Settings (10) file, but also by the Word Settings (9) and (
files.
Thank you Diane,
From "guest account "OfficeMac2008" applications (word, excel, ppt, …) run normally.
But does not still work from the "main user"!…
Thanks,
The Home and Student license specifies non-commercial use.
ED wrote:
> Pardon the redundancy, but I'm stumped. How do I know if I need the
> standard version w/ MS Exchange support? Can I get by w/ a Home &
> Student version? The sftware will be installed on one machine, and
> will be used in a small business.
>
> Thanks, friends!
Dear ED,
I speak about the version " OfficeMac2008 Home & student " version.
Effectively the use will be limited, but the problem is that I can use none of the applications, see my first email.
One of the solutions is to install Service OfficeMac2008 on another user account, it is not the ideal! but the applications run normally.
Hi I am not really computer smart and I have a question??????At work we use an Excel program to do our employee work schedules and I want to be able to do them at home on my imac if I purchase the Home & Student will I be able to complete this at home from my imac?And will I also be able to send the completed work schedule to work to print it out?
On 2/8/08 2:21 PM, in article ee853a2.81@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Mollie" wrote:
Hi I am not really computer smart and I have a question??????At work we
use an Excel program to do our employee work schedules and I want to be
able to do them at home on my imac if I purchase the Home & Student will
I be able to complete this at home from my imac?And will I also be able
to send the completed work schedule to work to print it out?
Probably. If the excel workbook contains macros, then no you will not be able to do this. If there are no macros and the Windows version does not use any features that the Mac version does not have, then yes, it will probably be fine. There may be some slight formatting issues if there are font and printer differences, but generally it should work fine.
--
Bob Greenblatt [MVP], Macintosh
bobgreenblattATmsnDOTcom
While operating in Excel(Microsoft Office 2008 Home/Student) if I try and change the window size it will freeze the entire laptop and I have to remove the battery to get it restarted. Also on occasion Excel will crash and I will get a message to the effect that Excel has encountered a problem and it needs to be restarted losing all my current work.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
My first suggestion is "Save every time you stop to think" so that you do
not lose so MUCH.
You will never get a computer application that NEVER crashes, so get in the
habit of "Command + s" every time you stop to think.
Edit carefully: Cut and Paste rather than Drag and Drop. There are bugs in
all of the applications that cause failures unless you are careful not to
have objects landing over the top of each other.
Eventually, you will learn by trial and error what tips it over. Basically
anything to do with pictures is suspect...
But mainly: Wait for Service Pack 2. Service Pack 1 is about two months
away (that's a guess...). It should fix the worst of the bugs. Service
Pack 2, I guess, will appear about July/August.
Hope this helps
On 13/02/08 2:23 AM, in article ee853a2.84@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "CDG" wrote:
> While operating in Excel(Microsoft Office 2008 Home/Student) if I try and
> change the window size it will freeze the entire laptop and I have to remove
> the battery to get it restarted. Also on occasion Excel will crash and I will
> get a message to the effect that Excel has encountered a problem and it needs
> to be restarted losing all my current work.
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
On 2/12/08 7:23 AM, in article ee853a2.84@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "CDG" wrote:
> While operating in Excel(Microsoft Office 2008 Home/Student) if I try and
> change the window size it will freeze the entire laptop and I have to remove
> the battery to get it restarted.
This is more a performance issue for your computer.
To help performance, add your Entourage Identities folder to Spotlight
Exclude list. See this page for more tips to help performance.
I just got mac 2008 I am having problems adding my msn mail account to entourage, which is part of windows live. I have use the account manually. and it loads up under windows live. But when I try to recieve emails on entourage. I just get an error. Can someone please help.
On 2/13/08 12:24 PM, in article ee853a2.87@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"COLAVSWDW@officeformac.com" wrote:
> I just got mac 2008 I am having problems adding my msn mail account to
> entourage, which is part of windows live. I have use the account manually. and
> it loads up under windows live. But when I try to recieve emails on entourage.
> I just get an error. Can someone please help.
Start with the Account page for help. If you continue to have problems
report back with details. What error do you get?
OK, the first thing we can say is that you are very short of memory. Snap
in another 1GB of memory, and Office will run a lot more reliably.
Most of your other issues will be fixed by updates and service packs that
will start appearing from Microsoft any day now.
On 15/02/08 2:04 AM, in article ee853a2.89@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "CDG" wrote:
>
>
> For us to offer more solutions we need to know more. Here is an
> >example:
>
>
>
>
>
> G4 Dual 1.42 GHZ, Memory 2GB, Mac OS X 10.5.2
>
>
>
>
>
> You can find that info in Apple System Profiler. In the Menu bar under
>> the Apple icon, select About this Mac click on the "more info" button.
>
>
>
>
> -
>
> Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees) Entourage
> Help Page http://www.entourage.mvps.org/ Entourage Help Blog
> http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/
>
>
>
>
> My Mac Info: 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB Mem, 0S X 10.5.2
>
> I appreciate your help.
On 2/14/08 7:17 PM, in article C3DB4F85.1090C%john@mcghie.name, "John
McGhie" wrote:
> OK, the first thing we can say is that you are very short of memory. Snap
> in another 1GB of memory, and Office will run a lot more reliably.
If you have the money go for 4GB.
The only other thing is the size of your hard drive. How full is it? The
system needs breathing room and if you've filled it up, this could be
slowing down performance too.
Please start a new thread and post again. If you try to add a different
topic to an existing thread, your question will get missed by the people who
can answer it.
On 17/02/08 2:20 PM, in article ee853a2.92@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Linda" wrote:
> Sure miss the print preview icon....I tried to find it on the customize tool
> menu but it doesn't seem to be there....
Hi
I have Office 2008, but have not got Mac OS X 10.5. If I install it today, can I later reinstall Office 2008, using the same key, after formating and reinstalling when I get Mac OS X 10.5?
Cheers
Yes, you can. Office for Mac does not get activated, unlike its Windows
counterpart, so the product key can be used again after the hard disk has
been reformatted.
On 18/02/08 10:23, in article ee853a2.94@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Andy H "
<> wrote:
> Hi
> I have Office 2008, but have not got Mac OS X 10.5. If I install it today, can
> I later reinstall Office 2008, using the same key, after formating and
> reinstalling when I get Mac OS X 10.5?
> Cheers
--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:mac (Entourage & Word)
How do you set up Microsoft Word to prevent double spacing?
The setting is for "single" spacing, however, when I'm trying to
type a single-spaced list, it wants to double space every line.
How can I avoid this problem?
In the future, please start a new thread when you have a new question,
rather than adding onto an old thread.
It's not actually double-spacing that is the problem. Word changed the
default to add more space between paragraphs, so that each paragraph
will be single-spaced, but between paragraphs, you get extra space.
Paragraphs are created every time you hit enter.
To change in just this document, select all, go to Format | Paragraph.
Look down to the find the Spacing: After field, and change 10 to 0.
To change this in all documents created from now on, change the Normal
style.
First, select Format | Style. Normal should be selected.
Click on Modify--make sure "add to template" is CHECKED. You'll see a
Format menu in the bottom of the dialog--select Paragraph from it, and
change the Spacing: After setting from 10 to 0.
GAB wrote:
> How do you set up Microsoft Word to prevent double spacing?
> The setting is for "single" spacing, however, when I'm trying to
> type a single-spaced list, it wants to double space every line.
> How can I avoid this problem?
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
> GAB
>
Trying to install Office mac 2008 Home & Student Edition on my mac. I am replacing Office 2004. Because I ran into this problem I have deleted Office 2008 and reinstalled two times and had the same problem after both installs. The problem is that when I open Excel it immediately and on its own opens every Excel file I have one after the other without stopping. The worksheets appear to be blank. It continues to load files without stopping until memory is full, the computer locks down and I have to turn off the computer and reboot. The other Office programs (Word, Power Point) open without any problem and i am able to select and retrieve files as needed or to start a new file. I have used Time Machine and pulled forward Office 2004 that was there before Office 2008 was installed. When I do that Excel and all Office programs work fine again. The problem with Office 2008 Excel happens every time I try to load Excel, even after rebooting. The computer is not on a network and this is not a server, etc. problem.
On 2/29/08 2:54 PM, in article ee853a2.99@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Phil
McKenzie " <> wrote:
> Trying to install Office mac 2008 Home & Student Edition on my mac. I am
> replacing Office 2004. Because I ran into this problem I have deleted Office
> 2008 and reinstalled two times and had the same problem after both installs.
> The problem is that when I open Excel it immediately and on its own opens
> every Excel file I have one after the other without stopping. The worksheets
> appear to be blank. It continues to load files without stopping until memory
> is full, the computer locks down and I have to turn off the computer and
> reboot. The other Office programs (Word, Power Point) open without any problem
> and i am able to select and retrieve files as needed or to start a new file. I
> have used Time Machine and pulled forward Office 2004 that was there before
> Office 2008 was installed. When I do that Excel and all Office programs work
> fine again. The problem with Office 2008 Excel happens every time I try to
> load Excel, even after rebooting. The computer is not on a network and this is
> not a server, etc. problem.
Open Excel with the shift key down. Then after it opens go to preferences in
the General tab, clear the directory from the Open files at startup.
--
Bob Greenblatt [MVP], Macintosh
bobgreenblattATmsnDOTcom
