We started with the idea that simplicity could change everything.
Inside the box in stores today is the expression of that idea: the power of Office enhanced and simplified by beauty and elegance.
Office 2008 is the product of four years of our lives: many months of take-out dinners and delayed vacations, too much time away from family and friends, endless fire drills and triage meetings and the occasional break for Nerf gun fights and 1336 sticky notes.
Today, we are able to share Office 2008 for Mac with you. We hope you love it as much as we do.
Craig
P.S. Please stop by the Microsoft booth at Macworld and join me and my team in celebrating the availability of Office 2008!
Are there any plans to release a free 30-day trial version of Office 2008, as there was for Office 2004? I'd like to be able to test it out on my own files and my own computer before I commit to buying it.
Ric
Jan 16, 2008
12:04am
El Office 2008 está en español?
Si no es así, cuándo aparecerá la versión en español.
Dave_C
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
Availability under the Microsoft Home Use Program?
Can you inform the community as to when Mac Office 2008 will be available under the Home Use Program?
I contacted them by email today and they were not aware of when it would possible to purchase, but said email back in a month.
wellfleation
Jan 18, 2008
11:23am
No Palm sync support with Entourage (Office 2008)
There is no conduit included in Office 2008 meaning that myself and others can not sync our Palms with Entourage making Entourage useless.
wellfleation
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
No conduit for syncing Palm with Entourage
There is no conduit offered in Office 2008 (as there has always been in the past), and therefore, there is no way for Palm users to sync with Entourage, making Entourage useless. Unless you pony up another $40 for The Missing Sync, that is, which is just more $ on top of what I already spent for Office!
Marco
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
MS Office 2008 for Mac : Office 2007 compatibility
Hi,
I've been using Windows & Office for many years. I'm about to buy an IMAC and Office 2008. Therefore, I'm wondering if it's now possible to migrate PST's files toward Entourage 2008's files automatically.
Have you already tried this manipulation?
Thanks for your support.
Jean-Marc.
ddl
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
When will my upgrade really ship?
I took advantage of the Friday after Thanksgiving sale on Office 2004 with upgrade to 2008 for about $6. I got my $100 check Friday and a notification that the software was backordered and would ship 3/3/08. Is this true? I ordered this a long time ago and I seem to be at the bottom of the list. Or, is the order status not being updated?
milouchien
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
What!?!?: No Macros????
Well, I would love to upgrade to Office 2008 - and was looking at this site to see if there was an upgrade offer from office 2001...
But thankfully I saw before it was too late that MACROS ARE NOT SUPPORTED!!!
One of the reasons I have not switched to another spreadsheet app is that although buggy, Excel has great programmability. I use this with nearly every spreadsheet I make, sometimes spending a day or so programming things that will save me far more time later.
Also it means that using automation, I can get less skilled operatives to carry out tasks that i would normally have to do myself... Therefore more productivity.
So what do I do now? I'm NOT gong to go down the windows route, although I still need to use excel files on a PC.
Why has such an incredibly useful functionality been discarded. Would I really have to reprogram all that work in applescript? Will applescript have the same functionality that VBA had? I am not talking about merely recording a macro...
To my mind, excel can now only be at best, half the application it used to be. Or have I missed something?
Very disappointed...
TheHareBear
Jan 18, 2008
11:59am
Ultimate Steal
When will Mac Office 2008 be available for students under The Ultimate Steal promotion?
johngpt
Jan 22, 2008
2:15pm
Trying to register, but invalid product ID
I've installed Office 2008 for Mac. I received a product ID. I can locate it in About. Trying to register online, I've entered as it appears, using the hyphens and without using hyphens, and the screen keeps coming back saying I'm not entering a valid product ID.
Anyone else come across this problem?
shes
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Licensing
Office 2004 came with three user keys. When I was at the MacWorld booth, I was told this was to allow installation on three different machines (I have three at home). In the booklet that came with Office 2008 there is a space for three keys, but I only found the one on the CD sleeve. Does this mean I am restricted to using Office 2008 on only one machine? Or is the networking protocol different than for Office 2008?
mikelrss
Jan 23, 2008
1:01pm
New Excel 2008 for Mac crashes suddenly
I just bought and installed the new Office 2008 for Mac on my brand new MacBook Pro laptop but while using Excel it repeatedly shuts itself down and gives me the lame message "Excel had to close". This is happening often and I lose all my data unless i save every 10 seconds as a precaution. Anybody having this happen to them? is there an update to fix this or do i just need to use my Apple Numbers program?
Yazoo
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
Does Entourage support data file (pst)?
I plan to move to Mac OS. But before I do it, can you tell me if outlook data files (.pst files) are supported by Entourage? Thanks!
gboesel
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Font issues fixed in 2008?
MickiMac
Jan 25, 2008
3:58pm
Entourage 2008
Is there a way to resize an object with an email message. I have inserted an object, but it comes in so large. I need to down size it on the fly. I am not a power user but not a beginner either.
micki1020@mac.com
Ashraf Dimitri
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
Support of RPC over HTTPS
I'm new to this so not sure if this is the right place for the question. I have an urgent need to support RPC over HTTPS so I can connect to my company Exchange Server. Does Office 2008 for Mac support this? Failing that I'll have to give up my Mac and revert to a Window's system.
Persimmon
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
For users who purchased Office for Mac 2004 before November 2007
Is any consideration being considered for those of us who purchased Office for the Mac 2004 when it came out? Will there be a demo like there is for the Windows version?
MacUserinCalif
Feb 05, 2008
7:43pm
Entourage and Palm Sync
Where is the support for the Palm sync? Imagine my disappointment today when I realized that all of my tasks, contacts and calendar events would not sync with my Palm PDA.
Please tell me that you are working on this.
Bogie168
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
BFD??
I bought Office 2004 when the BFD offer was nade and complied with all the requirements.
As proof of this, I just received a check for $100. Thank you.
I haven't received the full version of Office 2008, which I am also supposed to get. When can I expect to receive it?
natgreg
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
Help
I bought office 2004 for my sons computer, which is a mac. It installed perfectly but he then lost the disc and the codes. It had 3 other "installs" left on it. Can I download the software and use the code to activate it?
PjM
Jan 15, 2008
3:13pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
I'm a heavy Office user running a PC desktop on my mac for office and would love to go all mac but really need to test the interoperability of the apps between platforms. A trial would be nice.
PjM
seanpin
Jan 15, 2008
3:13pm
I have just purchased Office:mac 2004
I have just purchased Office:mac 2004 (2 days ago)is there a free update to Office:mac 2008?
lantzn
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Entourage 2008 Exchange Support?
Hello,
We bought Mac Office vX back when it was released for OS X (2001?). I work for a WA State agency. I was anxious to give Entourage a try but it would not connect to our office's Exchange Server. I was using Outlook 2001 in classic mode during this time and by simply filling out the few fields in the opening dialog window I connected flawlessly to the server. I tried the same thing with Entourage vX with no luck and after numerous other attempts I finally resorted to contacting the MS MacBU for help. After 2 weeks of their help, and nothing resolved, they finally told me that Entourage xV was not the same as Outlook 2001 and that they were sorry for the disappointment and to continue using Outlook 2001. Entourage was removed.
When Mac Office 2004 came around I tried to see if things changed and was once again disappointed to find out about the Entourage Exchange support. Mac Office 2004 was not purchased.
Currently we are still using Outlook 2001 under classic mode with OS X 10.4.11, the LAST app we use Classic for. We would like to upgrade to Intel Mac hardware but it doesn't support Classic mode. We are crossing our fingers that this version of Entourage will answer our pleads!
So my questions is, will Entourage 2008 connect to our Exchange server the same, simple way that classic Outlook 2001 does?
After all, its only been 7 years of pleading with you guys.
aside from "themes, templates," layout stuff, which I am not concerned with, does it really give simple text writing any new features from previous word versions, (things like indexing for example) this seems to be glossed over in all the short descriptions of the product
why not have more detailed descriptions of what it actually does?
why upgrade if it does the same writing functions?
elliot
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Can we import pdf vector-based graphics
hi,
I am a scientist and I produce a lot of vector-based graphics. In OS 9's days, these were usually vector-based pict. But for the last many years (since OS X has arrived) pdf is the default vector-based graphics format. PowerPoint and Word imported these but automatically transformed the in the raster format, png. Worse yet, PowerPoint made them in low res png images that were too ugly to show to other scientists. Word was a bit less bad. In practice it was best to use other software to translate pdfs into pngs before inserting into Word and PowerPoint (or use other software for word processing and presentations). What about Office 2008? I mean, pdf has been the official graphic format on Mac OS X for years now, it must be possible to import them without translating them in something else? Please say yes!
X
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
Arghh. Here is a weak complaint, but I'll make it.
In Excel, I use the keyboard exclusively. I hate having to reach for the mouse. This means that when I scroll I for the most part use the arrow keys. I've set the system pref for fastest repeat rate.
When Office v.X came out on 10.1, scrolling this way was dog slow. It helped a bit to kill the formula bar, but not enough. It slowly improved with each OS release, and with Office 2004 it was pretty zippy. Yay. It looked as if the formula bar didn't update with each scroll "tick", which helped.
Even on a MacBook 2Ghz Core Duo, under Rosetta, scrolling this way was pretty zippy. Certainly acceptably so.
In Excel 2008, a universal binary, I was expecting that at worst it would be as fast as 2004 under rosetta on an intel mac. For scrolling in Excel using the keyboard, it isn't - it's slow again. Virtually everything else in Office 2008 feels speedier (including Word scrolling), but in Excel keyboard scrolling is way too slow again. Almost Numbers slow (but not quite). This really slows makes working with Excel a more frustrating experience for me.
Please, please, please! Machines these days have so much comparative horsepower - surely this can be remedied and we can back to Office 98 scroll speeds on G3s?
Jonathan
Jan 16, 2008
12:04am
Two questions
First, will there be a demo available for download? And second, are there any resources online for development in Office 2008?
Salex
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
When do volume license customers get it?
Lise Montrois
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
I have Mac Office X.
Is there an upgrade price from this version to new 2008 package?
rickey939
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
MS Licensing Site Download?
When will this be posted on the MS Licensing site for download?
Bill
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Calendar Problems
Office Mac 2008 - Enrourage Cannot add an event to a future month, it defaults to the numbered day of the current month. Cannot add a week long event that ends in a future month, it defaults to the same day number in the current month. i.e. begin 28 JAN end 01 FEB . . . defaults to end 01 Jan and cannot be saved.
Also, takes 10 seconds to change calendars on a MacBook Pro 1.67Ghz w/2GB of memory . . .
michaeld
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
shipping
purchased office suite deal and am wondering when they will begin shipping. thanks
John
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
I just received notification that my upgrade to Office 2008 was on backorder until March. So it isn't exactly here yet
EricBrian
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Me too...
I would like to know if there will be a trial available. Thanks.
David
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
I just bought Student and teacher office 2004 and a mac
, and I am eligible for the Super Suite Deal. I am trying to decide which edition of 2008 I should upgrade to. I only have one computer, which I sometimes use for work - which is a Windows environment.
Quick questions: What is Exchange server support, and why would I want / need it?
Are automator actions like macros? Again, how do I know if I need them?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
mcnaugha
Jan 18, 2008
11:23am
Office 2008 should join its Windows cousins on MSDN
This is a request to see Office 2008 made available through MSDN or perhaps just to Microsoft Partners.
I appreciate that there might not be any plans at the moment, but I think that's a mistake or oversight. So I would like this escalated as a request or feedback.
It's undeniable that the Mac install base is growing and Microsoft licenses allow for platform-transferability. Current Macs are of course capable of running Windows XP or Vista now too. Many of our customers expect to have Office installed on both Operating Systems. There's going to be a growing interest in being able to test and develop with Office 2008 for Mac in addition to the Windows versions of Office. Entourage as an Exchange client is also a growing market within various Enterprises as interest in the Mac grows to have Exchange integration. Microsoft should be at the forefront of this.
In my mind it doesn't make any sense that the MBU (Mac Business Unit) products are not available to MSDN Subscribers, excluding Virtual PC for Mac which is already there. At the end of the day it serves to promote the software and perhaps help boost sales for Microsoft. Get those Windows-only subscribers to take notice, get a Mac and try out the Mac version... as well as install Windows on their new Mac too. lol.
It can't be difficult for this to be acheived. If a beta testing programme can run for this software, easily providing product keys, it can be a great leap for it to be published to MSDN Subscribers or even just Microsoft Partners; Gold or otherwise. Partners should be given Volume License keys in-line with their existing rights to use the Windows versions of Office.
Thanks.
mcnaugha
Jan 18, 2008
11:23am
Exchange Support
@lantzn
We've been happy with Office 2004 (and now 2008) for some time. Perhaps you tried an early release of Office 2004. Since version 11.2 (Service Pack 2) the Exchange support improved greatly. We've been running version 11.3.x for a long time and it functions very similarly to Outlook 2003 and 2007. I would never go back to Outlook 2001 as it functioned like Outlook 2000 and both require constant contact with the server often leading to hangs. 2008 is only going to make Exchange use even smoother. Ok, we still don't get access to out-of-office and Server-side rules, but those are small losses. Mail, Calendars and Contacts work perfectly.
dm
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
I was so excited to see the 'to-do' syncing on the list of improvements to 2008. After ordering a couple of copies for my wife and myself (I've never seen her so excited to see software arrive at our home) - I was hugely let down to discover that I misunderstood 'to-do' syncing. It was my understanding that this fixed the glaring hole with exchange functionality on a mac - syncing tasks and notes. As a BES and exchange user - the arrival of 2008 was expected and touted to resolve this issue. Obviously, it does not. Is anyone aware of a solution for this? I have tried Lotus Notes/Domino (which is a good interface for mac), but it only allows for one email account...
Donald Filibeck
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
Can one purchase the Office 2008 Upgrade product and install it if you have Office 2004 Student/Teacher installed?
Thanks...Don
leduc
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
what about syncing with Blackberry - a basic biz need
Craig,
During those 4 years did even one of you (even on one of those sticky notes) ever consider for just a nano second that as Office is primarily a business app (the name is a clue - duh) and that just about everyone in biz uses a PDA that they sync to their computer (calendar & contacts) on at least a daily basis, that it might be a GOOD IDEA to ensure that this would continue to occur after updating to 2008, especially for Blackberry.
Who cares about making prettier pictures when you can't sync - people just won't upgrade. I made a big mistake upgrading & am going back to 2004.
Dezxt
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
About Virtual PC
How about Virtual PC in Office for Mac ? Is there a new version on the go ? Because it is a very good sofware for using Windows applications on Mac it's very important there's a new version for new macs. Thank's
Jon
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
For some reason, and this was not the case with Word 2004, you cannot move documents around spaces without all the other open documents following with it. I hope to see this fixed in the first software update.
Thanks
mcnaugha
Jan 18, 2008
11:43am
Office 2008 should join its Windows cousins on MSDN
This is a request to see Office 2008 made available through MSDN or perhaps just to Microsoft Partners.
I appreciate that there might not be any plans at the moment, but I think that's a mistake or oversight. So I would like this escalated as a request or feedback.
It's undeniable that the Mac install base is growing and Microsoft licenses allow for platform-transferability. Current Macs are of course capable of running Windows XP or Vista now too. Many of our customers expect to have Office installed on both Operating Systems. There's going to be a growing interest in being able to test and develop with Office 2008 for Mac in addition to the Windows versions of Office. Entourage as an Exchange client is also a growing market within various Enterprises as interest in the Mac grows to have Exchange integration. Microsoft should be at the forefront of this.
In my mind it doesn't make any sense that the MBU (Mac Business Unit) products are not available to MSDN Subscribers, excluding Virtual PC for Mac which is already there. At the end of the day it serves to promote the software and perhaps help boost sales for Microsoft. Get those Windows-only subscribers to take notice, get a Mac and try out the Mac version... as well as install Windows on their new Mac too. lol.
It can't be difficult for this to be acheived. If a beta testing programme can run for this software, easily providing product keys, it can be a great leap for it to be published to MSDN Subscribers or even just Microsoft Partners; Gold or otherwise. Partners should be given Volume License keys in-line with their existing rights to use the Windows versions of Office.
Thanks.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No VBA Macro support?? I think I've wasted my money!
I have an Excel based ordering program designed for me that used macros. I got a new Macbook but now have to run it on Windows in order to run this program! I bought OFM 2008 stupidly thinking that I could run this program in Leopard now, so I wouldn't have to use XP.
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No VBA Macro support?? I think I've wasted my money!
I have an Excel based ordering program designed for me that used macros. I got a new Macbook but now have to run it on Windows in order to run this program! I bought OFM 2008 stupidly thinking that I could run this program in Leopard now, so I wouldn't have to use XP.
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No VBA Macro support?? I think I've wasted my money!
I have an Excel based ordering program designed for me that used macros. I got a new Macbook but now have to run it on Windows in order to run this program! I bought OFM 2008 stupidly thinking that I could run this program in Leopard now, so I wouldn't have to use XP.
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No support for VB macros! - Have I wasted my money??
I have an Excel based ordering program designed for me that used macros. I got a new Macbook but now have to run it on Windows in order to run this program! I bought OFM 2008 stupidly thinking that I could run this program in Leopard now, so I wouldn't have to use XP.
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
somessound
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
Exchange & notification
2 issues:
Why can't entourage be used like outlook where the mail stays on the exchange server. There is no downloading of headers or anything else with Outlook.Entourage seems to want to synch only.
Second is that notification sounds do not work consistently. They did in Office 2004.
Please le tme know if others have had these issues.
Thanks.
somessound
Jan 22, 2008
2:15pm
Exchange & notification
2 issues:
Why can't entourage be used like outlook where the mail stays on the exchange server. There is no downloading of headers or anything else with Outlook.Entourage seems to want to synch only.
Second is that notification sounds do not work consistently. They did in Office 2004.
Please le tme know if others have had these issues.
Thanks.
wh1tby
Jan 22, 2008
2:15pm
Great product but why are Office 2007 and Office 2008 so different and I cannot register it
Pity it is so different to Office 2007 or more correctly the 2 are so different. Having gone through the pain of going from Office 2003 to Office 2007 on the PC and using Mac Office X, I was hoping that Office 2008 would be more like PCs Office 2007 so I would not have use two completely different paradigms. Now I am in permanent hunt and peck mode to find features - although Office 2008 is much easier to find stuff. Understand that you felt the need to use more of Macs ease of use interface but somehow I hoped you would make it easier for me. I am not sure I like Office 2007, in fact I prefer Mac Office 2008, so why could you guys not get together and make sure they were a little more in sync (maybe PCs Office 2007 should have learnt more from the MAC version!!).
Also noticed your web site does not accept the product ids generated by Office 2008. (And I was on the correct web site...).
Notice some funny formating bugs when importing some rtf and Office 2007 docx files. Cleared if I saved and reopened. Nice product though.
Norm
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
If you need cross-platform Excel macros, you have to stick with Excel 2004. Microsoft removed VBA from Excel and suggests we spend the rest of our lives converting Macros to AppleScript -or keep using Excel 2004. This is irresponsible. The rest of the "improvements" don't help me one bit.
gregorycornelius
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Backordered until March
Have been very excited about Office 2008 until Microsoft backordered my upgrade date to March. Can anyone help?
RustyF
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Just want to check responsiveness (assume good compared to 2004)
ddl
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
2004 to 2008 upgrade shipment dates are slipping
I just checked the status of my upgrade from Office 2004 to 2008. The date has slipped from 3/3 to 3/10/2008. The demand must be very high if orders placed and paid for in December can not ship until March.
Johngpt and others with questions regarding online registration - We have received isolated reports from customers that they are having difficulties registering Office 2008 for Mac. The problem appears to be related to internet browser settings, and is currently being investigated. In the meantime, we recommend that you postpone registering your product for a few days or weeks. While registration provides benefits such as the ability to sign up for the Macintosh Business Unit Mactopia Newsletter, registration is not required and will not affect your product usage rights or access to product features in any way.
Al Gomez
Jan 23, 2008
1:01pm
RTL text in Office 2008
Word 2008 does not support Arabic text, and characters appear disconnected as they did in Office 2004.
However, Powerpoint 2008 DOES support Arabic text, and text appears perfectly.
So the big question is: why does one software iin Office 2008 Mac support Arabic but not the other software?
JP
Jan 23, 2008
1:01pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
How can Microsoft not get it when it comes to the Mac and Entourage. The reason I bought it was I assumed (you know what that stands for) that they would add Tasks and Notes to synchronize w/Exchange. Instead, they only are local. How can they not have this functionality? How hard can it be?
Both Contacts and Calendar synchronize w/Exchange so why wouldn't Tasks and Notes? I wanted to get rid of Outlook and use Entourage only which would synchronize everything to the Exchange server then to my Blackberry. Now I still have to run Parallels w/Windows XP! Maybe that's why they didn't include Tasks and Notes. Please explain why this is the case.
Kenth ansson
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Hi,
great news that the new office 2008 version is released.
I wonder how the integration with Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007 works? Are there any improvments that will make macusers happier?
JonathanS
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
Updates for Office X Removed?
Hello. I am still running Office X. I will upgrade to Office 2008 when I finally get an Intel Mac, but that will be a while. In the meantime, all of the updates for Office X seem to have been removed from your website--you can do a search for the links, but they don't work. Since I am about to do a clean install for an upgrade on my older computer, I need those updates and I don't have them. Can you please make them available again? I realize you are probably not supporting Office X with new updates, but I don't see any reason for the original updates to be removed.
Thank you,
Jonathan
jayweiss
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
VBA Removal - Mixed Environment Perspective
Dear Microsoft,
The removal of VBA from Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh was and is a really BIG mistake.
I would have prefered you held off on this version until it was avalable since I have to use and support VBA based Excel application.
The result of this is that there will be NO upgrades of Microsoft Office in my company and several of our clients until this ESSENTIAL cross-platform capability is included in Microsoft Office for Macintosh.
NO, Applescript is NOT acceptable because it is NOT cross-platform either.
This even affects me at home since I use simple macros in spreadsheets for tracking personal finances. I guess I'll have to stop using Excel and use some other tool like Quicken.
I really feel like a second class citizen since Internet Explorer for Mac, Windows Media Player for Macintosh, and now VBA has been dropped.
OpenOffice is looking more and more like a viable alternative with the continued shortcuts and short changing the Mac users are getting in Microsoft Office 2008.
Sorry to complain so much because I really feel that you folks in the MBU are trying as hard as you can with the resources you are given.
sparker
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Upgrade for existing Office 2004/Exp. Media customer?
I see that there's an upgrade for Office 2004 -> 2008, and a way to add Expression Media with the new suite being called Office 2008 Special Media Edition.
Since I already own Expression Media, is there any benefit to getting it all in one package (Office 2008 Special Media Edition), or should I just upgrade my 2004 -> 2008 and use the separately licensed ExpressionMedia product?
Thanks (in advance),
Steve
palace
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
I purchased Office 2004 in June 2007 with my iMac running Tiger.... and I just upgraded to Leopard, and Excel has many issues.. the keyboard won't respond sometimes and other times trying to type something makes my computer restart... (see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6412337#6412337)
Will Office 2008 solve this issues, or am I going to waste my money again?
randilee
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
EXCEL QUESTION :-/
So there are "cell themes" in excel 2007. I cannot fig out how to access them in excel 2008 and it is really frustrating me because I need to use specific themes for certain workbooks. Can someone please email if know how to find them missrandilee@gmail.com thank you.
winegrower
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Just loaded and updated 2004 to 2008. No sounds??
Cannot preview and cannot set?
gboesel
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Font issues fixed in 2008?
Have the font corruption issues been fixed in 2008? I am running 2004 and have to delete both the Office and System font caches each time I restart to avoid repeated font conflicts that can take 15 minutes to work through. If this problem has been fixed it will be worth the upgrade, if not, I'll wait for the upgrade without this problem. I have tried numerous workarounds and spend many many hours on this problem.
Please let me know.
Thanks
Ljuvefreya
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
I would love to see Office 2008 available in the Partner Program and as Trial for customers
We are based in norway and we know there is customer interest in the product, especially now that its available in norwegian. We are also a teaching center and being up to date on Office on Mac is helpful for customers with Macs who attend classes on Office in general.
conr2286
Jan 23, 2008
9:56pm
Very Pretty but Also Pretty Slow Here
I really like the new UI but I had to revert to Excel 2004 as log-log XY charts of large tables (15000 rows by 2 columns) require minutes of CPU time to respond to any input (creating the chart, open workbook, modify chart, etc). My research computer is not exactly a wimp either: four 2.67 gHz Xenon cores, 8 gB RAM, OS/X 10.5.1, everything patched and up2date.
Yep, I tried to report this on support.microsoft.com which twice took all my info and then reported (two days in a row) that it failed to submit my problem via Safari (and there's a lot of Safari in Mac-land .
JimC
J
Jan 23, 2008
9:56pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
If spaces are enabled in 10.5, word 2008 acts irregularly. Mainly, word docs will not stick in their assigned space and will instead move to the current space. Furthermore, it appears impossible to have multiple documents open in different spaces. Even 2004 could do this..fix it.
codeman38
Jan 23, 2008
9:56pm
PDF importing
To elliot in comment 6: I finally broke down and bought Office '08 (because I wanted to be well prepared for tutoring next semester's students...), and surprisingly, it looks like it *does* import PDFs as vectors. Call me pleasantly surprised.
I'm also surprised that the equation editor hasn't changed since Office '04, though, particularly given how much it was revamped on the Windows side. It still doesn't properly support Unicode Greek fonts and symbols, amongst other things... ah, well, at least I can use LaTeXiT with Office now, so that sort of makes up for it.
yngmike
Jan 24, 2008
10:28pm
Exchange 2007 error -18596 FIXED!
Hey here is a heads up for all exchange 2007 admins with a stand alone 2007 server that was never part of a 2003 organization. By default the /Exchange virtual directory is not created. Instead /OWA replaces it. The /OWA will not work with Entourage 2008, it is looking for the legacy version of owa which is by default /Exchange. You must create a legacy virtual directory in IIS and enable WebDAV under "Web Service Extensions"
Cheat Sheet to create a legacy virtual directory in the Exchange Managment Shell.
This command will create a legacy Virtual Directory in IIS on the default Website
Exchange Server & Entourage 2004 vs. 2008 Syncronizing
My current version of Entourage is 2004.
Love it! However, synchronizing with Exchange Server is a drag when there are several mailboxes that have to update. As a matter of fact, several times a day I get the pin wheel for several minutes while the two synchronize.
Does the new version still synchronize the same way or has it been changed to act more like Outlook on a PC? Any info here would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Mike
balthus
Jan 25, 2008
3:58pm
Error Message in Entourage - 4362
Installed 2008 last night all was well. Came to work today & can't open Entourgae. Keep getting error 4362. Help !!!!!Thanks.
leduc
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
bought it, uninstalled it
it sucks:
1 - docx files aren't compatible with previous office versions
2 - can't sync with my blackberry
3 - resource hog
notwithstanding the above, what forced me to unistall was when the office synching service started running wild & deleted all info in my ical & address book as well as heating up my macbook requiring the fan to run whenever entourage was running. reinstalled office 2004 - no probs am determining whether or not i can live in my biz environment using mail, address book & ical together with iworks...i'm thinking that i'll still need word & powerpoint...augh...
milouchien
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
Uh...
I would love to read these comments, but I can only see the first page. If I click 'next' or any of the numerical links, I just get the message "Bad Parameters"showing above the 'Leave a Comment' box... I won't even be able to read this comment - if it is considered nice enough to post!
Kirk
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Help with Registering
I am trying to register OfficeMac 2008 with Microsoft. I keep being told that I have an incorrect product ID number, yet is the one on all office applications.
Who can I contact to get this resolved?
L T Blais
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Entourage 2008 and Exchange server 2003
I just bought the full version of Office 2008 (the one with Entourage) at full price, (500 + $) to my boss' very angry deception...
I had Office 2004 installed since a couple of weeks and was amazed at the fact that I could not recuperate the groups, notes and tasks I had created on my Exchange account in Outlook 2007. I was hoping this would be solved in 2008. But...
Did I do something wrong in the installation ? I can get my mail, corporate Exchang contacts; but, if I understand correctly, the only way to create a group is in 'My contacts' and not on my account on exchange. I can do that in Office 2007 or Outlook Web access, but not in 2008 ??
Same thing with the tasks and notes.
Another strange behavior I encountered this morning; I can open a document on our 2003 server, but not save to it. I always get a message that 'the document cannot be found' , then Excel saves it and I cannot save it again. Strange, very strange. I will try to connect to our server through our wi-fi service instead of our wired based server to see if that behavior still persists.
If I had known, since I am an outsider in our office due to the fact that I use a mac, I think I would have stayed with 2004.
Lantz
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Exchange Support
@ mcnaugha
Thank you for the response. I took your word for it and ordered Mac Office 2008. I just installed it and was unable to get it to create an "automatic" Exchange account so I tried the manual setup. After inputting all my account settings Entourage started to sync up with our server. It automatically imported all my emails into there appropriately named folders. Needless to say I was jazzed. My address book entries imported but the info was incorrectly moved around into the wrong fields. No problem, I'm used to fixing my address book contacts every time our IT updates our Outlook program on our PC.
I can't seem to figure out the following. I don't seem to have a Global Address List nor do I have any Calendar entries. I tried to follow the Help Menus Exchange setup for these things but it starts me out by going to the Global Address List which should appear under the Directory Services, which it doesn't. So I looked under these subjects in the help menu and it said something about needing LDAP. I looked on the PC in my Outlook account and I think our address book is using something with the type MAPI. Does this make sense? I'm stumped with trying to get my calendar and Global addresses working. I'd appreciate some help. Thanks
lantzn@atg.wa.gov
Frusterated
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Sales
Very suspect of any company that doesn't sell it's own product. My mac came with Office 2004 trial fully plugged in and the default for every conceivable file type. Now all I have to do is convince a local store to special order it in on their next monthly order. Pay a deposit, then wait and hope. BTW I do live in a city, the problem seems to be I live in a Canadian City. The distributors rarely checkup on their retailers here. So the manufactures assume sales are low here because of low retailer orders, but how can we buy what is not offered for sale.
So is iWork any good as a second choice?
Frusterated
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Sales
Very suspect of any company that doesn't sell it's own product. My mac came with Office 2004 trial fully plugged in and the default for every conceivable file type. Now all I have to do is convince a local store to special order it in on their next monthly order. Pay a deposit, then wait and hope. BTW I do live in a city, the problem seems to be I live in a Canadian City. The distributors rarely checkup on their retailers here. So the manufactures assume sales are low here because of low retailer orders, but how can we buy what is not offered for sale.
So is iWork any good as a second choice?
mindyk
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
I can't see any contacts in my Entourage address book--help!
Hey ~
I'm a new MacBook user, and successfully imported my Outlook address book (I can tell because I can search for names/email addresses, and they appear), but my address book appears empty. Help has not been helpful.
Thanks so much.
Kimberly Baumgarten
Jan 31, 2008
1:20pm
Needing a trial of Office Mac
Hi I am new to the world of Mac (since last month) and I am looking for the best "Office" type of Office Software for me.
I had a trial period for Office, but I was so busy learning the other new things about my computer, that I barely gave it a try. (I think I made one document in Word and that is it).
I am asking you to kindly, please allow me another 30 day trial. I really need to know what I am buying.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Baumgarten
drummerdan
Jan 31, 2008
1:20pm
Talk Online
Do you happen to know why there is a lack of discussion on iWork vs Office 2008. I just purchased the media version of Office 2008 for roughly $500 with taxes and all. I know that $79 dollars you get what you pay for, but the circles are kind of quite about this in regards to search engine.
Besides part of the fact it's so new, I would have expected some more debate. The way you changed mactopia.com was a very smart move. The trailers are even compelling. Please share your thoughts.
Cheers,
Daniel
JC
Jan 31, 2008
1:20pm
MSN
Some mac users want windows live messenger on machintosh.... I'm one of them.
macgirl
Feb 01, 2008
6:45pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
I did the Black Friday Super Suite Deal from the local Apple Store: sent the required documents and pieces right away. I haven't received my rebate or the new Office.
I'm wondering about the status of my order. Is there a way to check? I have a copy of the box top I mailed, along with the forms. I'm getting nervous that I have not yet even received my rebate.
Nicolas
Feb 01, 2008
6:45pm
MSN?
when are we going to see a decent version of MSN Messenger for mac??
i've been waiting for years!
jsfilmsuk
Feb 01, 2008
6:45pm
Microsoft Messenger for Mac
I would Like to Have Web Cam Support For Messenger on Mac. This has been crying out for a long time and still this basic feature has not been added. Another group online who call themselves aMSN have made one which does but it's a cheap imitation your one. As a loyal customer and purchaser of an actual Microsoft webcam i would like to use this with messenger on my mac. yahoo have even added support to their messenger. so come on guys catch up. bring us a web cam feature for Microsoft Messenger on Mac.
tcatarina
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
Excel 2008
Custom error bars are gone. That makes excel absolutely
useless for scientific charting!
jmvasquez
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
Office 2008
I recently purchased and installed 2008 onto my new mac. Unfortunately though I need an older version that can handle macros in an excel spreadsheet as Microsoft forgot to include that feature in the update. Is there any way that I can get an older version?
Gregor Claude
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
A *real* full screen - nothing but the page and a clear head
There's alot to love about Office 2008. I'm very happy with lots of expanded functionality I've found in Word. But as a writer, most of the time all I want is the most stripped-down, non-distracting interface possible. I would love to see a *real* full screen option in Word. A 'presentation mode' fullscreen can't be too difficult to implement: no toolbars, no title bar, no menu bar, not even a scroll bar! Just the page, and text. I can get pretty close with 'draft view' in full screen mode, but I still lose screen real estate to menu bar, title bar, and scroll bar. And in page layout view, there is no way that I've found of hiding the 'elements gallery'.
There are different stages to producing a document, and the new Word is better than ever at supporting editing and formatting. Thanks! But please, one or two tweaks and you could do a lot to support the *writing* stage!
Justav
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
Excel 2008 vs. 2004?
I am just starting to use Excel 2008 (have been using .X and 2004) and am wondering whether it is really that much slower than 2004 running under Rosetta? I have not had any noticeable problems with the spinning beachball under 2004, but opening the same files under 2008 takes close to a minute (MB CoreDuo/2GHz/2GB). I also have compatibility problems with fairly simple charts, where I can't modify scales at all. Even if I set the scale functions all to 'automatic', it complains that I have invalid values. 2004 just displays what I want to see, and allows me to adjust anything I want.
Is this a new feature, or am I missing something significant? So far, I think I will need to stick with Office 2004, as it appears to be the faster and more reliable solution for my needs.
Can't comment much about Word and Powerpoint yet.
George Ziemba
Feb 04, 2008
10:53pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Some email addresses seem to cause a failure in replying to email. When I try to reply to these messages the send button is gray and only a draft can be saved. My work around is to just create a new message but that's obviously tiresome. The latest address to fail was an AOL.com. Seems odd that a new message works but the reply doesn't. I haven't seen a pattern in the failures vs successful replies but will watch. Anyone else have the problem? Platform is a new IMac purchased Jan. 2008
jg
Feb 04, 2008
10:53pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Any conflict warnings for persistent word crashes on g5 running os 10.5.1. Going to the "help" menu causes immediate crash. The crash reporting function that auto-opens following the crash then freezes as it attempts to link to servers.
Marcin
Feb 05, 2008
12:30am
I NEED POLISH LANGUAGE - (NOTE:POLAND HAS 40mln CITIZENS)
IF I'M USING DIFFERENT LANGUAGE THAN Office 2008 HAS IN 'PROOFING' PACKAGE - THAN WHAT ????
I NEED POLISH LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR/SPELLING CHECK, AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION (ON BOX, IN WEB, ETC.) THIS LANGUAGE IS NOT SUPPORT. NO INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ALTERNATIVE OR FUTURE SOLUTION (EG HOW TO ADD DIFFERENT DICTIONARY THAN OFFERED IN BASIC PACKAGE).
MS - AS USUAL - GIVE US NO INFORMATION OR SUPPORT.
galkowski@onet.pl
Spike
Feb 05, 2008
12:30am
"Save As" missing in Word 2008 mac
In word on the Mac using Leopard on an Intel MacBook pro shows no option for "Save As". IT IS JUST NOT THERE! Is there a fix for this?
Also, my font for my Entourage Calendar will NOT WORK unless the font Curlz MT is used (very difficult to read) this is also the preview box for incoming email.
Help!
dmk
Feb 05, 2008
7:43pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Time is running out and I would like to submit the "Super Suite Deal" via online, but can't seem to find where I make the submission. The address given on the printed form is: microsoft.com/mac. but where do I go from there? Thanks for your help.
Be sure and read the instructions carefully, as you will need to send in your proof of purchase along with filling out your information online. Cheers!
Sheridan
M-Rick
Feb 07, 2008
3:02pm
Disapointed
I am very dispointed with the 2008 version.
It is supposed to be an Intel native version, but it is so so slow ......
Even on a G5 ...
It is simple the old MS Office X of November 2001 is a Ferrari compared to the 2008 ! Knowing that it will also run in Rosetta mode on an Intel Mac !
So I have request for refund because the cosmetics changes are not enough, we were waiting for more than his, plus it is even not supporting complex scripts languages requestest since the MS Office X version of 2001 !
Daniel S.
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
Please fix the bugs
I am testing the office 2008 before deploying it to several mac in out network. It is unusable!! Word is crushing every 10 minutes there are also several crushes with PowerPoint. I have tried all the fixes and possible solutions posted around on the web without any success. The software feels like a beta. 4 years of development and is still in beta stage. To bad that MS office 2008 is far from being a real solution for the office needs of a company.
Steve
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
Disk Full error
Two problems with Word 2008 so far.
1. Unexpected quitting while in a document
2. Disk full errors that also result in AutoRecovery errors. The indicated disk actually has 66MB free, and I tried changing the target disk to a server and it said that one was full also.
rambo
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
workspace plugin
is there a planned release for the addin for live workspace for mac office 08...its a must have
Richard
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
And still no video
And still no video for MSN.. the kids are changing to Skype.. goodbye MSN!
David
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
Mac Office 2008 has some very serious bugs
I have been using Mac Office 2008 for a couple of weeks and have found some quite serious bugs:
1. Excel does not retain all formatting in graphics. When I create a pie chart, for example, the formatting to the text will sometimes be lost when after the document is saved, lost and re-opened.
2. I pasted text from one document to another in Word and completely different data was pasted.
3. Switching to calendar mode in Entourage takes 60-70 seconds the first time this is done after Entourage is opened. Switching to the calendar "speeds up" to only 25-30 seconds after the calendar is opened a few times.
4. Reviews indicated that Office 2008 would be faster than Office 2004 because the former is a Universal application. Perhaps after the first major upgrade this will be the case.
On balance, Office 2008 is a significant disappointment and was clearly released too early -- I had expected better from Microsoft. I would strongly recommend that anyone considering purchasing Office 2008 wait at least three months to do so.
Marc Parrent
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
Mac Office 08 compatibility
I feel ripped off. I own iWork 08 and Mac Office 08. So far Keynote seems more compatible with older versions of Powerpoint.
Rui
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
.doc viewer?
Hi everyone... where can I find a .doc viewer?
Dunks
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
Student Version lacks exchange support
Didn't realise this as i did use student/teacher version of 2004. This was a major blow and is really important for me to access school email at home. Bitterly disappointed.
MAMEDINA
Feb 07, 2008
3:06pm
New Office for Mac without Developer functionality
Great brain storm for Microsoft. Removing developer tools from Office for Mac. Maybe you should remove office totally for the Mac that way you guys are going to have less headache.
Problems with Office 2008
Entourage is not Outlook compatible (WHY)
Developers can not write Macros or VBA (WHY)
Messenger does not match Messenger for Windows (WHY)
No project for Mac (Probably Mac users do not work on projects)
No Visio for Mac (Probably we do not need that tool Neither)
Access for Mac (What for? Mac people are stupid)
Office for Mac (It should be totally discarded maybe than some other company will do a better job knowing that they do not need to compete with Microsoft's marketing machine)
I would like to know why Mac users are second class citizens for Microsoft when Apple is actually the second largest computing company.
Thanks for making me feel unwanted.
Robert
Feb 08, 2008
10:03am
Sounds
I'm visually impaired. I count on the sounds in Entourage to alert me to things so I can enlarge and read them or see that they are sent.
Please fix
- Charles A.
Feb 08, 2008
12:18pm
this website design stinks
1: how do you search the comments?
2: the body text column (center) is fixed width. It should expand and shrink with the window size like the http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/
3: default font is tiny. Increasing the font makes it like reading an 8 column newspaper. very annoying.
4: five comments per page!? How do you follow a thread like that?
drdana
Feb 08, 2008
2:39pm
amazon purchase of 2004 and upgrade issue
so i bought what i believe to be a new office 2004 for mac just before christmas. i ordered it from a vendor associated with amazon. when i received it, it was packaged differently than the ones you see in the store - it was in a case like movie dvd's come in, with a little plastic sleeve. contacted the vendor to make sure it was new, because i wanted to also order the free upgrade (for when i purchase a new mac). he said it's new, but that he repackaged it "to save on shipping," and that the upgrade was something i had to work out with microsoft.
now, i look at the upgrade coupon, and it says that i have to send the box top as well as the receipt? is this vendor scamming me? scamming microsoft? will microsoft honor the upgrade if i send along a copy of the e-mail from the vendor?
don't want to register the product yet/open it, but i can't figure out how to contact microsoft and ask this question without being a registered user (let alone with being a registered user).
any thoughts?
Fayez
Feb 10, 2008
10:04am
Arabic support
I wonder if the Office 2008 for Mac does support arabic language?
Al Gomez
Feb 12, 2008
2:12pm
Arabic support
Fayez - Powerpoint writes Arabic well, but not Excel or Word where the characters appear discontinued. Not sure why one software works and not the other, but have not been able to get any reply from MS. It seems that MS does not really care about RTL support as the market seems to be small.
Tony
Feb 11, 2008
10:32am
add ins ??
can someone tell me my Excel 2008 does not have the data analysis add in to do summary stats. t-tests, ANOVA..... can someone please. This is really stupid.
Ed
Feb 11, 2008
10:32am
When are some of the basic fixes going to be released?
The missing sounds? Any plans for restoring them? Changing and editing messages easily is gone form the 2004 version..
Today’s lesson learned is the BlackBerry can no longer be synced with the Entourage, even using Pocket Mac.. .
It appears your old users are being disappointed by the missing old features..
My thought was this would be an improvement and upgrade from the 2004 version of Office.. Every day seems to lead down a road of something missing or changed.
It appears that you all really were not ready for the launch of Office 2008.. Can you refund us our money until it is ready, or can you get some of the old features back in place and make this a real upgrade quickly?
And surely some of the items being mentioned the loudest are not that hard to fix if they were in the older version..
This is a time where real customer service says own up to your mistakes, give us a plan for the fixes, or give us our money back. I will come back when you are really ready to give us the new and better version.. Surely our support through the years means something to some you all..
Look forward to when you will be ready for a real product release, or at least some of the fixes..
Ed
estguer
Feb 11, 2008
10:25pm
Blackberry sync of Entourage 2008
I had to go back to Entourage 2004 because of a lack of sync options with Entourage 2008. Does anybody know who is working on this issue?
Buzzman
Feb 13, 2008
5:31pm
Import MS Office 2003 to Entourage
When will there be a dowload that will pull contact data, calendars and emails (.pst files)from MS Office 2003 to Entourage? I am trying to go all MAC (as much as possible) and this would really help streamline that effort and get me to purchase Office for MAC.
Lauren
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
PowerPoint 2008 Needs a Lot of Work
Hi. I have been using PPT on both platforms for over 15 years now. I was really looking forward to 2008 but find it to be not all that I'd hoped. Here are a few bug-like functions I've found and I have only been working in it for a week:
(1) If a document is from the PC 2007, there are major issues. Charting is a challenge. Just doubleclicking to open data window, the whole chart updates its look, you can't copy data between sheets, effects seem to disappear on text, and white background is not removable. If you create from scratch right in 2008, you have a better chance but you still can't copy data from Excel over.
(2) Too many master pages gets VERY confusing. It could be a nice feature if you could view the master as a pop-up while you're still on your normal-view page would be a big benefit, otherwise, I think for the average user this would just be too much of a hassle to decipher.
(3) Pick Up Object Style and Apply Object Style just do not work. Apply Object Style stays grayed out no matter what you do. That feature is IMPERATIVE in the work I do. The format painter just does not cut it. It's much harder to work with than the Pick Up and Apply object features. I'm sad this feature does not work even though they are available to put in the custom toolbar.
(4) In custom animation, the custom animation box does not stay open for more than one slide. If having to custom animate multiple slides, this can be a huge problem. I know you can see it on the panel on the right, but it's too conglomerated to work with. I have been looking for simple line spacing for a week and finally found it under text format somewhere embedded.
(5) I customized my toolbars just to open a second document to have them revert to what they were originally. This was not the case in lower versions of ppt.
(6) Font effects don't view properly going from 2007 to 2008. They only look right when you doubleclick to edit the text, then when you're off the box the stroke does its own thing.
I know this is the first version of 2008 but I was hoping it would be a little less painless. When I worked on the PC side in 2007, I didn't have any of these issues. I'm a Mac person normally, but not when it comes to Microsoft products -- they just don't cut it I'm afraid . . . at least not yet.
David O.
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
A major bug fix is needed
Please work hard to fix the bugs in Office 2008 as soon as possible. There are many great new features in the current release, but loads of bugs, both major and minor. As someone who has paid nearly $400 for this software, I think I deserve a better product than the one that was delivered.
Joao Boavida
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
WORD DOESN´T DO FILE - OPEN.WHERE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPLE AND MICROSOFT ?
I bought, on 22 th January-2008, through Apple Store , the software Microsoft Office Mac Home Student , version 2008. Invoice nº 90425443285, dated 23-01-2008 - account number 907181. Problem to be reported:
1- Word didn´t work properly : in the "file /open" command. My Imac - a new one, intel based - crashes, and its necessary to "force quit" to leave the "work" software and start again Imac´s OS ( Leopard ) .
2-This happens even after uninstalled and installed again the Office software.
3-Since this problem started, I sent , through the internal comunication system , a lot of information to Apple , without any feedback until now.
4-I have the worst opinion about Microsoft quality and how it deals with his clients. For this reason and much more, I changed to Apple , hoping that the way that Apple deals with his clients should be quite different than Microsoft .
5-Until now , I´m waiting an answer to the above mentioned problem.
6 -At this moment , I 'm convinced that there is no significant difference comparing Apple and Microsoft! . Both are the same thing - and very bad - in what concerns the direct communication !
7- May I have some help to my problem, that is not a big problem but shows that lack of quality of Microsoft products even for Apple's hardware ?
Nick
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
Need a user group forum!!!
Do you plan to create a user group forum where we can exchange ideas and solutions? The blog is not very helpful in this regard.
Thank you
Andy K
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
Marketing Screwup
The Office 2008 release looks to have been a complete disaster. What little I've been able to find of official information, however, does tell me that the fault doesn't lie with the developers. However, somebody up there in information-release-land really needs to be aware of the following...
All of the confusion and hostility could have so easily been avoided. Now my 'ideal world' self wants to say "...by ensuring that Entourage had 100% feature compatibility with Outlook 2003 (never mind 2007)".
However, I work in IT and have a somewhat more realistic view of things.
I've read comments by MacBU developers saying that they had to prioritise what features went in. And much as I believe, from reading various posts and comments, that every single only-in-Outlook feature needs to be added right now, I know that this is not at all realistic.
(Although part of the problem IS that people who need any compatibility with the Windows Office suite need COMPLETE compatibility)
However...
Owing to this, everything needs to be completely transparent. Stuff NDAs. Stuff leaving everything to some fancy press launch. People were desperate for this information last summer, and if it had been given then by the actual release date a lot of the worst of the vitriol would have been easily avoided.
We need to know what works. We need to know what doesn't. We need to know what'd next in the "To Add" queue, and what is down the bottom.
Ask ten different users which Exchange-compatible function is on their "must have" list and you'll likely get ten different answers. Worse still, those ten people could easily all be in the same company/department. (Hence all ten could be the difference between that organisation signing up for a volume licensing deal or going elsewhere)
So the only way to keep all ten people willing to stick with Office:Mac is if they have a realistic idea of when/if things are coming. Even missing features can be worked around, given the time and forewarning.
Remember...
DOCX compatibility and Intel-native were one-shots. This release was necessarily for those two factors, even for people who were disappointed by other missing features. But I think MS lost a big amount of respect and mindshare here because not only were features missed out, the full feature list wasn't officially released until pretty much the release date.
Enough is enough. All we really want is the missing features, and a roadmap of when to expect them. That's all I've been asking for since last summer and, from the looks of things, all others have been asking for since Office 2004 was first released.
The MacBU developers obviously poured heart and soul into this version, and someone up in marketing instead turned it into a potential PR nightmare.
Paul Palazolo
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
Where is VBA?
I tried a copy of Office 2008 and decided to stay with 2004 because of the missing VBA. With a library of macros that I use everyday and the desire to be able to use MathType and EndNote with office products I can't move to the new products. I use Office 2007 in the Windows environment but I would really like to be able to use both versions seamlessly. Are there any plans for VBA in 2008?
Thanks.
MW
Feb 24, 2008
10:29pm
Mac Expo MS Experience
Went to Mac Expo (I know it was a month ago but I have been busy) and found a happy MS person to show me the new Office 2008. When showing me the Entourage portion I had asked some good questions about Exchange functionality. All he ever did was show me the new calendar look. Literally, showed me it 4 times after he couldn't or didn't want to answer my questions.
So, my conclusion is, Wow look at the new calendar in Entourage! Oh and now we have OOF support. Big deal!
My goal at Expo was now to find an alternate to MS. I think I might go with Zimbra, which can be a bit slow given it is a Web App, but has all the features I need.
For my spreadsheet and document items I might try one of the open office items or turn to Apple with iWorks. Apple could actually have an opportunity here by creating some better "business" apps after this Office 08 disappointment.
Too bad that the one piece of software (Entourage) didn't get half the attention it should have gotten for this upgrade.
Virginia
Feb 26, 2008
5:11pm
OfficeMac2008 - Word will not open
Just received Office:mac2008, install all went well except Word will not open, at all!
All other new Office applications OK. Shut down & start up no help, old Office in the Trash. Operating late model eMac with all the right specs.
Some help please!?
Steve
Feb 26, 2008
5:11pm
Academic Pricing?
I can currently buy Office 2007 Professional for about $180 but I can't find Office 2008 anywhere with academic pricing. Also, Office 2004 Professional is available but the price is around $450. Are there plans to offer Office 2007 and/or Office 2007 Special Media Edition with academic pricing comparable to the pricing offered for Office 2007? Even better, is there any plan to offer Office 2008 through the Ultimate Steal site or something similar?
Stealing is wrong
Feb 26, 2008
11:39pm
Ridiculous canadian prices!
I can't believe that it's impossible to buy Office 2008 in Canada for a price that is similar to what our American counterparts pay.
I've seen most copies go for ~400$ in the US (online), none are allowed to ship to Canada due to "manufacturer restrictions".
All versions that can be shipped to Canada cost 550$+ (even on amazon.ca)... WHAT GIVES? The canadian dollar has been at par with or stronger than the greenback for nearly a year now - why should we pay a 37.5% premium on top by artificially restricting purchases from across the border?
What a ripoff.
If anyone at MS marketing is listening: Here's a clue - we can do math, too.
I'll just keep my 37.5% premium, the actual 400$ purchase price, and my dignity to myself thank you very much.
Matthew Cornell
Feb 28, 2008
11:41am
Send To Word is way too watered down - I want my money back! :-(
I am completely disappointed. I really depend on the "Send To Word" feature (been using it in Windows PP 2002 for years) and it's extremely useless in the mac version. Terrible - does a simple text export (not even formatted correctly) with no options to show thumbnails.
I want my money back. How do I do this?
Gary
Mar 03, 2008
4:02pm
Office Upgrade
I have Office 2004 for Mac - Student and Teacher Edition, can I use the 2008 Standard Office Upgrade?
LB
Mar 04, 2008
11:17pm
Want to go back to my old version...
Really having problems with this new suite - cannot cut and paste out of any of the applications. Cannot even copy and paste within powerpoint. It has made my life very difficult at a critical time (end of semester)!
PD
Mar 04, 2008
11:17pm
New version with less features
A new office 2008 version is launched. Unfortunately entourage cannot connect to exchange server as the former version could. Is that what you call progress???
Poul
JT-kun
Mar 05, 2008
1:31pm
office 2008
How about compatibility with office 2007 files .docx, .xlsx.... ? I used to edit same docs on iMac and on PC.
Rajasekar
Mar 05, 2008
1:31pm
Problem with installers
Hi,
I am not able to install my spellchecker medical dictionary (Lexicon file) in office 2008. Its not working. But the same lexicon file is working fine in office 2000, 2002, and other earlier versions. i have followed the same thing for 2008. i am not able to find any help. Please help to understand how to add my lexicon file. right now i have placed it correct location Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Shared Applications/Proofing Tools/.
Paul Kurzweil
Mar 06, 2008
3:16pm
Excel 2008 issues
This is from a power user running a dual 2GHz G5 under OS 10.4.11:
Vlookups are taking FOREVER! Hitting 'escape' once a vlookup is complete usually results in excel crashing.
Calculating cells also takes FOREVER. The color wheel shows up every time I attempt a copy/paste special values (regardless of size). It seems as though excel recalculates before it can do this basic copy/paste function.
Everything seems to be taking much longer with the new version of excel. Also frustrating is the fact that you don't get a percentage of calculated cells unless you click inside the active spreadsheet. This will show you a percentage, but then starts the calculation back at the beginning.
On a bright note, to do an all item export, I don't have to split the data into two groups.
john
Mar 06, 2008
3:16pm
no motion path
you can't even make a motion path with it. what a garbage application. do they think that they can just keep putting out the same garbage, and people will keep buying it?
ilaria
Mar 06, 2008
3:16pm
msn
come si fa a scaricare messenger per mac
deb
Mar 07, 2008
2:18pm
microsoft access
Is there microsoft access for Macintosh? If so is it sold individually or in a package deal.
Have been trying to find out so far I haven't seen it.
Thank you for any help/direction.
Angela Saunders
Mar 11, 2008
3:31pm
Online installation
is there any way i can purchase microsoft office and download it straight onto my computer?
rolandschryer1@mac.com
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
office 2008 for mac
does office 2008 conflict with os x 10.4.11 powerbook G4
Bob
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
08 is nice
I've heard some complaints about 08, but I can't find anything wrong with it. It installed easily and it seems pretty intuitive. I like it much better than having to run windows/office 07 on the mac. For those out there that have heard it isn't great, I say approach it with an open mind, and enjoy. It is great. Entourage 08 is working fine with our exchange server, too. I'm not new to these transitions, either. I received the first edition of Excel (for the Mac, no less!) years ago when I was a Multiplan user. I hope Microsoft realizes that its products actually work better in OS/Mac than their own Windows operating system, which has always been typical Microsoft --their operating systems starting with DOS have always lacked elegance. Excel written first for the Mac, was Microsoft's defining moment, I think. I hope the Mactopia group stays focused on improving their software for OS/Mac where Office is so much better.
BimmerDob
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
MacOffice Super Suite Deal
Where are they, it has been over 8 weeks! Has anyone gotten their upgrade yet? Is there any way to confirm?
Gary LaMunion
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
new mac user
I'm a brand new Mac user. Will Office Mac open the thousands of Word for WIndows, and Excel for Windows and Powerpoint for WIndows (you get teh drift) that I have? without formatting changes
Donald E King
Mar 16, 2008
10:19pm
Word 2008 for Mac crashes.
My Word 2008 for Mac always crashes at quit (Apple+Q).
Running on a Mac Pro 1.
Michael
Mar 17, 2008
4:28pm
Wheres My VBA?????
The fact that this new software does not feature VBA is really idiotic. Those of us using MS Office on a mac are probably doing so because of this type of functionality. I mean why use office when iWork is much more user friendly and has a better interface than MS Office. I do think that they did a good job with the GUI this time around, but without VBA I might as well just use iWork and AppleScript. One more customer lost....
Anne
Mar 18, 2008
8:32pm
Problems with powerpoint
I am very disappointed with the Office 2008 version of powerpoint. It is slow, when I am in the outline view, I frequently can't move down the outline. If for example I go to the end of the presentation and click on a slide in the outline mode, it doesn't move to the end. I have to go to the slide section and then try to get at it there. Sometimes it has in the outline side repeating lines over and over and over again. I was on a really tight deadline for a presentation and it took me a really long time to do the slides because of having to go back and forth between slide and outline to move around in the presentation. It made me CRAZY. I have used powerpoint for years but that experience has made me think that I should quit!! Using MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5.2
Patti
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
New to Mac
I just purchased a new mac -- have been a PC user and Microsoft fan for years. When I purchased the mac the guys at the store told me iWork will do everything I need it to (convert Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and that it is a better value than Office '08.
Based on my own research on this Blog, Amazon.com customer review, and Google searches, I'm wondering if Office '08 is all it's cracked up to be. It appears there are crashes, the software slows the system down, and other issues. What are the benefits of Office '08 over iWork? I haven't made a decision yet -- but want to make sure I don't overspend on something that I'll be disappointed with.
Thanks.
tml
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
Entourage 2004 through Exchange
Lantzn:
We use Entourage 11.3.6 in our corporate Exchange environment with a few drawbacks. The scheduling doesn't work as well as it did in 2001 (Classic). We also don't have "verify/read" receipts, but that's not a make/break for us.
We've been using this for a few years with consistent results. I'm hoping for better integration in the 08 upgrade.
Neil
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
Office for Mac 2008 available for Mac OS X 10.3?
I just looked at the requirements for Office for Mac 2008 and was dismayed to see that it will only run on 10.4.9 and later.
At home, we have 2 Macs: one running 10.4.11 and one still running 10.3.9. I'd like to use Office for Mac 2008 on the machine running 10.3.9. Is there a possiblity that Office for 2008 may be compatible with 10.3.9 or am I out of luck?
LZ
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
I absolutely HATE Office 2008 for Mac. After installing it on both my MacBook and my iMac and removed it and returned to Office 2004. While it looks nice, Office 2008 is like a foreign program. Formatting is far less user friendly. I was finding that it was taking me up to twice the amount of time to work in 2008 than in 2004. The program was locking up my printer and my wireless network and forcing me to reboot. As a power user, that is not what I consider progress. I do not have any of these issues with 2004. Microsoft, it was a nice try, but, for me, it fails on almost every count.
Michael Kaplan
Mar 20, 2008
9:56pm
MS Office 2008 for Mac Not reponding
I followed the Long and labor intensive install HOWEVER 1) There is no Office icon like the previous versions AND project gallery will not launch WORD, Excel. I have downloaded the latest update and installed it to no avail.
When I tried to launch WORD or Excel separate from Project gallery they would not respond either--just hang up--WAIT isn't this why I left the PC platform and went to a mac?
And NO other application, and I have a good amount of them, has ever given me this problem--not the first time or EVER.
TheTrader
Mar 20, 2008
9:56pm
Messenger...
Is it not about high time you upgrade Messenger to the level of the Windows edition?
larry james B. Hurtado
Mar 24, 2008
2:14pm
Difference between the Upgrade version and home edition
what's the difference between the Upgrade version and Home or Family Edition?
Tomas
Mar 24, 2008
2:14pm
Office 2008 Test drive, demo, tryout?
When will be available?
We dont want make test drive on stolen copies from internet.
Mactopia?
Mar 24, 2008
2:14pm
OFFICE 2008 IS A MEMORY HOG'R !
On a G3 (1 GHz memory) and a G4, Office 2008 runs very slow, beware.
Sorcerer2008
Apr 06, 2008
10:03pm
Calendar Doesn't Meet Expectations
Just installed Office for Mac 2008 and I'm really disappointed about the number of poor functionalities.
1. the calendar is larger than by screen on my MacBookPro - half my 8-5 day isn't visible.
2. the calendar doesn't remember it's view - that is, it comes up in the day view even when I set it to weekly view and when I click on the date on the mini-calendar it goes to day view even when I am viewing the week
3. the colors and resultant visibility on the left accounts column is very low contrast and I have no control over that or the color of the calendar
Thales
May 06, 2008
12:44am
Where is OneNote?
Went to a computor club meeting in Peoria AZ for a demo of OneNote. when the presenter was finished, I wanted a cigarette. That app is so neat I really thought it was a Mac program ported for PCs. Kudos! We gotta have it! I am not buying till you guys port it.
Michael Mallen
Jun 06, 2008
5:07pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Although I realize that MicroSoft has acknowledged the problem of opening attachments from or to 2008, it has caused me extreme difficulty. The suggestion of opening the attachment from within the solution does NOT work if the attachment is created in Office 2008, even after defaulting all applications to the 97 -2004 formats. Really need some help here. Attachments from older applications can be opened from within the application, but cannot when created in Office 2008 even as a default Office 94-2004 document.
Comments | Who's Blogging This
codeman38
Jan 15, 2008
3:13pm
Trial version planned?
Ric
Jan 16, 2008
12:04am
El Office 2008 está en español?
Dave_C
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
Availability under the Microsoft Home Use Program?
I contacted them by email today and they were not aware of when it would possible to purchase, but said email back in a month.
wellfleation
Jan 18, 2008
11:23am
No Palm sync support with Entourage (Office 2008)
wellfleation
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
No conduit for syncing Palm with Entourage
Marco
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
MS Office 2008 for Mac : Office 2007 compatibility
I've been using Windows & Office for many years. I'm about to buy an IMAC and Office 2008. Therefore, I'm wondering if it's now possible to migrate PST's files toward Entourage 2008's files automatically.
Have you already tried this manipulation?
Thanks for your support.
Jean-Marc.
ddl
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
When will my upgrade really ship?
milouchien
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
What!?!?: No Macros????
But thankfully I saw before it was too late that MACROS ARE NOT SUPPORTED!!!
One of the reasons I have not switched to another spreadsheet app is that although buggy, Excel has great programmability. I use this with nearly every spreadsheet I make, sometimes spending a day or so programming things that will save me far more time later.
Also it means that using automation, I can get less skilled operatives to carry out tasks that i would normally have to do myself... Therefore more productivity.
So what do I do now? I'm NOT gong to go down the windows route, although I still need to use excel files on a PC.
Why has such an incredibly useful functionality been discarded. Would I really have to reprogram all that work in applescript? Will applescript have the same functionality that VBA had? I am not talking about merely recording a macro...
To my mind, excel can now only be at best, half the application it used to be. Or have I missed something?
Very disappointed...
TheHareBear
Jan 18, 2008
11:59am
Ultimate Steal
johngpt
Jan 22, 2008
2:15pm
Trying to register, but invalid product ID
Anyone else come across this problem?
shes
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Licensing
mikelrss
Jan 23, 2008
1:01pm
New Excel 2008 for Mac crashes suddenly
Yazoo
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
Does Entourage support data file (pst)?
gboesel
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Font issues fixed in 2008?
MickiMac
Jan 25, 2008
3:58pm
Entourage 2008
micki1020@mac.com
Ashraf Dimitri
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
Support of RPC over HTTPS
Persimmon
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
For users who purchased Office for Mac 2004 before November 2007
MacUserinCalif
Feb 05, 2008
7:43pm
Entourage and Palm Sync
Please tell me that you are working on this.
Bogie168
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
BFD??
As proof of this, I just received a check for $100. Thank you.
I haven't received the full version of Office 2008, which I am also supposed to get. When can I expect to receive it?
natgreg
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
Help
PjM
Jan 15, 2008
3:13pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
PjM
seanpin
Jan 15, 2008
3:13pm
I have just purchased Office:mac 2004
lantzn
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Entourage 2008 Exchange Support?
We bought Mac Office vX back when it was released for OS X (2001?). I work for a WA State agency. I was anxious to give Entourage a try but it would not connect to our office's Exchange Server. I was using Outlook 2001 in classic mode during this time and by simply filling out the few fields in the opening dialog window I connected flawlessly to the server. I tried the same thing with Entourage vX with no luck and after numerous other attempts I finally resorted to contacting the MS MacBU for help. After 2 weeks of their help, and nothing resolved, they finally told me that Entourage xV was not the same as Outlook 2001 and that they were sorry for the disappointment and to continue using Outlook 2001. Entourage was removed.
When Mac Office 2004 came around I tried to see if things changed and was once again disappointed to find out about the Entourage Exchange support. Mac Office 2004 was not purchased.
Currently we are still using Outlook 2001 under classic mode with OS X 10.4.11, the LAST app we use Classic for. We would like to upgrade to Intel Mac hardware but it doesn't support Classic mode. We are crossing our fingers that this version of Entourage will answer our pleads!
So my questions is, will Entourage 2008 connect to our Exchange server the same, simple way that classic Outlook 2001 does?
After all, its only been 7 years of pleading with you guys.
Lantz Newberry
State of WA
lantzn
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Free upgrade from 2004
Here you go. Pay for shipping only.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/B/0/FB087329-3E5A-4347-967C-64E7D8B95BD2/MacOffice_SuperSuiteDeal.pdf
elliot
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
why not have more detailed descriptions of what it actually does?
why upgrade if it does the same writing functions?
elliot
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Can we import pdf vector-based graphics
I am a scientist and I produce a lot of vector-based graphics. In OS 9's days, these were usually vector-based pict. But for the last many years (since OS X has arrived) pdf is the default vector-based graphics format. PowerPoint and Word imported these but automatically transformed the in the raster format, png. Worse yet, PowerPoint made them in low res png images that were too ugly to show to other scientists. Word was a bit less bad. In practice it was best to use other software to translate pdfs into pngs before inserting into Word and PowerPoint (or use other software for word processing and presentations). What about Office 2008? I mean, pdf has been the official graphic format on Mac OS X for years now, it must be possible to import them without translating them in something else? Please say yes!
X
Jan 15, 2008
7:22pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
In Excel, I use the keyboard exclusively. I hate having to reach for the mouse. This means that when I scroll I for the most part use the arrow keys. I've set the system pref for fastest repeat rate.
When Office v.X came out on 10.1, scrolling this way was dog slow. It helped a bit to kill the formula bar, but not enough. It slowly improved with each OS release, and with Office 2004 it was pretty zippy. Yay. It looked as if the formula bar didn't update with each scroll "tick", which helped.
Even on a MacBook 2Ghz Core Duo, under Rosetta, scrolling this way was pretty zippy. Certainly acceptably so.
In Excel 2008, a universal binary, I was expecting that at worst it would be as fast as 2004 under rosetta on an intel mac. For scrolling in Excel using the keyboard, it isn't - it's slow again. Virtually everything else in Office 2008 feels speedier (including Word scrolling), but in Excel keyboard scrolling is way too slow again. Almost Numbers slow (but not quite). This really slows makes working with Excel a more frustrating experience for me.
Please, please, please! Machines these days have so much comparative horsepower - surely this can be remedied and we can back to Office 98 scroll speeds on G3s?
Jonathan
Jan 16, 2008
12:04am
Two questions
Salex
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
Lise Montrois
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
Is there an upgrade price from this version to new 2008 package?
rickey939
Jan 17, 2008
5:24pm
MS Licensing Site Download?
Bill
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Calendar Problems
Also, takes 10 seconds to change calendars on a MacBook Pro 1.67Ghz w/2GB of memory . . .
michaeld
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
shipping
John
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
EricBrian
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Me too...
David
Jan 18, 2008
11:21am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
, and I am eligible for the Super Suite Deal. I am trying to decide which edition of 2008 I should upgrade to. I only have one computer, which I sometimes use for work - which is a Windows environment.
Quick questions: What is Exchange server support, and why would I want / need it?
Are automator actions like macros? Again, how do I know if I need them?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
mcnaugha
Jan 18, 2008
11:23am
Office 2008 should join its Windows cousins on MSDN
I appreciate that there might not be any plans at the moment, but I think that's a mistake or oversight. So I would like this escalated as a request or feedback.
It's undeniable that the Mac install base is growing and Microsoft licenses allow for platform-transferability. Current Macs are of course capable of running Windows XP or Vista now too. Many of our customers expect to have Office installed on both Operating Systems. There's going to be a growing interest in being able to test and develop with Office 2008 for Mac in addition to the Windows versions of Office. Entourage as an Exchange client is also a growing market within various Enterprises as interest in the Mac grows to have Exchange integration. Microsoft should be at the forefront of this.
In my mind it doesn't make any sense that the MBU (Mac Business Unit) products are not available to MSDN Subscribers, excluding Virtual PC for Mac which is already there. At the end of the day it serves to promote the software and perhaps help boost sales for Microsoft. Get those Windows-only subscribers to take notice, get a Mac and try out the Mac version... as well as install Windows on their new Mac too. lol.
It can't be difficult for this to be acheived. If a beta testing programme can run for this software, easily providing product keys, it can be a great leap for it to be published to MSDN Subscribers or even just Microsoft Partners; Gold or otherwise. Partners should be given Volume License keys in-line with their existing rights to use the Windows versions of Office.
Thanks.
mcnaugha
Jan 18, 2008
11:23am
Exchange Support
We've been happy with Office 2004 (and now 2008) for some time. Perhaps you tried an early release of Office 2004. Since version 11.2 (Service Pack 2) the Exchange support improved greatly. We've been running version 11.3.x for a long time and it functions very similarly to Outlook 2003 and 2007. I would never go back to Outlook 2001 as it functioned like Outlook 2000 and both require constant contact with the server often leading to hangs. 2008 is only going to make Exchange use even smoother. Ok, we still don't get access to out-of-office and Server-side rules, but those are small losses. Mail, Calendars and Contacts work perfectly.
dm
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
Donald Filibeck
Jan 18, 2008
11:25am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
Thanks...Don
leduc
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
what about syncing with Blackberry - a basic biz need
During those 4 years did even one of you (even on one of those sticky notes) ever consider for just a nano second that as Office is primarily a business app (the name is a clue - duh) and that just about everyone in biz uses a PDA that they sync to their computer (calendar & contacts) on at least a daily basis, that it might be a GOOD IDEA to ensure that this would continue to occur after updating to 2008, especially for Blackberry.
Who cares about making prettier pictures when you can't sync - people just won't upgrade. I made a big mistake upgrading & am going back to 2004.
Dezxt
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
About Virtual PC
Jon
Jan 18, 2008
11:27am
Re: It's Here: Office 2008 for Mac
Thanks
mcnaugha
Jan 18, 2008
11:43am
Office 2008 should join its Windows cousins on MSDN
I appreciate that there might not be any plans at the moment, but I think that's a mistake or oversight. So I would like this escalated as a request or feedback.
It's undeniable that the Mac install base is growing and Microsoft licenses allow for platform-transferability. Current Macs are of course capable of running Windows XP or Vista now too. Many of our customers expect to have Office installed on both Operating Systems. There's going to be a growing interest in being able to test and develop with Office 2008 for Mac in addition to the Windows versions of Office. Entourage as an Exchange client is also a growing market within various Enterprises as interest in the Mac grows to have Exchange integration. Microsoft should be at the forefront of this.
In my mind it doesn't make any sense that the MBU (Mac Business Unit) products are not available to MSDN Subscribers, excluding Virtual PC for Mac which is already there. At the end of the day it serves to promote the software and perhaps help boost sales for Microsoft. Get those Windows-only subscribers to take notice, get a Mac and try out the Mac version... as well as install Windows on their new Mac too. lol.
It can't be difficult for this to be acheived. If a beta testing programme can run for this software, easily providing product keys, it can be a great leap for it to be published to MSDN Subscribers or even just Microsoft Partners; Gold or otherwise. Partners should be given Volume License keys in-line with their existing rights to use the Windows versions of Office.
Thanks.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No VBA Macro support?? I think I've wasted my money!
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No VBA Macro support?? I think I've wasted my money!
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No VBA Macro support?? I think I've wasted my money!
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
MPX Gordon
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
No support for VB macros! - Have I wasted my money??
But, no! It won't work unless I somehow reprogram it using applescript or something. I can't do this, I'm not a programmer - I haven't got a clue!!
Bitterly dissapointed that I can't use my Mac as a Mac.
HELP!
G.
somessound
Jan 21, 2008
4:29pm
Exchange & notification
Why can't entourage be used like outlook where the mail stays on the exchange server. There is no downloading of headers or anything else with Outlook.Entourage seems to want to synch only.
Second is that notification sounds do not work consistently. They did in Office 2004.
Please le tme know if others have had these issues.
Thanks.
somessound
Jan 22, 2008
2:15pm
Exchange & notification
Why can't entourage be used like outlook where the mail stays on the exchange server. There is no downloading of headers or anything else with Outlook.Entourage seems to want to synch only.
Second is that notification sounds do not work consistently. They did in Office 2004.
Please le tme know if others have had these issues.
Thanks.
wh1tby
Jan 22, 2008
2:15pm
Great product but why are Office 2007 and Office 2008 so different and I cannot register it
Also noticed your web site does not accept the product ids generated by Office 2008. (And I was on the correct web site...).
Notice some funny formating bugs when importing some rtf and Office 2007 docx files. Cleared if I saved and reopened. Nice product though.
Norm
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
gregorycornelius
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Backordered until March
RustyF
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
ddl
Jan 23, 2008
12:51pm
2004 to 2008 upgrade shipment dates are slipping
Mac Mojo Team
Jan 23, 2008
12:54pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Al Gomez
Jan 23, 2008
1:01pm
RTL text in Office 2008
However, Powerpoint 2008 DOES support Arabic text, and text appears perfectly.
So the big question is: why does one software iin Office 2008 Mac support Arabic but not the other software?
JP
Jan 23, 2008
1:01pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Both Contacts and Calendar synchronize w/Exchange so why wouldn't Tasks and Notes? I wanted to get rid of Outlook and use Entourage only which would synchronize everything to the Exchange server then to my Blackberry. Now I still have to run Parallels w/Windows XP! Maybe that's why they didn't include Tasks and Notes. Please explain why this is the case.
Kenth ansson
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
great news that the new office 2008 version is released.
I wonder how the integration with Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007 works? Are there any improvments that will make macusers happier?
JonathanS
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
Updates for Office X Removed?
Thank you,
Jonathan
jayweiss
Jan 23, 2008
1:03pm
VBA Removal - Mixed Environment Perspective
The removal of VBA from Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh was and is a really BIG mistake.
I would have prefered you held off on this version until it was avalable since I have to use and support VBA based Excel application.
The result of this is that there will be NO upgrades of Microsoft Office in my company and several of our clients until this ESSENTIAL cross-platform capability is included in Microsoft Office for Macintosh.
NO, Applescript is NOT acceptable because it is NOT cross-platform either.
This even affects me at home since I use simple macros in spreadsheets for tracking personal finances. I guess I'll have to stop using Excel and use some other tool like Quicken.
I really feel like a second class citizen since Internet Explorer for Mac, Windows Media Player for Macintosh, and now VBA has been dropped.
OpenOffice is looking more and more like a viable alternative with the continued shortcuts and short changing the Mac users are getting in Microsoft Office 2008.
Sorry to complain so much because I really feel that you folks in the MBU are trying as hard as you can with the resources you are given.
sparker
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Upgrade for existing Office 2004/Exp. Media customer?
Since I already own Expression Media, is there any benefit to getting it all in one package (Office 2008 Special Media Edition), or should I just upgrade my 2004 -> 2008 and use the separately licensed ExpressionMedia product?
Thanks (in advance),
Steve
palace
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Will Office 2008 solve this issues, or am I going to waste my money again?
randilee
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
EXCEL QUESTION :-/
winegrower
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Cannot preview and cannot set?
gboesel
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
Font issues fixed in 2008?
Please let me know.
Thanks
Ljuvefreya
Jan 23, 2008
1:05pm
I would love to see Office 2008 available in the Partner Program and as Trial for customers
conr2286
Jan 23, 2008
9:56pm
Very Pretty but Also Pretty Slow Here
Yep, I tried to report this on support.microsoft.com which twice took all my info and then reported (two days in a row) that it failed to submit my problem via Safari (and there's a lot of Safari in Mac-land
JimC
J
Jan 23, 2008
9:56pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
codeman38
Jan 23, 2008
9:56pm
PDF importing
I'm also surprised that the equation editor hasn't changed since Office '04, though, particularly given how much it was revamped on the Windows side. It still doesn't properly support Unicode Greek fonts and symbols, amongst other things... ah, well, at least I can use LaTeXiT with Office now, so that sort of makes up for it.
yngmike
Jan 24, 2008
10:28pm
Exchange 2007 error -18596 FIXED!
Cheat Sheet to create a legacy virtual directory in the Exchange Managment Shell.
This command will create a legacy Virtual Directory in IIS on the default Website
New-OwaVirtualDirectory -name exchange -OWAVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType mailboxes
mikebell
Jan 24, 2008
10:28pm
Exchange Server & Entourage 2004 vs. 2008 Syncronizing
Love it! However, synchronizing with Exchange Server is a drag when there are several mailboxes that have to update. As a matter of fact, several times a day I get the pin wheel for several minutes while the two synchronize.
Does the new version still synchronize the same way or has it been changed to act more like Outlook on a PC? Any info here would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Mike
balthus
Jan 25, 2008
3:58pm
Error Message in Entourage - 4362
leduc
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
bought it, uninstalled it
1 - docx files aren't compatible with previous office versions
2 - can't sync with my blackberry
3 - resource hog
notwithstanding the above, what forced me to unistall was when the office synching service started running wild & deleted all info in my ical & address book as well as heating up my macbook requiring the fan to run whenever entourage was running. reinstalled office 2004 - no probs am determining whether or not i can live in my biz environment using mail, address book & ical together with iworks...i'm thinking that i'll still need word & powerpoint...augh...
milouchien
Jan 31, 2008
1:10pm
Uh...
Kirk
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Help with Registering
Who can I contact to get this resolved?
L T Blais
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Entourage 2008 and Exchange server 2003
I had Office 2004 installed since a couple of weeks and was amazed at the fact that I could not recuperate the groups, notes and tasks I had created on my Exchange account in Outlook 2007. I was hoping this would be solved in 2008. But...
Did I do something wrong in the installation ? I can get my mail, corporate Exchang contacts; but, if I understand correctly, the only way to create a group is in 'My contacts' and not on my account on exchange. I can do that in Office 2007 or Outlook Web access, but not in 2008 ??
Same thing with the tasks and notes.
Another strange behavior I encountered this morning; I can open a document on our 2003 server, but not save to it. I always get a message that 'the document cannot be found' , then Excel saves it and I cannot save it again. Strange, very strange. I will try to connect to our server through our wi-fi service instead of our wired based server to see if that behavior still persists.
If I had known, since I am an outsider in our office due to the fact that I use a mac, I think I would have stayed with 2004.
Lantz
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Exchange Support
Thank you for the response. I took your word for it and ordered Mac Office 2008. I just installed it and was unable to get it to create an "automatic" Exchange account so I tried the manual setup. After inputting all my account settings Entourage started to sync up with our server. It automatically imported all my emails into there appropriately named folders. Needless to say I was jazzed. My address book entries imported but the info was incorrectly moved around into the wrong fields. No problem, I'm used to fixing my address book contacts every time our IT updates our Outlook program on our PC.
I can't seem to figure out the following. I don't seem to have a Global Address List nor do I have any Calendar entries. I tried to follow the Help Menus Exchange setup for these things but it starts me out by going to the Global Address List which should appear under the Directory Services, which it doesn't. So I looked under these subjects in the help menu and it said something about needing LDAP. I looked on the PC in my Outlook account and I think our address book is using something with the type MAPI. Does this make sense? I'm stumped with trying to get my calendar and Global addresses working. I'd appreciate some help. Thanks
lantzn@atg.wa.gov
Frusterated
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Sales
So is iWork any good as a second choice?
Frusterated
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
Sales
So is iWork any good as a second choice?
mindyk
Jan 31, 2008
1:17pm
I can't see any contacts in my Entourage address book--help!
I'm a new MacBook user, and successfully imported my Outlook address book (I can tell because I can search for names/email addresses, and they appear), but my address book appears empty. Help has not been helpful.
Thanks so much.
Kimberly Baumgarten
Jan 31, 2008
1:20pm
Needing a trial of Office Mac
I had a trial period for Office, but I was so busy learning the other new things about my computer, that I barely gave it a try. (I think I made one document in Word and that is it).
I am asking you to kindly, please allow me another 30 day trial. I really need to know what I am buying.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Baumgarten
drummerdan
Jan 31, 2008
1:20pm
Talk Online
Besides part of the fact it's so new, I would have expected some more debate. The way you changed mactopia.com was a very smart move. The trailers are even compelling. Please share your thoughts.
Cheers,
Daniel
JC
Jan 31, 2008
1:20pm
MSN
macgirl
Feb 01, 2008
6:45pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
I'm wondering about the status of my order. Is there a way to check? I have a copy of the box top I mailed, along with the forms. I'm getting nervous that I have not yet even received my rebate.
Nicolas
Feb 01, 2008
6:45pm
MSN?
i've been waiting for years!
jsfilmsuk
Feb 01, 2008
6:45pm
Microsoft Messenger for Mac
tcatarina
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
Excel 2008
useless for scientific charting!
jmvasquez
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
Office 2008
Gregor Claude
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
A *real* full screen - nothing but the page and a clear head
There are different stages to producing a document, and the new Word is better than ever at supporting editing and formatting. Thanks! But please, one or two tweaks and you could do a lot to support the *writing* stage!
Justav
Feb 04, 2008
10:44pm
Excel 2008 vs. 2004?
Is this a new feature, or am I missing something significant? So far, I think I will need to stick with Office 2004, as it appears to be the faster and more reliable solution for my needs.
Can't comment much about Word and Powerpoint yet.
George Ziemba
Feb 04, 2008
10:53pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
jg
Feb 04, 2008
10:53pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Marcin
Feb 05, 2008
12:30am
I NEED POLISH LANGUAGE - (NOTE:POLAND HAS 40mln CITIZENS)
I NEED POLISH LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR/SPELLING CHECK, AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION (ON BOX, IN WEB, ETC.) THIS LANGUAGE IS NOT SUPPORT. NO INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ALTERNATIVE OR FUTURE SOLUTION (EG HOW TO ADD DIFFERENT DICTIONARY THAN OFFERED IN BASIC PACKAGE).
MS - AS USUAL - GIVE US NO INFORMATION OR SUPPORT.
galkowski@onet.pl
Spike
Feb 05, 2008
12:30am
"Save As" missing in Word 2008 mac
Also, my font for my Entourage Calendar will NOT WORK unless the font Curlz MT is used (very difficult to read) this is also the preview box for incoming email.
Help!
dmk
Feb 05, 2008
7:43pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Mac Mojo Team
Feb 05, 2008
7:57pm
Super Suite Deal Online Redemption
Be sure and read the instructions carefully, as you will need to send in your proof of purchase along with filling out your information online. Cheers!
Sheridan
M-Rick
Feb 07, 2008
3:02pm
Disapointed
It is supposed to be an Intel native version, but it is so so slow ......
Even on a G5 ...
It is simple the old MS Office X of November 2001 is a Ferrari compared to the 2008 ! Knowing that it will also run in Rosetta mode on an Intel Mac !
So I have request for refund because the cosmetics changes are not enough, we were waiting for more than his, plus it is even not supporting complex scripts languages requestest since the MS Office X version of 2001 !
Daniel S.
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
Please fix the bugs
Steve
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
Disk Full error
1. Unexpected quitting while in a document
2. Disk full errors that also result in AutoRecovery errors. The indicated disk actually has 66MB free, and I tried changing the target disk to a server and it said that one was full also.
rambo
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
workspace plugin
Richard
Feb 07, 2008
3:03pm
And still no video
David
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
Mac Office 2008 has some very serious bugs
1. Excel does not retain all formatting in graphics. When I create a pie chart, for example, the formatting to the text will sometimes be lost when after the document is saved, lost and re-opened.
2. I pasted text from one document to another in Word and completely different data was pasted.
3. Switching to calendar mode in Entourage takes 60-70 seconds the first time this is done after Entourage is opened. Switching to the calendar "speeds up" to only 25-30 seconds after the calendar is opened a few times.
4. Reviews indicated that Office 2008 would be faster than Office 2004 because the former is a Universal application. Perhaps after the first major upgrade this will be the case.
On balance, Office 2008 is a significant disappointment and was clearly released too early -- I had expected better from Microsoft. I would strongly recommend that anyone considering purchasing Office 2008 wait at least three months to do so.
Marc Parrent
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
Mac Office 08 compatibility
Rui
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
.doc viewer?
Dunks
Feb 07, 2008
3:05pm
Student Version lacks exchange support
MAMEDINA
Feb 07, 2008
3:06pm
New Office for Mac without Developer functionality
Problems with Office 2008
Entourage is not Outlook compatible (WHY)
Developers can not write Macros or VBA (WHY)
Messenger does not match Messenger for Windows (WHY)
No project for Mac (Probably Mac users do not work on projects)
No Visio for Mac (Probably we do not need that tool Neither)
Access for Mac (What for? Mac people are stupid)
Office for Mac (It should be totally discarded maybe than some other company will do a better job knowing that they do not need to compete with Microsoft's marketing machine)
I would like to know why Mac users are second class citizens for Microsoft when Apple is actually the second largest computing company.
Thanks for making me feel unwanted.
Robert
Feb 08, 2008
10:03am
Sounds
Please fix
- Charles A.
Feb 08, 2008
12:18pm
this website design stinks
2: the body text column (center) is fixed width. It should expand and shrink with the window size like the http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/
3: default font is tiny. Increasing the font makes it like reading an 8 column newspaper. very annoying.
4: five comments per page!? How do you follow a thread like that?
drdana
Feb 08, 2008
2:39pm
amazon purchase of 2004 and upgrade issue
now, i look at the upgrade coupon, and it says that i have to send the box top as well as the receipt? is this vendor scamming me? scamming microsoft? will microsoft honor the upgrade if i send along a copy of the e-mail from the vendor?
don't want to register the product yet/open it, but i can't figure out how to contact microsoft and ask this question without being a registered user (let alone with being a registered user).
any thoughts?
Fayez
Feb 10, 2008
10:04am
Arabic support
Al Gomez
Feb 12, 2008
2:12pm
Arabic support
Tony
Feb 11, 2008
10:32am
add ins ??
Ed
Feb 11, 2008
10:32am
When are some of the basic fixes going to be released?
Today’s lesson learned is the BlackBerry can no longer be synced with the Entourage, even using Pocket Mac.. .
It appears your old users are being disappointed by the missing old features..
My thought was this would be an improvement and upgrade from the 2004 version of Office.. Every day seems to lead down a road of something missing or changed.
It appears that you all really were not ready for the launch of Office 2008.. Can you refund us our money until it is ready, or can you get some of the old features back in place and make this a real upgrade quickly?
And surely some of the items being mentioned the loudest are not that hard to fix if they were in the older version..
This is a time where real customer service says own up to your mistakes, give us a plan for the fixes, or give us our money back. I will come back when you are really ready to give us the new and better version.. Surely our support through the years means something to some you all..
Look forward to when you will be ready for a real product release, or at least some of the fixes..
Ed
estguer
Feb 11, 2008
10:25pm
Blackberry sync of Entourage 2008
Buzzman
Feb 13, 2008
5:31pm
Import MS Office 2003 to Entourage
Lauren
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
PowerPoint 2008 Needs a Lot of Work
(1) If a document is from the PC 2007, there are major issues. Charting is a challenge. Just doubleclicking to open data window, the whole chart updates its look, you can't copy data between sheets, effects seem to disappear on text, and white background is not removable. If you create from scratch right in 2008, you have a better chance but you still can't copy data from Excel over.
(2) Too many master pages gets VERY confusing. It could be a nice feature if you could view the master as a pop-up while you're still on your normal-view page would be a big benefit, otherwise, I think for the average user this would just be too much of a hassle to decipher.
(3) Pick Up Object Style and Apply Object Style just do not work. Apply Object Style stays grayed out no matter what you do. That feature is IMPERATIVE in the work I do. The format painter just does not cut it. It's much harder to work with than the Pick Up and Apply object features. I'm sad this feature does not work even though they are available to put in the custom toolbar.
(4) In custom animation, the custom animation box does not stay open for more than one slide. If having to custom animate multiple slides, this can be a huge problem. I know you can see it on the panel on the right, but it's too conglomerated to work with. I have been looking for simple line spacing for a week and finally found it under text format somewhere embedded.
(5) I customized my toolbars just to open a second document to have them revert to what they were originally. This was not the case in lower versions of ppt.
(6) Font effects don't view properly going from 2007 to 2008. They only look right when you doubleclick to edit the text, then when you're off the box the stroke does its own thing.
I know this is the first version of 2008 but I was hoping it would be a little less painless. When I worked on the PC side in 2007, I didn't have any of these issues. I'm a Mac person normally, but not when it comes to Microsoft products -- they just don't cut it I'm afraid . . . at least not yet.
David O.
Feb 15, 2008
3:05pm
A major bug fix is needed
Joao Boavida
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
WORD DOESN´T DO FILE - OPEN.WHERE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPLE AND MICROSOFT ?
1- Word didn´t work properly : in the "file /open" command. My Imac - a new one, intel based - crashes, and its necessary to "force quit" to leave the "work" software and start again Imac´s OS ( Leopard ) .
2-This happens even after uninstalled and installed again the Office software.
3-Since this problem started, I sent , through the internal comunication system , a lot of information to Apple , without any feedback until now.
4-I have the worst opinion about Microsoft quality and how it deals with his clients. For this reason and much more, I changed to Apple , hoping that the way that Apple deals with his clients should be quite different than Microsoft .
5-Until now , I´m waiting an answer to the above mentioned problem.
6 -At this moment , I 'm convinced that there is no significant difference comparing Apple and Microsoft! . Both are the same thing - and very bad - in what concerns the direct communication !
7- May I have some help to my problem, that is not a big problem but shows that lack of quality of Microsoft products even for Apple's hardware ?
Nick
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
Need a user group forum!!!
Thank you
Andy K
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
Marketing Screwup
All of the confusion and hostility could have so easily been avoided. Now my 'ideal world' self wants to say "...by ensuring that Entourage had 100% feature compatibility with Outlook 2003 (never mind 2007)".
However, I work in IT and have a somewhat more realistic view of things.
I've read comments by MacBU developers saying that they had to prioritise what features went in. And much as I believe, from reading various posts and comments, that every single only-in-Outlook feature needs to be added right now, I know that this is not at all realistic.
(Although part of the problem IS that people who need any compatibility with the Windows Office suite need COMPLETE compatibility)
However...
Owing to this, everything needs to be completely transparent. Stuff NDAs. Stuff leaving everything to some fancy press launch. People were desperate for this information last summer, and if it had been given then by the actual release date a lot of the worst of the vitriol would have been easily avoided.
We need to know what works. We need to know what doesn't. We need to know what'd next in the "To Add" queue, and what is down the bottom.
Ask ten different users which Exchange-compatible function is on their "must have" list and you'll likely get ten different answers. Worse still, those ten people could easily all be in the same company/department. (Hence all ten could be the difference between that organisation signing up for a volume licensing deal or going elsewhere)
So the only way to keep all ten people willing to stick with Office:Mac is if they have a realistic idea of when/if things are coming. Even missing features can be worked around, given the time and forewarning.
Remember...
DOCX compatibility and Intel-native were one-shots. This release was necessarily for those two factors, even for people who were disappointed by other missing features. But I think MS lost a big amount of respect and mindshare here because not only were features missed out, the full feature list wasn't officially released until pretty much the release date.
Enough is enough. All we really want is the missing features, and a roadmap of when to expect them. That's all I've been asking for since last summer and, from the looks of things, all others have been asking for since Office 2004 was first released.
The MacBU developers obviously poured heart and soul into this version, and someone up in marketing instead turned it into a potential PR nightmare.
Paul Palazolo
Feb 18, 2008
3:07pm
Where is VBA?
Thanks.
MW
Feb 24, 2008
10:29pm
Mac Expo MS Experience
So, my conclusion is, Wow look at the new calendar in Entourage! Oh and now we have OOF support. Big deal!
My goal at Expo was now to find an alternate to MS. I think I might go with Zimbra, which can be a bit slow given it is a Web App, but has all the features I need.
For my spreadsheet and document items I might try one of the open office items or turn to Apple with iWorks. Apple could actually have an opportunity here by creating some better "business" apps after this Office 08 disappointment.
Too bad that the one piece of software (Entourage) didn't get half the attention it should have gotten for this upgrade.
Virginia
Feb 26, 2008
5:11pm
OfficeMac2008 - Word will not open
All other new Office applications OK. Shut down & start up no help, old Office in the Trash. Operating late model eMac with all the right specs.
Some help please!?
Steve
Feb 26, 2008
5:11pm
Academic Pricing?
Stealing is wrong
Feb 26, 2008
11:39pm
Ridiculous canadian prices!
I've seen most copies go for ~400$ in the US (online), none are allowed to ship to Canada due to "manufacturer restrictions".
All versions that can be shipped to Canada cost 550$+ (even on amazon.ca)... WHAT GIVES? The canadian dollar has been at par with or stronger than the greenback for nearly a year now - why should we pay a 37.5% premium on top by artificially restricting purchases from across the border?
What a ripoff.
If anyone at MS marketing is listening: Here's a clue - we can do math, too.
I'll just keep my 37.5% premium, the actual 400$ purchase price, and my dignity to myself thank you very much.
Matthew Cornell
Feb 28, 2008
11:41am
Send To Word is way too watered down - I want my money back! :-(
I want my money back. How do I do this?
Gary
Mar 03, 2008
4:02pm
Office Upgrade
LB
Mar 04, 2008
11:17pm
Want to go back to my old version...
PD
Mar 04, 2008
11:17pm
New version with less features
Poul
JT-kun
Mar 05, 2008
1:31pm
office 2008
Rajasekar
Mar 05, 2008
1:31pm
Problem with installers
I am not able to install my spellchecker medical dictionary (Lexicon file) in office 2008. Its not working. But the same lexicon file is working fine in office 2000, 2002, and other earlier versions. i have followed the same thing for 2008. i am not able to find any help. Please help to understand how to add my lexicon file. right now i have placed it correct location Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Shared Applications/Proofing Tools/.
Paul Kurzweil
Mar 06, 2008
3:16pm
Excel 2008 issues
Vlookups are taking FOREVER! Hitting 'escape' once a vlookup is complete usually results in excel crashing.
Calculating cells also takes FOREVER. The color wheel shows up every time I attempt a copy/paste special values (regardless of size). It seems as though excel recalculates before it can do this basic copy/paste function.
Everything seems to be taking much longer with the new version of excel. Also frustrating is the fact that you don't get a percentage of calculated cells unless you click inside the active spreadsheet. This will show you a percentage, but then starts the calculation back at the beginning.
On a bright note, to do an all item export, I don't have to split the data into two groups.
john
Mar 06, 2008
3:16pm
no motion path
ilaria
Mar 06, 2008
3:16pm
msn
deb
Mar 07, 2008
2:18pm
microsoft access
Have been trying to find out so far I haven't seen it.
Thank you for any help/direction.
Angela Saunders
Mar 11, 2008
3:31pm
Online installation
rolandschryer1@mac.com
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
office 2008 for mac
does office 2008 conflict with os x 10.4.11 powerbook G4
Bob
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
08 is nice
BimmerDob
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
MacOffice Super Suite Deal
Gary LaMunion
Mar 12, 2008
12:24pm
new mac user
Donald E King
Mar 16, 2008
10:19pm
Word 2008 for Mac crashes.
Running on a Mac Pro 1.
Michael
Mar 17, 2008
4:28pm
Wheres My VBA?????
Anne
Mar 18, 2008
8:32pm
Problems with powerpoint
Patti
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
New to Mac
Based on my own research on this Blog, Amazon.com customer review, and Google searches, I'm wondering if Office '08 is all it's cracked up to be. It appears there are crashes, the software slows the system down, and other issues. What are the benefits of Office '08 over iWork? I haven't made a decision yet -- but want to make sure I don't overspend on something that I'll be disappointed with.
Thanks.
tml
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
Entourage 2004 through Exchange
We use Entourage 11.3.6 in our corporate Exchange environment with a few drawbacks. The scheduling doesn't work as well as it did in 2001 (Classic). We also don't have "verify/read" receipts, but that's not a make/break for us.
We've been using this for a few years with consistent results. I'm hoping for better integration in the 08 upgrade.
Neil
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
Office for Mac 2008 available for Mac OS X 10.3?
At home, we have 2 Macs: one running 10.4.11 and one still running 10.3.9. I'd like to use Office for Mac 2008 on the machine running 10.3.9. Is there a possiblity that Office for 2008 may be compatible with 10.3.9 or am I out of luck?
LZ
Mar 19, 2008
8:42pm
Re: Office for Mac 2008 is Here!
Michael Kaplan
Mar 20, 2008
9:56pm
MS Office 2008 for Mac Not reponding
When I tried to launch WORD or Excel separate from Project gallery they would not respond either--just hang up--WAIT isn't this why I left the PC platform and went to a mac?
And NO other application, and I have a good amount of them, has ever given me this problem--not the first time or EVER.
TheTrader
Mar 20, 2008
9:56pm
Messenger...
larry james B. Hurtado
Mar 24, 2008
2:14pm
Difference between the Upgrade version and home edition
Tomas
Mar 24, 2008
2:14pm
Office 2008 Test drive, demo, tryout?
We dont want make test drive on stolen copies from internet.
Mactopia?
Mar 24, 2008
2:14pm
OFFICE 2008 IS A MEMORY HOG'R !
Sorcerer2008
Apr 06, 2008
10:03pm
Calendar Doesn't Meet Expectations
1. the calendar is larger than by screen on my MacBookPro - half my 8-5 day isn't visible.
2. the calendar doesn't remember it's view - that is, it comes up in the day view even when I set it to weekly view and when I click on the date on the mini-calendar it goes to day view even when I am viewing the week
3. the colors and resultant visibility on the left accounts column is very low contrast and I have no control over that or the color of the calendar
Thales
May 06, 2008
12:44am
Where is OneNote?
Michael Mallen
Jun 06, 2008
5:07pm
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