Microsoft Office 2008 Home & Student for Mac

Get more from your Mac with a more intuitive design along with more smart features!



Use on Up to 3 Computer per Household!

Whether your projects are around the house or in the classroom, the reinvented Office 2008 for Mac experience makes it easier than ever to create professional-looking work.  Microsoft office 2008 for Mac features new tools and a sleek interface to help you create, manage, and share ideas and information for easily.

Simply your day with My Day. Manage your daily schedule and priorities, and stay connected to all the action without opening your inbox.  The Notebook Layout View has new color-coded tabs and a customizable work space.  Record audio directly into documents and time-stamp recordings for easy review.  Includes SmartArt graphics, designer templates and themes, and intuitive visual galleries that let you quickly build great-looking documents.  Insert cover pages and bibliographies all with one click.  With the pre-formulated Ledger Sheets in Excel 2008, manage bank accounts, portfolios, and more - like a financial pro!

Make your life easier with Microsoft Office: Mac 2008 Home & Student Edition!

Word 2008
Microsoft Word includes powerful new tools, over 100 designer templates, rich themes, and an intuitive user interface in Word 2008 will help you to make your ideas look as good as they are.

• When you turn blah into brilliant, Publishing Layout View will elevate the way you think about Word 2008. This new specialized and customizable workspace lets users create incredibly rich documents such as newsletters, flyers and brochures without a degree in design.
• Great looking document construction won't require a hard hat. New Templates, Themes, and Document Elements like cover pages and bibliographies make creating professional-looking output a snap.
• Your words will make an impact with the modern styling of SmartArt, which makes transforming text into high-quality graphics and diagrams as easy as one click.
• Dynamic Guides will help you keep all of your words and graphics in line and on point.
• Mass mailings will have a personal touch and Word 2008 Mail Merge Manager will guide you step by easy step.

Excel 2008
Excel 2008 lets you analyze, share, and manage your data, and easily create persuasive charts and thought-provoking graphs for powerful results.

• Ledger Sheets in Excel 2008 make tracking finances, inventories, even invoices and portfolios easy with pre-formulated spreadsheets and automatic calculations.
• Charting improvements artfully convey the message your data is telling. You'll see your numbers in a whole new way.
• The new pre-built functions tackle the most common tasks and make creating error-free complex conditional formulas easier.
• Quick access to formulas makes functions more functional with Formula Builder in Excel 2008.
• Your data will know virtually no limits. Excel 2008 now supports over 16,000 columns and over 1 million rows.
• Whether you're an Excel expert or a complete novice, Excel 2008 Formula AutoComplete simplifies your calculations by providing a dynamic pop-up menu so you can select and complete your formula.

PowerPoint 2008
PowerPoint 2008 provides compelling visuals and engaging layout.

• Great ideas will get their graphic due with SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2008. Start with a blank slide or a bulleted list, and, with a click of a button, you'll have a stunning chart, table, map, or diagram.
• Designer Themes help you give your presentation a creative look, simply and quickly.
• The new Object Palette allows quick access to all your shapes, art, symbols, and pictures--including iPhoto files--in one easy-to-access space.
• Dynamic Guides will help you place and resize your graphic element to create professional-looking presentations in a snap.
• You'll lay out custom designs to showcase your unique content with custom layout capabilities in PowerPoint 2008.
• PowerPoint 2008 integration with Apple Remote Control lets you concentrate on your words, not your keyboard. Now control your presentation and engage your audience unleashed from the podium.

Entourage 2008
Entourage 2008 lets your e-mails will spark ideas, you'll schedule meetings where creativity abounds. Entourage 2008, the hub of Office 2008, helps it to happen, one task at a time.

• My Day keeps you connected to the action. Schedules, tasks, and priorities in one easy, standalone interface. Time will have no choice but to be well-managed.
• Use color-coded categories, status indicators, and flexible To-Do list management humble even the most hectic schedules.
• Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2008 Special Media Edition enable users to access their Microsoft Exchange server accounts with Entourage.
• Improved Junk E-Mail filtering capabilities and phishing protection tools help shield your inbox from the scourge of junk. Your inbox will breathe a sigh of relief.
• Projects submit to your superior management skills when you unleash the power of Project Center, With project details like e-mail messages, documents, schedules, and contacts in one convenient place, Project Center helps keep your information--and your stress--under control.

Messenger for Mac
Ideal for Mac users who want to communicate instantly with family, friends and colleagues from one convenient place. Messenger for Mac is now a Universal application, and gives you more ways to share what's on your mind or on your plate.  Use Messenger for Mac to instantly check the status of project team members, streamline workflow by sending documents directly from Word, or offer questions or comments on document changes instantly.

• Interoperability will allow personal users to connect and message with Yahoo! Messenger for Mac users.
• Your intentions will never again be in doubt when you create your own custom emoticons in Messenger for Mac.
• Spelling Checker is now included in Messenger for Mac.
• Let the world know your tastes when you display your iTunes selection with the new "What I'm listening to now" feature.

• Experience the gold standard in getting stuff done.

• Tame your tasks and capture every idea.

• Perform exhilarating feats of productivity.

• Open XL File Format (Office 2007 compatible)

• Universal for Intel- and PowerPC based Macs

• This version includes three user licenses for use by consumers and students but does not include connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server or support for automated workflows.

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To run Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, your computer must meet the following requirements:

• Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later

• A Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (500 MHz or faster) processor

• 512 MB of RAM or more

• 1.5 GB of available Hard Disk space

• DVD-ROM drive or connection to a local area network (if installing over a network)

• 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor

• Entourage and certain features require Internet access (fees may apply)

For Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Editions: Connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later is required for certain advanced functionality in Entourage 2008.

Additional items or services required to use certain features:

• Modem: 14.4 Kbps or higher modem

• Internet connection through either an Internet service provider (ISP) or a network. Internet access might require a separate fee to an ISP; local or long-distance telephone charges might also apply.