Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 (Home and Student Edition)
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CNET editors' rating:
3.5 stars
Very good
THE GOOD
Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 offers good looks that encompass deeper features than other Mac productivity software; business users get full Word mail merge, robust Excel spreadsheets, and better tools in Entourage; amateur desktop publishing features more polished documents; runs on Intel-based Macs.
THE BAD
Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 is pricey; saves work in new file formats by default; Excel drops Visual Basic support; features don't match the depth of those in Office 2007 for Windows.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Office for Mac 2008 may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less costly alternatives.
CNET Reader Reviews
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February 5, 2008 10:28
Mediocre
1.0/5
I bought this upgrade in the hope that I could do three things I couldn't do with Office 2004: 1) Create keyboard shortcuts in Powerpoint (to improve my speed of use); More easily edit and manage animations on a slide (Office 2004's interface for... read more » -
January 25, 2008 10:37
4.0/5
I had used MS Office since the days of Win 3.1. When I switched to MAC a year ago, tried several products. OpenOffice (and NeoOffice) both work, but I thought both a bit clunky; I experienced maddening printer problems frequently.
iWork looked v... read more » -
February 16, 2008 07:19
Good
1.5/5
I purchased Office 2008 as I consider myself an advanced user of productivity software and wanted to have access to the latest suite.
In support of Office 2008, it looks like Mac software and is not so different to office 2004 that it leaves ... read more »
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