Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 Business Edition Upgrade

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Format: Retail Pkg Age: Platform: Macintosh Upgrade your Office 2008 toadvance your business Product Information [Upgrade version - see belowfor eligibility requirements. Licensed for one user on up to2 Macs, 1 desktop and 1 laptop. ] Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 Business Edition gives you the tools andservices you need to manage and grow your business. Thesoftware suite includes familiar Office applications (Word 2008 forMac, Excel 2008, for Mac, PowerPoint 2008 for Mac, and Entourage 2008for Mac) to help organize data and present a professional image. Plus, new Exchange server support and reliable Office forWindows compatibility take productivity and collaboration to the nextlevel with the ability to share, collaborate, and access documents inand away from the office. Upgrade Requirements - Software will only install if you are a licenseduser of one of the following: Any Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition suite orapplication Any Microsoft Office for Mac 2001-2004 suite orapplication New and Improved Share Documents Across Platforms - Thenew Open XML Formats are the default formats for Office 2008 desktopapplications and for the 2007 Microsoft Office system, making it easierfor Macintosh users to share files with users running Windows-basedcomputers. Open XML Formats also offer a dramatic reductionin file size and improvement in data recovery for damaged files. Add Pre-formatted Elements in Just a Few Clicks - The Elements Gallery in Office 2008 puts frequently used designfeatures in a convenient thumbnail collection. From thisgallery, users can add SmartArt graphics, WordArt, charts, tables, andtemplates to their documents and presentations. Access Most-Used Tools Quickly and Easily- The Office Toolbox is now a one-stop destinationfor some of the most useful tools in Office, consolidating theFormatting Palette, Object Palette, Compatibility Report, ReferenceTools, and other application-specific tools into one convenenientinterface. Customize the Toolbox settings to show specificpalettes, and use the new Object Palette to get quick and easy accessto all shapes, ClipArt, symbols, and photos. Create a Unified Look for Documents, Presentations, and Workbooks - By using Quick Styles anddocument themes, users can quickly change the appearance of text, tables, and graphics, through their documents and presentations tomatch their preferred style or color scheme. Users can usethe new theme-aware color picker on the Formatting Palette in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to quickly see how the colors will appear, andshare themes across all Office applications for a coordinated set ofmaterials. Use Designer-Quality SmartArt Graphics - Quickly create designer-quality diagrams, charts, and other informationgraphics using SmartArt graphics. Choose from dozens ofgraphics to represent lists, hierarchies, and other relationships. Add stunning visual effects to SmartArt graphics, shapes, WordArt, and charts, including eD effects, shading, glows, and more. Preview nad add SmartArt graphcis from the Elements Galleryin Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Use New Designer-Quality Chart Templates - Illustrate your data with special effects such as 3-D, transparency, and shadows. In Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, users can insertcharts from the Elements Gallery, and apply updated chart styles, edit, and format charts. User must create and edit data in Excel, but they can insert the chart into Word documents or PowerPointpresentations. Save As PDF - It is now easier to saveand share documents, presentations, and workbooks by using the popularPDF format, which helps ensure documents appear with the correct layoutand fonts on any computer that can view PDF files. The PDFfiles format option is now available in the Save As dialog box on theFile Menu in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Automate Commonly Performed Tasks - Automator is a Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) application that helps to automatecommonly performed and repetitive tasks. In Office 2008, theapplications come with several sample Automator workflows. For example, a workflow in Word converts text to audio andsends the audio to an iPod. In Entourage, users can use asample workflow to print selected email messages Product Overview Microsoft Word 2008 New formatting tools, views, templates, and a fresh, intuitive user interface in Word 2008 can help transform creative ideasinto great-looking documents. In addition to enhancementsmade to the standard print layout view, Word 2008 introduces a newspecialized environment called publishing layout view that bringsdesktop-publishing caliber tools to Word Create Professional-Looking Documents -Word 2008 helps produce professional-looking documents by providing acomprehensive set of tools, such as publishing layout view, newpublishing templates, and ligatures in fonts, for creating andformatting documents. Document Elements (for word processing) - This feature can help automate common, but sometimes time-consumingtasks. Available in the Elements Gallery, theseprofessionally designed publishing components include cover pages, tables of contents, headers, footers, and bibliographies to help usersquickly assemble complex documents. Publishing Layout View (for layout-rich documents) - This new specialized environment in Word 2008 combines powerfuldesktop publishing tools and designer templates in one location. Users can use publishing layout view to quickly createprofessional-looking documents that are traditionally created by usingadvanced Desktop Publishing (DTP) applications. Use Improved Notebook Layout View -Word 2008 introduces significant enhancements to notebook layout view. In Word 2008, users can customize and personalize notebookdocuments with different appearances and backgrounds. Notebook tabs now support colors for improved categorizationof notes, and can be dragged across different Word notebook documents. The audio recording preferences for notebook layout now offereasier customization. Use Improved Mail Merge - The newstreamlined Mail Merge Manager in Word 2008 combines information from adata source with information in a Word document so that users don'thave to create multiple versions of the document by hand. Performing mail merges by integrating Word documents, emails, forms, and contacts is simple and much faster than the manualalternative. Microsoft Excel 2008 Excel 2008 helps users manage their data for powerfulresults, visually persuasive charts, and thought-provoking graphs. Ledger sheets in Excel 2008 make tracking finances, inventories, invoices, and even portfolios easy with preformattedspreadsheets and automatic calculations Use Improved Tools for Writing Formulas -The Formula Builder helps users create formulas in a simple, step-bystep approach. Create formulas, search for functions, insertfunctions and arguments in existing formulas, and get help on all Excelfunctions. With Formula AutoComplete, users can write andedit formulas without having to remember function names, defined names, or other elements of a formula. Just type the formula in acell, and then choose valid functions, names, and named ranges incontext. Create Professional-Looking Charts -The new charting features include 3D shapes, transparency, softshadows, and other special effects. Because charts in Excel2008 have the same functionality as drawing objects, users can apply aworkbook theme or add an assortment of visual effects to a chart. Users also can format different chart areas, such as the plotarea, the title, the data label, or the legend, and can rotate and flipcharts with precision. Use More Rows and Columns - To enableusers to explore substantial amounts of data in spreadsheets, Excel2008 supports more than 1 million rows and 16 thousand columns persheet. Specifically, the Excel 2008 grid is 1, 048, 576 rows by16, 284 columns, which provides users with 1, 5005% more rows and 6, 300%more columns than was available in earlier versions of Excel. Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 Users can create and deliver dynamic presentations thatinspire their audience's imagination with compelling visuals andlayouts. Slide themes in PowerPoint 2008 give yourpresentation a professional and unified design. Enhance the Visual Effects with New Themes andRich Graphics - Office 2008 comes with new themes, layouts, and Quick Styles that offer users a wide range of formatting simplify the process of creating professional presentations. With one click, all the background, text, graphics, charts, and tables change to reflect the new theme. PowerPoint alsonow supports true 3D shapes and images, bevels, powerful customgradient support, reflections, soft shadows control, glow effects, andmuch more. Choose from the New Custom-Designed Table Styles -Users can choose from 74 custom-designed table styles. There is eventhe ability to have banded tables and different looks for the headerand last row. In addition, the new table properties allow youto easily add columns and rows directly from the formatting palette. Customize Presentation Layouts - Userscan use custom layouts to make text and other objects appear preciselywhere they want them to on their slides. For each layout, users can specify the number, size, and location of placeholders, background properties, graphic images, charts, and diagrams. Microsoft Entourage 2008 Entourage 2008 provides new features to help users managetime and information, instantly locate information, and protectimportant document and files. My Day and the To Do List aresome of the new features that help users organize information in newand rich ways. The new user interface makes it easier forusers to see and make changes to their schedules quickly and easily. Keep Email More Secure and Reduce Spam -Junk email protection in Entourage 2008 identifies and filters out moreunwanted messages than earlier versions of Entourage. Userscan choose from different levels of junk email protection and setoptions to determine the optimum settings. Entourage 2008 also detectsphishing messages that might have links to fraudulent websites. Prioritize and Manage Time - My Day inEntourage manages schedules and tasks in one easy interface. By using the new My Day and To Do List features, users canquickly view calendar events and manage their To Do List from theirdesktops without having to open Entourage. Find Information Quickly - To help usersbetter manage their time and information, Entourage 2008 offers anumber of new and improved features, from Spotlight search to assigningcolor-coded categories to items. These features make iteasier to locate, manage, prioritize, and act on the volumes ofinformation that users encounter every day. What's in the Box Word 2008 - Create and sharegreat-looking documents Excel 2008 - Analyze information andmake better decisions PowerPoint 2008 - Present ideas moreclearly and effectively Entourage 2008 - Manage email, contacts, and calendars in one place Messenger for Mac 7 - Communicate andcollaborte in real-time Microsoft Office Live Workspace Support - Share files from virtually anywhere Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Support - Connect with Office 2008 Microsoft Exchange Server Support -Connect to Exchange email Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition -Sync tasks, notes, and categories Remote Desktop for Mac 2 -Drive yourWindows-based PC from your Mac Build your skills with beginner to advancedtraining by 200+ business-related templates and professionalclip art Upgrade Information This software will install only if you are a licensed user of one ofthe following products: Any Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition suite orapplication Any Microsoft Office for Mac 2001-2004 suite or application Macintosh Requirements Macintosh OS X - 500 MHz or faster Intel, Power PC G5, or Power PC G4processor 512 MB of RAM or more 2.3 GB of available hard disk space HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFSPlus) DVD drive or connection to a local area network (ifinstalling over a network) 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor Connectivity to Microsoft Exchange 2000 Serve, Exchange2003, or Exchange 2007 is required for certain functionality inEntourage 2008 Connectivity to Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP1 RU4 or higheris required to use Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition Entourage and certain features require Internet access;fees may apply Installation: Licensed for 1 user on up to2 Macs, 1 desktop and 1 laptop. Note: You must accept the enclosedlicense terms to use this software Note: This title is non-returnable once the software package has been opened. Format: Retail Pkg Age: Platform: Macintosh Upgrade your Office 2008 toadvance your business Product Information [Upgrade version - see belowfor eligibility requirements. Licensed for one user on up to2 Macs, 1 desktop and 1 laptop. ] Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 Business Edition gives you the... MORE...

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