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 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $99.95
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Rating:  288 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Home & Student
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Macintosh
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 87.6 x 64.8 x 15.6
MPN: GZA00006
Model: GZA00006
UPC: 882224526302
EAN: 0882224526302
ASIN: B000X86ZAS
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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Average November 27, 2008
I'm not a Mac user so here's my father's comments: Pretty good product once he got it running. Not user friendly or intuitive. Seems to have some bugs that freeze it but they seem to have resolved after a few days. Too soon to tell. Has this software been fully tested before marketed?
 3.5-Familiar Office programs that you know and (hopefully) love November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Office 2008 is a big improvement over its previous version. Easier groupings with the toolbox and better spelling, grammar, and fragmented sentence corrections.
Others has said that H&S is the cheapest of the versions out there and their right. You get Word, Excel, Power Point, Messenger, and Entourage (Like Outlook). You also can install it on 3 different computers. If you get your email from an Exchange server, this version of Office will not work for you. Entourage in the H&S edition doesn't support exchange. You will have to get one of the more expensive versions of Office, their Entourage does support Exchange. The Messenger for Mac doesn't support video chat. This is disappointing since iChat doesn't support MSN.
Another downside of this excellent product is it's startup time. It is by far the slowest thing to open on my MacBook Pro. Photoshop, InDesign, and other large programs start up faster than Word or Excel. Although I have to say that once they are started they don't seem to pull too much of my system resources.
Not as bad as I expected, not as good as I had hoped November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first MS Office for Mac, so I won't be able to make any comparisons between 2004 and this new version. The first thing I noticed about Home/Student versus the full version is that you get 3 licenses with this one, but only one in the full version. What is up with that? Why punish users spending more money on a full product?
With so many Apple users apprehensive at best about Microsoft in general, this is not the way to make friends. It's also not as nice as Office 2007 for Windows, lacking many features included in the Windows version, and I can't think of any good reason why. There is no support of Exchange or Sharepoint. I spend a lot of time in Word, and frankly, the number of crashes were inexcusable. Stability got much better with an update, but it doesn't make up for the lost features.
This is worth having if cross-compatibility of files is an issue for you, or if you don't want to use Open Office. For the casual user doing average projects, the product delivers, and that's why I'm awarding the three stars-- that, and using Office on a Mac is really a dream come true for me as a writer. Advanced users looking for all the bells and whistles of the Windows version may be disappointed.
This is what I expected November 26, 2008
I use this almost entirely for spreadsheets and I'm pleased. Over all I think that this whole package is well designed. I guess I'm more of a casual user because I do not notice a lot of the flaws that others have pointed out. I'll update my review if I see anything else, but so far I'm very pleased.
Nice Software Suite but Unintuitive Design Inefficiencies November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First I want to disclaim something: I have never used Office on Mac prior to my review so I only really have my Windows experiences to compare it with and cannot speak for past versions offered (which from a quick look at the reviews seems to be one of the biggest issues).
As a new user to Office for Mac I must say the idea of being able to finally work on my word documents without using any built in editor is exciting in itself. Given that a lot of websites, especially for submitting applications whether for resumes or college acceptance, require word documents it means I don't have to load up one of my old PCs with Windows for the purposes of writing one. I feel like I have more control over my documents and finally feel like my Mac holds its own over my Windows box in all areas outside of video gaming.
Without getting into too much detail, and effectively repeating what other members have all too well explained, the suite is pretty sound if you're looking to accomplish simple tasks related to each program. I personally, although some other reviewers disagree, think the new look is horrid and hard to use but perhaps it's something that would grow on the user as they continued to use it.
I just think that the prettiness of office to match Mac should be a lesser concern over making sure Office is up to the power of previous versions and the Windows equivalent. I have no idea how to do a lot of the things I can easily do on my older versions of Office for my PC so I feel like this could be a disadvantage for users switching over to the new system and likely could cause some inefficiency with little benefit. Who wants to pay an additional cost to their employees to train them on using a new system when the marginal benefits are so near nothing?
In general, it's a solid suite and definitely something to get if you're looking for your first look into the Office Suite from a Mac perspective (given in the future they'll likely continue with the horrid design) but I'd suggest holding off on buying if you already use an older version of Office and waiting until they polish it off some first.
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