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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Home and Student Edition) review

An old stalwart gets a makeover and some minor feature changes

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-02-01February 1st 2008

Price at launch £99.00
Manufacturer's Description With beautiful docs, spreadsheets, and multimedia presentations, you can quickly create, manage, and re-use content across any platform.
MPN GZA00006
Description Productivity Suite
Min Processor Speed (MHz) 500
OS Requirements Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later
Ram Required (MB) 512
Recommended Hard Disk Space (GB) 1.5
Additional Requirements HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Plus), Drives: DVD drive or connection to a local area network (if installing over a network), Entourage and certain features require Internet access (fees may apply)
Graphics Requirements 1024x768 resolution

Product Summary

Office 2008 for Mac (Home and Student Edition)

Price at launch

£99.00

For

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Insert graphics easily via Element Gallery

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Universal binary

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faster on Intel Macs

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No more floating toolbars

Against

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No Visual Basic support in Excel

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Mostly just cosmetic changes

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Dull graphics in Elements Gallery

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