Before you buy

• Word 2008 for Mac


• Excel 2008 for Mac


• PowerPoint 2008 for Mac


• Entourage 2008 for Mac

Highlights of Office 2008 for Mac

• Office 2008 is a Universal Binary, was built by Mac users for Mac users,
  and includes many features which take advantage of underlying technologies
  of the Macintosh platform


• Office 2008 uses Open XML file formats for compatibility with
  Windows-based 2007 Microsoft Office products. XML file formats help reduce
  the risk of lost information due to damaged or corrupted files and also
  result in smaller file sizes--up to 75 percent smaller than comparable
  binary documents. Office 2008 for Mac is backward-compatible with earlier
  file formats and users can continue to use the older .doc, .xls, and .ppt
  binary formats


• Elements Gallery is the foundation of the new user interface, and gives
  easy access to the most commonly used tools and templates. With the new UI,
  you'll harness the capabilities of Office for Mac more easily than ever
  before


• Office 2008 includes OfficeArt, the powerful graphics engine also used
  in the Windows-based Office 2007 products. You get great cross-platform file
  fidelity and easy access to stunning visual and graphic effects


• Your words will make an impact with the modern styling of SmartArt
  graphics, which makes transforming text and bulleted lists into professional
  diagrams and graphics one-click easy


• A new Themes capability simplifies the process of applying a consistent
  look and feel across documents. Easily apply a complete set of colors,
  fonts, and effects to your Office 2008 documents, and change them as easily
  as changing your mind


• Automator Actions for Workflows in Microsoft Office enables you to
  automate Office 2008 with more than 70 pre-defined actions built to simplify
  your work and extend your productivity. (Available in Office 2008 for Mac
  and Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition.)

What's New in Office for Mac?

• Universal versions of the most popular productivity applications on the
  Macintosh platform (Universal applications run natively on Intel- and
  PowerPC-based Macs.)


• Microsoft Office for Mac natively supports the Open XML file formats for
  compatibility with Windows-based 2007 Microsoft Office products


• A redesigned user interface and powerful new tools for simplifying work,
  creating great looking documents, and exchanging ideas and information with
  others