[Macworld]

Post your comments for With release looming, Microsoft previews Office 2008 here

[romzburg]

{quote}?For a lot of customers, writing formulas are hard. Quite honestly, I don?t want to write every formula I need,? said Stuart DeSpain, lead program manager for Excel.{quote}

For a lot of lead program managers for Excel, writing with correct grammar are also hard.

[minischneides]

I wonder if the newest office suite will be as fast as iWork. That will really be the determining feature to me.

[Edgejr]

The one HUGE deficiency in Word for Mac has been the lack of control over the Track Changes feature that Word 2003 for Windows has. In Word for Windows, one has the ability to turn on "balloons" "only for comments and formatting." Unfortunately in the Mac, it's either on for everything or off for everything. I live and die by the track changes feature for my job so I hope, hope, hope, they've beefed it up in the Mac version to achieve parity with the Windows version. The balloons are great when they can be used only for comments and formatting.

Unfortunately, I have seen ZERO information on this feature either on the Microsoft site or elsewhere. Apparently I'm the only guy using this out there in the Mac universe!

Joe

[maxgruv]

So just what is the Special Media Edition?

[bradfantin]

Are we going to see a new messenger, with A/V capabilities? the version out now is pathetic, and it is what messenger for windows was almost 5 or 6 years ago....

[MCJ]

maxgruv said:

So just what is the Special Media Edition?

This page shows a comparison of the various versions.

[bynkii]

One minor clarification: While the home and student edition doesn't include pre-built Automator Actions, since it does have AppleScript support, you can still use Automator with it, you just don't get actions in the box.

[Archiform_3D]

It is a shame that the only reason I would upgrade is to get past the bugs the current version has and for compatibility. It's a shame - it's kind of a forced upgrade - the kind I hate coughing up for.

Steve Bell
Archiform 3D
3D Renderings and Animation on the Mac

[leicaman]

It appears Office has been delayed. I just got an email yesterday telling me that my shipment of the Special Media edition won't ship until Jan. 28, and offered to let me cancel it if it goes beyond that. Cancel? To get it for $6.99? They can take a year and I'm not canceling! :p

[caohanlu]

"For a lot of lead program managers for Excel, writing with correct grammar are also hard."

writing with correct grammar is also hard



Anyway - want Office '08 - NOW... really tired of Office '04 - but iWork would probably have some problems after Office '08 becomes popular...

[janotte]

caohanlu you might want to check the local shop for a jar of 'sense of humour'. You are correcting exactly the joke being made in the original posting.

[sageimac]

Why is there still no MS Access for Mac? I thought the whole hold-up was the lack of an Intel chip for the processing. Mac can now MS Office through Windows on Boot Camp - so why not in Office 2008 for Mac? I am the only one who uses a Mac AND MS Access?

[crashkup]

Is it the same as running MS Office 2008 in XP (or Vista) on a Mac or is it worth getting Mac:Office?



Anyone prefer Vista to XP on their Mac?