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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition) review

7.8

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 449.99

Verdict

Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Good looks that encompass deeper features than other Mac productivity software
  • Business users get full Word mail merge, robust Excel spreadsheets and better tools in Entourage
  • Desktop publishing features deliver more polished documents
  • Runs on Intel-based Macs

Cons

  • Expensive
  • Saves work in new file formats by default
  • Excel drops Visual Basic support
  • Features don't match the depth of those in Office 2007 for Windows

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