Wiley Office 2008 for Mac For Dummies 978-0-470-27032-5 Benutzerhandbuch

In This Chapter

Deciding which of the three editions of Office 2008 for Mac to buy

Installing Office 2008

Getting set up using the Setup Assistant

Removing Office 2008

O

ver the next several hundred pages, you can find out about the applica-
tions that make up the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac suite in detail. But

first, you need to decide which version of the suite you want or need (there
are three of ’em), acquire a copy of it, and then install it and learn how to
update it to ensure that you’re always running the latest and greatest (not to
mention the most stable) version.

So, without further ado, dig in!

The Three Faces of Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac comes in three tasty flavors: Office 2008 for
Mac Home and Student Edition, plain ol’ Office 2008 for Mac, and Office 2008
for Mac Special Media Edition.

The three editions have four things in common — the big four applications,
namely, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. All three editions have 
the exact same versions of all four programs, plus a copy of Microsoft
Messenger (an Instant Messaging program that you can download from 
the Microsoft Web site for free). The differences lie in what you get in addi-
tion to the big four.

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