Microsoft Office 2008 Update Available!

kevo0822 · Mar 11, 2008, 01:26 PM

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx

12.0.1 update released by Microsoft for Office 2008! Let's see how much of a difference it makes......

digitalfx · Mar 11, 2008, 01:34 PM

Installed update.

Word, Excel and PP all show 12.0.1 as new version number, but Entourage still shows 12.0.0 (071130)

WHAT'S UP????

cmaier · Mar 11, 2008, 01:40 PM

not yet on autoupdate, apparently.

heehee · Mar 11, 2008, 01:50 PM

I just checked for updates, it says there are no updates available at this time.

elcid · Mar 11, 2008, 01:51 PM

Are you checking Apple updates or Office updates?

clayj · Mar 11, 2008, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitalfx

Installed update.

Word, Excel and PP all show 12.0.1 as new version number, but Entourage still shows 12.0.0 (071130)

WHAT'S UP????

Hmm. Entourage is exactly the app that needs to be updated... it hangs about every other time I try to close the application.

At any rate, I'll install this when I get home. Hopefully it will take care of my Entourage hanging on exit issue.

hhaeschen · Mar 11, 2008, 01:53 PM

Auto-Update can't find that thing... Well, MS is not

, so I didn't really expect it.

W1LLk · Mar 11, 2008, 01:54 PM

Still haven't swung by the campus to pick this up for $29. Need to grab it before May!

hhaeschen · Mar 11, 2008, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elcid

Are you checking Apple updates or Office updates?

Well, at least myself is checking Office update.

MSD401 · Mar 11, 2008, 01:55 PM

someone please tell me that this will fix the spaces issue.... ...I am tired of chasing word documents from space to space..

heehee · Mar 11, 2008, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elcid

Are you checking Apple updates or Office updates?

I checked both.

jtamac · Mar 11, 2008, 01:56 PM

is located here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948057

GSMiller · Mar 11, 2008, 01:56 PM

I ran auto update and found an update for Office 2004 but none for 2008, weird. AutoUpdate for Office doesn't even work right for me. I have it set to check weekly and it might alert me of an update once every six months, even though multiple updates will have been released prior.

dops7107 · 02:29 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948057

Don't get excited about the ability to put custom standard errors in charts in Excel... but looks like they may have addressed some stability issues. Oh, and Entourage now plays sounds!

EDIT: I tell a lie. I still hear no sounds.
EDIT2: oops. turn volume up. the shame, the shame

digitalfx · Mar 11, 2008, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clayj

Hmm. Entourage is exactly the app that needs to be updated... it hangs about every other time I try to close the application.

At any rate, I'll install this when I get home. Hopefully it will take care of my Entourage hanging on exit issue.

I have never had any issues with the app hanging, it is very speedy on my MBA.

You might want to reinsatll the app, the update does not address this issue.

Improvements for Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac
• Notification sounds now play when you use Entourage in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
This update fixes an issue for users of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard that prevents notification sounds such as New mail sound and Send mail sound from playing when you use Entourage 2008.
• Reliability is improved when you connect to a server that is running IBM Lotus Domino by using IMAP.
This update fixes an issue that prevents Entourage 2008 from connecting to servers that are running IBM Lotus Domino 7.0.3 and IBM Lotus Domino 8 by using IMAP.
• Reliability is improved when synchronizing with a server that is running Microsoft Exchange Server.
This update improves synchronization support for users of Exchange accounts by reducing instances of duplicate or missing calendar events and by providing more consistency with changes to the calendar on the Exchange server. Additionally, this update fixes an issue that prevents some Entourage 2008 users from synchronizing their contact list together with the Exchange server.
• Stability is improved when synchronizing data with devices and other applications.
This update fixes an issue that causes the Sync Services component to quit unexpectedly while synchronizing calendar and contact information to iCal, to Address Book and to mobile devices that are connected through iSync or iTunes.
• Import of rules and identities is improved.
This update fixes an issue that prevents Entourage 2008 from importing identities that were created in the Swedish version of Entourage 2004. This update also fixes an issue that prevents some imported Entourage 2004 rules such as POP rules and Priority-based rules from running.
• Stability is improved when you use Database Utility to rebuild a large identity database.
This update fixes an issue that causes Database Utility to stop responding or use an unnecessary amount of memory resources when you use it to rebuild a large identity database.

digitalfx · Mar 11, 2008, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heehee

I checked both.

download here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx

Yankees 4 Life · Mar 11, 2008, 02:03 PM

i got this update last week...

digitalfx · Mar 11, 2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yankees 4 Life

i got this update last week...

no, you got the updater update last week. Today the actual Office update released.

ts1973 · Mar 11, 2008, 02:05 PM

Hope this fixes the Mac freeze issue when maximizing windows in Excel. That one's driving me crazy honestly

koobcamuk · Mar 11, 2008, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitalfx

Improvements for Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac

Is Entourage worth it? Really? Please PM me if someone thinks it's worth using and why.

justflie · Mar 11, 2008, 02:09 PM

This update is a bit chunky and bigger than I expected, weighing in at 114MB for me.

puttputt · Mar 11, 2008, 02:12 PM

Microsoft applications have been unexpectedly quitting on my Macs for the past 20 years. I just see it as a friendly reminder that justifies my dislike of all things microsoft. I love it when my mircosoft apps crash! And I wouldn't count on any update from MS to actually solve the problem in my lifetime.

joost538 · Mar 11, 2008, 02:13 PM

I am completely done with MS Office. I backed out of purchasing the thing and have no regrets. Quicklook'ing office documents works fine and for writing them there's always well-written tools with an Apple feel.

i.e. NOT unbearably slow and clunky. I just cannot believe how slow this Office release has been on intel. It should really fly, but it's unacceptable really for an app this late to the intel party (and re-written in XCode, apparently).

Sorry MS, you have lost a customer.

natursyn · Mar 11, 2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dops7107

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948057

Don't get excited about the ability to put custom standard errors in charts in Excel... but looks like they may have addressed some stability issues. Oh, and Entourage now plays sounds!

No, unfortunately Microsoft hasn't addressed the issue about custom standard error bars. Now, I'm just waiting for custom standard error bars to be implemented in Open Office. The developers at Sun are working on it for the upcoming v. 3.0. When that happens, I'm never going to purchase a Microsoft product again because of the way they crippled Office 2008.

gkarris · Mar 11, 2008, 02:25 PM

Quote:

This update fixes critical issues in Office 2008, including issues that might cause Office 2008 applications to stop responding or quit unexpectedly.

Hee, hee, kinda like Windows....

Mar 11, 2008, 01:26 PM	#1
kevo0822 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Microsoft Office 2008 Update Available! http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx 12.0.1 update released by Microsoft for Office 2008! Let's see how much of a difference it makes......

Mar 11, 2008, 01:40 PM	#3
cmaier macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California	not yet on autoupdate, apparently. __________________ http://www.waffleturtle.com

Mar 11, 2008, 01:50 PM	#4
heehee macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Same country as Santa Claus	I just checked for updates, it says there are no updates available at this time. __________________ 15" MBP C2D \| 20" ACD \| iPhone 3G

Mar 11, 2008, 01:53 PM	#7
hhaeschen macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: EU	Not yet... Auto-Update can't find that thing... Well, MS is not , so I didn't really expect it.

Mar 11, 2008, 01:55 PM	#10
MSD401 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Btown,In	someone please tell me that this will fix the spaces issue.... ...I am tired of chasing word documents from space to space.. __________________ 15 inch/2.16/320g MBP W/ 20' ACD 8gig Iphone

Mar 11, 2008, 01:34 PM	#2
digitalfx macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Installed update. Word, Excel and PP all show 12.0.1 as new version number, but Entourage still shows 12.0.0 (071130) WHAT'S UP????

Mar 11, 2008, 01:51 PM	#5
elcid macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2007	Are you checking Apple updates or Office updates?

Mar 11, 2008, 01:54 PM	#8
W1LLk macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio	Still haven't swung by the campus to pick this up for $29. Need to grab it before May!

Mar 11, 2008, 01:56 PM	#12
jtamac macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	KB Article that lists fixes is located here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948057

Mar 11, 2008, 01:56 PM	#13
GSMiller macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kentucky	I ran auto update and found an update for Office 2004 but none for 2008, weird. AutoUpdate for Office doesn't even work right for me. I have it set to check weekly and it might alert me of an update once every six months, even though multiple updates will have been released prior. __________________ 2.16 GHz 20" iMac \|\| 30GB 5G iPod \|\| 1GB 3G Shuffle \|\| 2.16 GHz Blackbook

Mar 11, 2008, 01:57 PM	#14
dops7107 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oxford, UK	Details of fixes here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948057 Don't get excited about the ability to put custom standard errors in charts in Excel... but looks like they may have addressed some stability issues. Oh, and Entourage now plays sounds! EDIT: I tell a lie. I still hear no sounds. EDIT2: oops. turn volume up. the shame, the shame Last edited by dops7107 : Mar 11, 2008 at 02:29 PM.

Mar 11, 2008, 02:03 PM	#17
Yankees 4 Life macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: College Station, Tx	i got this update last week... __________________ That thing is the most expensive phone out there! $599 for a phone? It won’t even sell enough to break even!-Steve Balmer “An A-Bomb, From A-Rod”

Mar 11, 2008, 02:05 PM	#19
ts1973 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Belgium	Hope this fixes the Mac freeze issue when maximizing windows in Excel. That one's driving me crazy honestly __________________ Some day, everything east of the San Andreas fault will plunge into the Atlantic Ocean. Hardware reviewer for Madshrimps.be Mac addicted since 1987

Mar 11, 2008, 02:09 PM	#21
justflie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Red Sox Nation	This update is a bit chunky and bigger than I expected, weighing in at 114MB for me. __________________ 2 x 2.66 GHz 2009 Mac Pro, 6 GB RAM, GTX 285 ; 32GB iPhone 3GS

Mar 11, 2008, 02:12 PM	#22
puttputt macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan	Microsoft applications have been unexpectedly quitting on my Macs for the past 20 years. I just see it as a friendly reminder that justifies my dislike of all things microsoft. I love it when my mircosoft apps crash! And I wouldn't count on any update from MS to actually solve the problem in my lifetime.

Mar 11, 2008, 02:13 PM	#23
joost538 macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Holland	Done I am completely done with MS Office. I backed out of purchasing the thing and have no regrets. Quicklook'ing office documents works fine and for writing them there's always well-written tools with an Apple feel. i.e. NOT unbearably slow and clunky. I just cannot believe how slow this Office release has been on intel. It should really fly, but it's unacceptable really for an app this late to the intel party (and re-written in XCode, apparently). Sorry MS, you have lost a customer.

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