#Microsoft office 2008 updates for mac#

New is the ability to define a new default template, to animate objects along an editable path, to double-click to quickly add a new text box to a slide, and to automatically switch to display mirroring when switching out of PowerPoint (to demo another application, for instance) and then switch back to presenter mode for the rest of a slide presentation.

PowerPoint adds a couple of new features along with several bug fixes. The app also has improved handling of international dates and currency, fixes for issues with linked documents, and improved handling of Shapes and Word Art. Word has improved display redrawing (particularly with bullets and numbering), a section indicator has been added to the status bar, audio notes that are added to a Notebook view will be auto-recovered if Word crashes before saving, and users of SpellCatcher X should see improved compatibility.Įxcel got several improvements aimed at better compatibility, including working with Excel Web Services, improved compatibility with Windows versions of Excel-including 20, and improved support of XLM macros. We dug through the release notes for SP2, and spotted a few notable tweaks for each component of Office 2008.

Excel should see improved performance when opening files from a networked server, using Pivot Tables, and when performing calculations. Word users should see quicker performance when using outline view, scrolling, and using Japanese characters with styles. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage all got stability fixes, and Word and Excel specifically received several performance improvements. It also includes a new Document Connection tool that makes working with Microsoft Office Live Workspace and SharePoint better, enabling easier cross-platform collaboration. Bringing Office 2008 up to version 12.2.0, the update includes a number of bug fixes, performance improvements, and feature additions.

#Microsoft office 2008 updates for mac#

Microsoft has rolled out another major update to Office 2008 for Mac that it's calling Service Pack 2.