Office 2004 will keep you on your old PowerPC.įor example, if you don't need Exchange you can get Office 2008 H&S very reasonably from Amazon with free shipping. A productivity suite with a host of ground-breaking new features Access e-mail, documents, contacts, and more from one central location. We dont know when or if this item will be back in stock. Platform : Mac 3.2 out of 5 stars 60 ratings. I'm doubtful that Office 2008 will ever be upgradef for autosave and versions, but Office 2011 will be upgraded for these new Lion features. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard OLD VERSION Brand: Microsoft. Office 2008 & 2011 will both work on Lion. This link compares versions, costs and number of installs.Ĭonsider moving to Office 2008 H&S includes Entourage but with no Exchange support or Office 2011 H&S (does not contain Outlook) or 2011 Business that does contain Outlook.
Right now you can still get Office 2008 if cost is an issue.
If their computer dies they will be forced to upgrade. I suggest that you start making plans to upgrade. In response to complaints about backward compatibility, Microsoft has created an Open XML File Format Converter that allows Office 2004 programs to view and edit documents created in Office 2008/2010. There will be no additional updates after January 10. Update applies to: Office 2004 Standard Edition, Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2004 Professional Edition, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, Entourage 2004. Instructions for downloading the XML File Format Converter for Mac, which allows Office 2004 to view and edit documents created in Office 2008/2010.