MS offers 30-day trial version of Office 2008 for Mac

Apr 15, 2009 10:15 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has released major updates to its 2004 and 2008 editions of the MS Office suite for Mac, adding improvements to enhance the security and performance of the software. The Windows maker has also released a trial edition of Office 2008 for Mac. The download is free, but operates only for 30 days before a paid registration key is required.

“[Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.4] contains improvements to enhance security and performance,” according to Microsoft. “In addition, this update includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code,” the company behind the Windows operating system explains. This update applies to users of Office 2004 Standard Edition, Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2004 Professional Edition, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, and Entourage 2004.

Talking about Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.7, Microsoft reveals that, in addition to delivering improvements that enhance the security and performance of the software, the update includes the same fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to compromise your Mac. The update applies to Office 2008, Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, Office 2008 Special Media Edition, Word 2008, Excel 2008, PowerPoint 2008, and Entourage 2008.

Using the links below, you can download the latest MS Office updates, as well as the full-featured trial version of MS Office 2008 for Mac. In order to install Microsoft Office 2008, you must register for receiving a trial license key. The registration is free.

MS Office 2008 for Mac requires a Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (500 MHz or faster) processor, at least 512 MB RAM and at least 1.5 GB of available hard disk space.

Download Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.4 Update (Free)

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