

- #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008 LION COMPATIBILITY FOR MAC#
- #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008 LION COMPATIBILITY UPDATE#
- #MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008 LION COMPATIBILITY UPGRADE#
This update does not include an uninstall feature. To use AutoUpdate, open an Office application, and then on the Help menu, click Check for Updates. Note This update is also available from Microsoft AutoUpdate, an application that can automatically keep your Microsoft software up to date. To remove the update installer, first drag the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk.In the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume window, double-click the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen.This step might have been performed for you. Double-click the file that you downloaded in step 5 to place the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume on your desktop, and then double-click the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume to open it.To check your preferences, on the Safari menu, click Preferences, and then click General.

If you are using Safari, the downloaded file is saved to the desktop unless you specified a different location in the Preferences dialog box of Safari.
#MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008 LION COMPATIBILITY FOR MAC#
Apple dropped support for Rosetta in the new Lion operating system.Īs far as having Office for Mac 2011 support the new features found in Lion such as auto-save, document versioning, and full screen mode, Microsoft's Pat Fox had this to say: "I can't answer but it's likely measured in months not days.
#MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008 LION COMPATIBILITY UPGRADE#
Now would be a great time to upgrade to Office for Mac 2011 if you're upgrading to Lion!"įor those curious, Apple dropped support for Rosetta, which is basically an emulator that allows for PowerPC programs to run on Intel-powered Macs.

The reason for this is because Office 2004 was a PowerPC-based product and Lion no longer includes Rosetta. Microsoft responded by saying, "Office for Mac 2004 will not (ever) work on Lion, as we stated in our original blog. Users were having issues with Office for Mac 20 when run on Lion. The new Lion operating system has brought several problems to current software.

It will come through Microsoft AutoUpdate," Microsoft stated. "We released an update to Communicator for Mac that fixes the 'crash issue' on Lion. Other glitches included problems with importing mail. The new version of Communicator fixes an issue where the program would crash when users would launch the program. The update, Communicator for Mac 2011 v13.1.2, was released to Microsoft's download site and will be pushed to users via the update service. The company is also working on updates to its Office for Mac 2011 to support new features found in Lion. Microsoft has released an update to its Communicator for Mac, the corporate version of the company's consumer-grade Messenger chat client, that fixes a crash bug when run on the new Lion operating system.
