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Save as PDF
It is now easier to save and share documents, presentations, and workbooks by using the popular
Portable Document Format (PDF). PDF helps ensure that documents appear with the correct layout
and fonts on any computer that can view PDF files. The PDF file format option is now available in
the Save As dialog box on the File menu in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Automate commonly performed tasks
Automator is a Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) application that helps to automate commonly performed
and repetitive tasks. In Office 2008 and Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, all of the
applications come with several sample Automator workflows. For example, a workflow in Word
converts text to audio and sends the audio to an iPod. In Entourage, users can use a sample
workflow to print selected e-mail messages.
New features in Word
New formatting tools, views, templates, and a fresh, intuitive user interface in Word 2008 can help
transform creative ideas into great-looking documents. In addition to enhancements made to the
standard print layout view, Word 2008 introduces a new specialized environment called publishing
layout view that brings desktop-publishing-caliber tools to Word.
Publishing layout view in Word 2008 includes specialized tools like professional-quality layout
guides and templates.
Create professional-looking documents
Word 2008 helps produce professional-looking documents by providing a comprehensive set of
tools, such as publishing layout view, new publishing templates, and ligatures in fonts, for creating
and formatting documents.
Document Elements (for word processing) This feature can help automate common, but
sometimes time-consuming tasks. Available in the Elements Gallery, these professionally designed
publishing components include cover pages, tables of contents, headers, footers, and
bibliographies to help users quickly assemble complex documents.