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Introducing Office 2008 for Mac
Office 2008 for Mac is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed to work
specifically with the Macintosh operating system. It provides Macintosh users with applications for
creating effective documents, sharing ideas with other users on Macintosh computers or Windows-
based computers, and managing information efficiently. With its updated user interface and
collaborative tools, Office 2008 provides enhanced and more secure capabilities for capturing and
using business information.
Intended Audience
The Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Administrator’s Guide is for system implementers, IT managers,
system administrators, or others who are responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining
Office 2008 in their organizations.
Documentation Roadmap
The following table describes the chapter content in the guide.
Chapter Description
Office 2008
Evaluation
Describes how Office 2008 delivers business value and how businesses can
benefit from upgrading to this new version of Office.
The purpose of this section is to provide conceptual information to help
decision makers evaluate and recommend information technology solutions to
their organizations. It includes information about the new features in Office
2008 for the consumers, the system requirements for implementing Office 2008
in a production environment, and the licensing terms.
Office 2008
Planning
Provides detailed instructions about what to plan before you deploy Office 2008
in a production environment.
The purpose of this section is to help system architects, planners, and
administrators envision and plan the early phases of Office 2008 deployment in
a production environment. This includes providing information about:
• The hardware and software resources, as well as other infrastructure
requirements for deploying Office 2008.
• The background information that pertains to the deployment of
Office 2008, such as information about the different deployment
methods.
• Using Office 2008 with related Microsoft products.