xtraa Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hi, according to aussie APC magazine, Sheridan Jones, Microsofts Lead Marketing Manager of Mac Business Unit (MacBU) said that they are just about starting the beta within the next few days. The final will be available as a universal binary in the second half of this year. One of the main things is to ensure the compatibility to MS Office 2007. Users of Office 2004 will get a converter for their files. VBA-Macros are not supported any longer. A new part of office called "MyDay" uses the Entourage scheduler without need of the User-PIM. It is a mini app that lists schedule entries and will mark them colored, make them editable etc. I also found some screenshots: http://www.tuaw.com/photos/office-2008-for...ac-screenshots/ Eyecandy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 looks pretty cool! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-337459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I hope the demons get ahold of this soon, I also hope I can use the Office 2004 view for it, this looks too...intricate, but I need it for the UBality Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-337469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timyang Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 great news, though AFAIK those screenshots were out a short while after MacWorld in January, nothing new. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-337478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu.Walker Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 We need those betas now. Office2004 isn't that slow for me, but it's probably the only non-UB app I have Can't wait for the green demon and pink place to get it in their trackers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-337515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai Haibara Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 It looks really cool, I didn't expect nothing like this from our beloved (lol) Microsoft Sherry Haibara Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-337614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostgame Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Excel looks sexxxyyy.... So does Word, though. Shame I never use Excel. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-337910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
track09 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Still a far cry from Office 2007, not to mention it looks more like a toy. MS MacBU sucks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-337944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar01 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Can't wait till the beta hits P2P. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-339920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSXtasy Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Although I have office 2004 (on both macs), I never use it. I always end up using office 2003 in Windows(paralells). I don't know why, it just seems easier on the eyes to me. I guess that could be because i'm typically a Windows guy, but I have tried to like office for mac. Seems like the menus and palettes are just all over the place to me..... This new one looks as if it will be the same... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-339936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I actually felt a little giddy looking at how nice Excel 2008 is. Maybe it's the ultimate come-back to Apple's constant stereotypical spreadsheet bashing. I don't think it's out for testing yet, but when it is, it'll be leaked within 5 minutes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-339975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev7en Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 The new interface looks insanely lovable Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-341460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TvvqKMZ72bsklauw5 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Awesome. Glad it's going to be UB. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-341955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I'm really looking forward to the next version of Office. The current version is alright, but it hasn't worn well with age (or the Intel transition). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-341997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesce Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I've been running Office 2007 under parallels, because 2004 was just so slow. Really looking forward to this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-344723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0me.one Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hum... I'm an OpenOffice guy, but this 'new' MS Office seems pretty cool... Well... I had Office 2004 installed in my Mac OS X... and I've tried Office 2007 with the awesome MS Windows Vista, muhauahuahaau... (no comments, just to try) In my opinion this Office 2008 have a better design then the two precedents, it's eye candy By the way... Yes, it's another M$ product... At least, they didn't forgot 'us' Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/47137-office-2008-betatest-about-to-be-launched-screenshots/#findComment-345741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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