Office 2008 in Lion

Hello,
     I'm thinking about getting Lion for my mac, but I want to know how it will effect my Office for Mac 2008 Home and Student Edition. Also If I can use it or if I need to download an update.
Thanks!

Thanks soooo much! If you can I need this answered! https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3697589

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  • Install Office 2008 in lion?

    How do you install Office 2008 into Lion? The installer is a PPC app that without Rosetta does not work.
    Thanks

    Basically it will be a problem you may be able to overcome. Get Pacifist and try using it to access the packages within the installer so it can install them. See the following for some partial help:
    How Restore Deleted or Missing OS X Components
    A few of the basic OS X installed applications can be restored from the Optional Installs installer located in the Optional installs folder on your Installer DVD.  However, if what you need is not there then follow the instructions below.
    How to Use Pacifist to Restore Deleted or Missing OS X Components
    Insert the OS X Installer DVD into the optical drive.  Use a simple utility like TinkerTool to toggle invisibility so you can see invisible items.  Alternatively, open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and at the prompt enter the following:
    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles Yes
    Press RETURN.
    To turn off the display of invisible files repeat the above command substituting No for Yes.
    The install packages are located in the /System/Installation/ folder on the DVD.
    Download the shareware utility Pacifist. Use it to extract a fresh copy of the missing item(s) from the file archives on your OS X installation DVD. The file archives are in the /System/Installations/ folder (use Go to Folder option in the Go menu of the Finder.)
    Here are Four Basic ways to use Pacifist (courtesy of George Orville.)
    Drag a .pkg icon onto the Pacifist window .....proceed to step 7.
    Click on “Open Package ....” and navigate to package desired and click “Open” in the open/save window.....proceed to step 7.
    Insert Mac OS X installer CD and when it mounts, navigate to .... Menu->Go->Go to Folder. In the path field enter or paste ....
    /Volumes/disc name/System/Installation/Packages (where disc name is the name of the CD/DVD that you inserted.)
    Click on the  "Go" button ..... • Drag a .pkg to Pacifist..... proceed to step 7.
    The package you'll need will have to be discovered by trial and error, but for most applications you should start with the Essentials.pkg and/or Additional Essentials.pkg.
    D. Insert your Mac OS X install disk 1 .... and open Pacifist.
    1.          In Pacifist, select "Open Mac OS X Install Packages" ... dialog may appear asking for disk 2, then disk 3 and finally disk 1 again.... {if DVD is not used)...If “Stop Loading” is selected...the procedure will stop!!!
    2a. When loading is complete, a new window appears, click the triangle to display contents of each package...Select item and proceed to step 7.
    2b.          or click the “Find” icon in the Pacifist window and type the name of the software you need.
    3.          In the list that comes back, click the top most entry for the item that you want. ..... that is the one for the English language.
    4.          On the top of the Pacifist window, click “verify” .... you will probably be prompted for your password.
    5.          Enter checks for.... “verify permissions” and “verify file contents.” and click “verify” ....enter password when prompted.... you will get back output which may look like this:
              20 files were scanned. 20 of 20 files were present on the hard disk. 0 of 20 files had file permissions that did not match those specified in the package. 0 of 20 files had checksums that did not match those specified in the package.
    6.          Click “close”. Go to step 7.
    Extract or Install........
    7.          In the Toolbar (upper left), you now have the option to extract or install. Click a file in the lower list and those two icons will be enabled.
    8.          If “Extract to...” is selected.... navigate to the location where the file will be placed, select “choose”, select “extract” in new dialog that appears,authenicate , if prompted, click “OK”.
    9.          In the next dialog, click “Extract”.
    10.          If “Install” is selected... dialog will appear with the location/path of the installed software. Click “Install”
    11.          Type in your password, click “OK”
    Pacifist will begin to extract files.
    12.          In steps 8/10ß.... you also have the choice to “cancel”
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    Stop
    Leave original alone
    Update .....
    Default selection
    Replace .... (Replace option should only be used on full install packages)

  • Can I do a "clean install" of Microsoft Office 2008 on Lion 10.7.4?

    I've got a macbook pro (early 2011) and want to install Microsoft Office. I'd rather pay less and just get Office 2008 instead of 2011, but I want to make sure that I'll be able to install it without any problems. I haven't installed any versions of microsoft office.

    Kappy wrote:
    Well, my old Office 2008 has a PPC-only installer. And, if you have read a lot of these similarly related questions you'll also see others who have had an installation issue because their installer requires Rosetta.
    Now, my understanding from way back when is that some Office 2008 discs did indeed come with a PPC-only installer. Later on it was replaced with a UB installer. This came originally from MS as I seem to remember.
    I'm geniunely surprised by that, I have ancient copies of 2008 (we used to install a lot of them) and they are all Universal, even Microsoft's technotes make no mention of a PPC installer (and these are the notes specific to Lion compatibility) so thanks for the info, now I will have to go through our collection of Office 2008 media and find one.
    Copies of Office 2008 on sale now are unlikely to contain the PPC installer I would guess, and can be exchanged if they do.
    But the OP should install 2011 (unless connecting to a 2003 Exchange Server which is not supported by Office 2011)

  • MS Office 2008 will Lion uninstall it?

    My copy of MS Office is a single use licence so need to be wary etc.

    Will Lion uninstall it? No

  • Office 2008 & Lion

    There's been a lot of 'back & forth' regarding the compatibility of Microsoft Office 2008 and OSX 10.7, so I decided to check for myself.
    1 new copy of Office 2008 later, installation was perfectly normal, the installer runs the same way it did under 10.6.8 and the application (all of it) works perfectly.
    So:
    MS Office 2008 is compatible with OSX 10.7

    I have read somewhere, (but can't find it again at the moment) that Installing a new copy of Office 2008 on Lion only works if you have a new installer CD. I have heard that if your Installer CD is 12.0.x than, that version is PPC and requires Rosetta (and will not install), but if your Installer CD has version 12.1.x or higher on it, that installer version is not PPC based and does not need Rosetta, so it will linstall in Lion.
    Can anyone verify this?
    Thanks
    Kalagan

  • Office 2008 Mac Excel/Word Text missing

    After upgrading to Lion, I can no longer see the text in my word documents or excel worksheets.  I know the text is there because it appears in the formula bar - it just isn't visible in the cells.  I can also see the text if I quickview the excel files.  In the word documents, all I can see are the pictures/images...no text.  Weird.
    I have the latest version of Office 2008 and Lion OS.
    Thanks in advance for any help.
    Sincerely,
    John Cole

    I finally found the answer to this problem.  I was using the Arial font in my word and excel documents.  After upgrading to Lion, the Arial font was no longer available in these applications, so I couldn't see the text.  To correct the problem, I opened Font Book and ran File/Restore Standard Fonts.  The Arial font is now available in these applications, and I can finally see the text in my word and excel documents.
    I found the answer at this post:
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macword/mac-lion-ms-o ffice-2011-fonts-not-showing-in-word/7dc44d8c-f685-4692-82ce-28fb7d88d8dc?page=1
    Thanks,
    John Cole

  • I am currently running OS 10.6.8 on my iMac and plan to upgrade to OS Mountain Lion. Will MS Office 2008 for Mac still run on the new OS?

    I am currently running OS 10.6.8 on my iMac and plan to upgrade to OS Mountain Lion. Will MS Office 2008 for Mac still run on the new OS?

    Check compatibility for all your software
    http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

  • Is it ok to instal older versions of Microsoft Office 2008, Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0, Adobe CS3 on a MacBook Pro Retina running Mountain Lion?

    Is it ok to instal older versions of Microsoft Office 2008, Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0, Adobe CS3 on a new MacBook Pro Retina running Mountain Lion?

    Is it ok to instal older versions of Microsoft Office 2008, Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0, Adobe CS3 on a new MacBook Pro Retina running Mountain Lion?

  • Office 2008 and 2011 do not open on Macbook Pro with Mountain Lion

    Can someone please tell me how to get Microsoft office to open in Mountain Lion.  I had Office 2008 when I upgraded to Mountain Lion.  I could not open it after that so I bought MS Office 2011 and it does not open either.  I need to use these applications.  What is the fix for this.  I unloaded and reloaded 2008 and loaded, unloaded and reloaded 2011 - that does not seem to be the solution. Is there a setting I need to change, or a complete unload I need to do, or what. Can someone give me some answers that work? 
    Thank you if you can.
    ng

    I don't know about Office, but you can use this for free to get back to work
    https://www.libreoffice.org/
    And check here for compatability with 10.8
    http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

  • Can't update MS Office 2008 to SP1 on Mountain Lion.

    Trying to update MS Office 2008 to SP1 on Mountain Lion. When I get to the Office 2008 SP1 installer "destination select".  My hard disk is greyed out and can't be chosen;  message "Office 2008 SP1 Update (12.1.0) can't be installed on this disk.  A version of the software required to install this update was not found on this volume.
    This was a fresh install of MS Office 2008 standard just a few days ago.  The Office apps work fine but I always like to stay up to date.
    Any ideas?
    Chaz

    have looked at the msoft site and a couple of others this is what I was able to find
    http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads?pid=Mactopia_Office2008&fid=395D1487-A3A6 -4106-A0F8-4D6E1D6D89D2#viewer
    http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10329707-263.html
    http://www.office.mvps.org/error/not_found.html#notfound4 
    have you run the office 2008 update associated with office before trying the install of sp1
    Eg: Launch word - help - check for updates

  • Why can't I open MS Office 2008 programs in Mountain Lion?

    I just upgraded to Mountain Lion (10.8.3), and now I can't open any of my MS Office applications.
    Any ideas?

    That's odd. I can open all Office 2008 applications in 10.8.3
    Just a long shot: make sure your "Microsoft Office 2008" folder is in the Applications folder, not in a subfolder created by you.

  • Will MS Office 2008 work with Lion?

    I purchased Lion but cancelled the download when I read that people were having trouble running MS office programs on the operating system. Does anyone know how well MS office 2008 applications run, if at all, on Lion? Thanks!

    I have two friends who say for sure 2011 works.
    2008 apparently is being told not supported.
    did you do a clean install or just an upgrade on the os?
    when using 3rd party apps it is important to back up all your work, and do a clean install of the os, wiping everything, then reinstalling the apps.
    there is a trick to doing a clean install. You can find the instructions in this thread.  WHY apple has made it literally IMPOSSIBLE for average mac users to easily choose the option of a clean install with Lion is a mystery to me.  With Lion Apple remotely has control of your operating system. They can change and update anything on it that they see fit without your knowing they even did.

  • Can't uninstall Office 2008 on Mountain Lion

    I recently bought a MacBook Pro and put my account on it, from Time Machine, from my previous MacBook. This included Office 2008 which I then had to reinstall in order to update the licence code (my wife has the old MacBook, so we couldn't both use Office simultaneously). Then I upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion. However it now won't install any Office updates - I get the message:
    "You cannot install Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.0 Update on this volume. A version of the software required to install this update was not found on this volume."
    I have tried every workaround suggested - and there are a few - including the one where you edit the package_update file. No success at all.
    The simplest workaround ought to be to uninstall Office altogether and do a clean re-install. But here's the thing: I can't uninstall, neither by dragging it to the trash, nor by using Remove Office. Each time I try, I get this message:
    "The operation can’t be completed because some items had to be skipped. For each item, choose File > Get Info, make sure “Locked” is deselected, and then check the Sharing & Permissions section. When you are sure the items are unlocked and not designated as Read Only or No Access, try again."
    There are 1382 files to delete, so I'm not going to check each one using Get Info. I've used Disk Utility to repair permissions - no joy.
    Can someone help me uninstall

    dnr16 wrote:
    OK, I finally solved it myself - though this may not work for everyone. My wife's MacBook was still running Lion and was able to install all the Office 2008 updates. So I copied the updated version across. I then had to re-register it with my own code.
    Simple, in a way. But why did it have to be so hard in the first place? I still don't understand why I couldn't uninstall Office.
    Probably something that can be addressed by the developers on MS Office on their Troubleshoting forums, perhaps.
    Pete

  • Mountain Lion killed my Office 2008 suite!

    Mountain Lion disabled my Office 2008 applications. I've tried installing the Office 2011 suite (don't have a key number for the 2008 version, so downloaded a 30-day trial version of 2011, it's also having stumbling/locking up). Should I simply uninstall Mountain Lion?
    I really, really want to go back to yesterday, and not messing around with this. I'm also unable to migrate my old Entourage e-mail to Mail, so am completely cut off from my mail archive. Ugh.
    Another question: is it possible to use Time Machine to simply set my entire system back one day? Would that have the same effect as an uninstall?
    Thanks!
    Tom

    Thanks! Unfortunately, I don't think I have an alternative to uninstalling, since I didn't export my Entourage info before installing Mountain Lion. Otherwise, I'd consider saying goodbye to Microsoft at this point.
    When I look at the Time Machine contents for the date that I want to revert to, it shows simply the changed files for that backup -- which makes me nervous, but I'm assuming that the reinstall will take all files in Time Machine from that date, backward..? Time Machine is my only desktop backup.
    Thanks!
    Tom

  • Do Lion and Microsoft Office 2008 Conflict?

    I went to a community group for Excel, and the answer I got to my problem indicated a Lion issue. Here is the issue:
    I have Excel 2008. I created a document and saved it. Days later I added to the document and saved it. Days after that I added some more to it, and saved it again. But when I went to it today, it had only my original version, not any of my updates. So I experimented. I added the updates and saved it to the desktop. I opened it from the desktop, and my updates were there. I then saved it to the folder in which it stays by actually doing a Save As, navigating to the folder, and then clicking Replace. But it did not save my updates that way. I should not have had to that anyway, but it didn't save the normal way, so I tried that just to see if it would work. I have always just clicked Command+S on a regular basis and then before I close a document, and it saves automatically to the folder from which I opened it.
    What is really making me anxious is that I do not know how many of my documents this malfunction affects. Since it has never behaved this way before, I thought it might have something to do with Lion, and that was confirmed by someone who had heard of a conflict between the two. But--what to do about????
    Lion was installed on my new iMac, which I have only had for a few weeks. Normally I would wait for awhile to get a new OS. I hope it isn't Lion, but I suspect it is. And my work life depends on resolving this. Any help would be most appreciated.

    Office 2008 has reportedly worked OK with Lion although I would doubt it's full compatibility. Office 2011 is fine with Lion.
    Note that saving documents in Lion is not the same as previous versions of OS X. See OS X Lion- About Auto Save and Versions.

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