Lion and Microsoft Office 08

In addition to iWorks, I have Microsoft Office 2008 on my iMac. I have read some things that give me the impression that MSO 08 may not work with Lion. Can anyone confirm this?

False i am using MS Office 2008 and it works marveliously. No problem what so ever

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Go to this microsoft site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312172 and/or this microsoft site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2398768. I would suggest removing both to start with a clean slate. I had some problems with installing Office for Mac 2011 over 2008 and found out that by completely removing both and starting from a clean slate provided the best solution. Kappy is correct but some sniglets do get left behind. Hope this helps. Cheers.

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I just updated my Mac Pro with 10.7.2 and now won't support Microsoft Office 2004. How come or what can I do? I can't access documents, spread sheets, power point.

Lion does not support Rosetta which is required to run PPC-only applications. You can upgrade to Office 2011 that works with Lion. Or you can try a free suite similar to Office 2007 for Windows - Libre Office.

Problem with mountain lion and microsoft office:Mac 2011

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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.

Lion and Microsoft Office

On both my Macbook Pro and MacPro when I attempt to open a file, a different file opens up. In somecases two files open.

Might that other file be one that you had open in Office the last time you were using it? Lion tries to remember everything you left open in an app when you quit and reopens all those windows when you start it up again.

Hi I've just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion now Quarkxpress 6.5, Adobe creative suite CS2, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 professional and Microsoft Office 2004 will nolonger open. Can anyone please advise me what I can do to get these programs running.

Hi I've just upgraded my MacBook Pro from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Now my installed programs:- Quarkxpress 6.5 - Adobe creative suite CS2 - Adobe Acrobat 7.0 professional and Microsoft Office 2004 will not open - I get a banner saying not supported by power mac. Can anyone please help me I really need these programs for my work. Thank you!

hi tuggerose
i think it is bad new for you. if it's any consilation i went through the same thing when i loaded mountain lion when it first came out. i think the problem is that mountain lion is a pure 64bit operating system and the software you have is 32bit. earlier os's were able to emulate 32bit but the new system does not. the answer is new software. i did it and it cost me a load of money and much angst so your not alone.

Upgraded to Lion. Microsoft office home and student 2007 not compatible. what do i need to do to be able to access files?

Upgraded to Lion. Microsoft office home and student 2007 not compatible. what do i need to do to be able to access office files?

RRFS is correct, however you are incorrect. There is no such thing as MS Office for Mac 2007, your software is probably MS Office for Mac 2004! You can upgrade to MS Office for Mac 2011 for as little as $97 at www.macsales.com or Amazon has it for $90.00.
Once you have upgraded all of your Office data files can then be opened.

Lion... I bought Lion and i am having problems, because i had Adobe Creative Suite CS4 and Microsoft Office

I bought Lion and i am having problems, because i had Adobe Creative Suite CS4
and Microsoft Office and after i installed Lion those programs are working no more...
I am trying to call Apple by phone, but no body can help me there..
Could somebody tell me how can i resolve this issue?
Thanks!!

Thank you leroydouglas and all the people who are trying to help with it!
This is exactly that i am trying to do, but the thing is the next:
When i try to open any of the adobe apps, the next sign come up:
And i don't understand wy it says that, because i have an internet connection
working perfectly. When i press (Network Diagnostics) everything about my
internet connection is running well and when i try to open the photoshop
app again the same sign come up again!!
Also, when i try to do the adobe update trough ( Software Update ) The system
tell me that there is no software to be updated.
God!!! I am desespered with this!!!
Do you know if there is another easy way to fix this? I will appreciate a lot leroydouglas!
Thank you!!!
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I have a MacBook Air 2013 Model and Microsoft office 2011. Is this version of Office compatible with my Mac and will it work successfully?

I have a MacBook Air 2013 Model and Microsoft office 2011. Is this version of Office compatible with my Mac and will it work successfully?

Yes. I ran it successfully on Mountain Lion and had no problems when I upgraded to Mavericks. Be sure to apply the latest software updates.

MacBook Pro 2011- Allowed updates to install for iTunes software and Microsoft office (I think). After rebooting, computer wouldn't progress past grey apple screen with loading circle.

I have a MacBook Pro 2011. I allowed updates to install for iTunes software and Microsoft office (I think). After rebooting, computer wouldn't progress past grey apple screen with loading circle. No progression bar ever appeared. It just sits and spins. I tried rebooting with Command + Option + R + P and hearing the chime twice....this did not work.
I also tried Command +Option+R which took me to internet recovery. From there, I chose reinstall Mac OS X Lion 10.7 but it says my hard drive is locked so I wasnt able to select it. What do I do???? Help! I don't want to lose my files and it doesnt appear that I've used Time Machine Back Up.

macbookpro2011ISU wrote:
I also tried Command +Option+R which took me to internet recovery. From there, I chose reinstall Mac OS X Lion 10.7 but it says my hard drive is locked so I wasnt able to select it.
I you upgraded to OS X 10.8, then use RecoveryHD by holding Command R at boot time (no option) and reinstall OS X over itself that way so your installing Mountain Lion.
Also Disk Uility can be used to Repair the Macintosh HD parttion.
Also you can use that RecoveryHD to format and install OS X onto a external drive, then option/alt key boot from it and access your files on the non-booting internal drive before erasing, reformatting and reinstalling OS X fresh.
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DOES MOUNTAIN LION SUPPORT MICROSOFT OFFICE 08?

When I upgraded to Mountain Lion I was unaware that it did not support MicroSoft Office 98. I'm on a budget so I am asking if Mountain Lion supports
MicroSoft Office 08.
Thanks for your responses.

Yes, Office 2008 will work, but it would be better to upgrade to Office 2011.
You can upgrade to Office 2011 - Mactopia - or you can try the freeware suite, Libre Office, that is functionally similar to Office 2007 for Windows except it works on Lion/Mountain Lion.
You may want to consider as well:
These two suites are similar to Libre Office but not as current or as well-supported:
NeoOffice
Open Office
And, then there is Apple's iWork suite:
Pages - word processing and layout
Keynote - presentation
Numbers - spreadsheet
Each can open and save Office compatible files. They may be purchased separately via the Mac App Store for $19.99 each.
As for other software, any PPC-based software will not run in Lion or Mountain Lion because Rosetta is no longer part of OS X. You will need to upgrade to Intel versions of the software.
(Access to the Mac App Store requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or higher and an Apple ID.)

AppleWorks 6 and Microsoft Office in Mavericks?

I want to upgrade my 13" MacBook Air from OS 10.6.8 to Mavericks, but I need to continue using AppleWorks 6.2.9 and Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac. How can this be accomplished?

Neither will work in any version of OS X after Snow Leopard.
Office 2004 and Other Applications Don't Work in Lion/Mountain Lion
If you have Office 2004 which is a PPC-only suite, it will not work in Lion/Mountain Lion. You need to upgrade to Office 2011 - Mactopia - or you can try the freeware suite, Libre Office, that is functionally similar to Office 2007 for Windows except it works on Lion/Mountain Lion.
You may want to consider as well:
These two suites are similar to Libre Office but not as current or as well-supported:
NeoOffice
Open Office
And, then there is Apple's iWork suite:
Pages - word processing and layout
Keynote - presentation
Numbers - spreadsheet
Each can open and save Office compatible files. They may be purchased separately via the Mac App Store for $19.99 each.
As for other software, any PPC-based software will not run in Lion or Mountain Lion because Rosetta is no longer part of OS X. You will need to upgrade to Intel versions of the software.
(Access to the Mac App Store requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or higher and an Apple ID.)

I am using a verizon email address and microsoft office for mac outlook program to manage my emails. Does any one know if the apple outlook version offers the ability to save emails as a pdf so that I can save it to my hard drive and how to access?

I am using a verizon email address and microsoft office for mac outlook program to manage my emails. Does any one know if the apple outlook version offers the ability to save emails as a pdf so that I can save it to my hard drive and how to access?

This is the Microsoft forum site that parallels what Apple has:
Office for Mac forums
It's not uncommon for MS employees who work with the Mac side of the business to help there. All in all a useful resource for Office:Mac

IMovie and Microsoft Office NOT WORKING! PLEASE HELP!

Just recently, out of nowhere, my iMovie and Microsoft Office stopped working; they won't turn on. I have Leopard 10.5, and they had been working on it since recently. Whenever I start iMovie, the "This program has quit unexpectedly" window comes up. Here's what I did. Firstly, I reported the problem to Apple and tried relaunching the program. That didn't work. Then, I deleted anything I had downloaded recently that may have affected it. Nothing. Next, I tried going into Library>Preferences and deleting all files with "iMovie" in the name. Nada. I then opened up disk utility and repaired disk permissions; yup, you guessed it, it didn't work. Finally, I archived and reinstalled Leopard, but it's still not working.
As for Microsoft Office, I have only reported the problem and deleted recent downloads. I haven't tried anything else (excluding the Leopard thing) to fix Office.
Please help ASAP! I need both of these applications for an upcoming project... and I may have to see a Mac Genius after this...
This is my last hope!
Thank you so much!
My AIM is tas121694 and email is [email protected]
Thanks again,
Todd

Well, that tells us that it's most likely something in your user account and not with iMovie or Office in general. If you need to get your videos edited right away and don't have time for troubleshooting, you can transfer them to the other account by copying them into the Users -> Shared folder. That would allow you to have access to them from the working account.
As to fixing the problem, you might try asking in the iMovie forum. It's possible that you have a corrupted project that iMovie keeps trying to open by default and that deleting that project might fix the problem. I'm not an iMovie user, though, so I'm not sure. Asking in the iMovie forum will probably get you more informed suggestions.
As to Office, what version is it, and do none of the applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage) launch, or is it just some and if so which one(s)?

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