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3.0 out of 5 Mice, Jan 17, 2008

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Pros

Improved handling of graphics and images
Runs natively on Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs
Elements Gallery can save development time
Formula Builder eases formula creation

Cons

No support for OS X Services
Buggy Automator/AppleScript support for OS X 10.5
No must-have new features
Lingering bugs from previous version
No Visual Basic for Applications support
Wasted vertical space in spreadsheets

Software Details

Company:Microsoft
OS compatibility:10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor compatibility:Universal
Price when rated:$400 as part of Office 2008, upgrade $240; home and student version, $150; Special Media Edition (includes Expression Media), $500, upgrade $300

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Microsoft Excel 2008 Excel 2008’s major draw is its Intel- and PowerPC-native code; beyond that, though, there just aren’t that many new features, and, of the features that are new, none truly stand out.
Office updates fix vulnerabilities in Word, Excel A trio of updates released on Tuesday fix vulnerabilities in the 2004 and 2008 versions of Microsoft Word and Excel that could have let an attacker execute code remotely. The Office 2008 update also features stability and reliability improvements for Excel and Entourage.

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