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Downloading Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh

Use Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint and Entourage.

Do Not Install Over Trial or Demo Versions

Uninstall any trial versions of Office before you download and install Office 2008. Installing over a trial or demo version will cause problems and prompt you for a product key.

Microsoft Office includes:

  • Word
  • Excel
  • Entourage
  • PowerPoint

We recommend that students stay consistent with the version of Office that their professors use. We do not recommend upgrading before the end of the semester.

Getting Started

Eligibility

This software is available to UB Students, Faculty and Staff that meet the following requirements:

  • UB students who have paid the Comprehensive fee
  • All UB Faculty
  • Faculty Student Association employees
  • Geographic Full time Faculty
  • UB State employees (UUP, CSEA, MC, PEF)
  • Sub-Board I (SBO) employees
  • Research Foundation employees at UB
  • UB Foundation employees

System Requirements

  • A Mac computer that has an Intel PowerPC G5 or a PowerPC G4 (500MHz or faster) processor
  • Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or a later version
  • 512 MB or more of RAM
  • 1 GB or more of available hard disk space
  • Mac OS Extended hard disc format (which is also known as HFS+ or HFS Plus)
    • To determine the format of the hard-disk, click About this Mac on the Apple menu, and then click More Info.
  • A DVD drive or a connection to a local area network
  • 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor

License Agreement

By downloading the software, you confirm that you have read the Terms and Conditions and you agree to and acknowledge the terms of the license agreement and terms and conditions. You understand that sharing the software with others is an offense.

This software cannot be downloaded and stored in a shared file space.

Microsoft Office 2008 suite is licensed to all students paying the technology fee, faculty, and staff at the University at Buffalo. Faculty and staff are licensed to install Microsoft Office software on university and personally owned computers for academic or work-related purposes. Faculty and Staff must be employed by the state, UB Foundation, Research Foundation, Faculty Student Association, or have Geographic Full Time Faculty status.

Managing Your Office 2008 Software

Checking for Office Updates

You should set Office to check for Office updates automatically. Updates will only be checked when you are connected to the Internet:

  1. Launch a Microsoft Office application
  2. From the Help menu select Check for Updates
  3. Under How would you like to check for software updates select Automatically
  4. On the Check for Updates pop-up menu select the frequency you want AutoUpdate to check for updates

Vendor Support

Microsoft Support
Office: mac

Additional Information

Office 2008 compatibility with prior versions

Terms and Conditions

Microsoft Campus Agreement 3.5
Work at Home Acknowledgment

This acceptance form is valid for the Microsoft software products checked on your order form, which shall be referred to collectively herein as the “Software”. Software is made available to you because your State University of New York campus has purchased license coverage for the Software through its Microsoft Campus Subscription Enrollment effective October 1, 2010. Your State University of New York Campus is ordering the right for you to use the Software for Work-related purposes at home under its Microsoft Campus Subscription Enrollment. You are not licensed to use the Software at home for personal purposes. You do not own the license or the CDs, rather you are authorized to use the Software and associated media pursuant to the terms and conditions of the licensing agreement. You will be required to remove the Software from your home machine immediately if your school decides to no longer participate, or earlier if your SUNY employment with that participating campus ends. Please note that non-knowledge workers such as maintenance, groundskeepers, cafeteria and mailroom, etc. are ineligible for Work at Home rights if they were not included in the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employee calculation for your State University of New York Campus.

You will adhere to the following policies:

  • Read and abide by the license agreement(s) associated with this Software. Understand that no technical support is provided by Microsoft in association with my work-at-home use.
  • Understand the minimum specifications to run the Software are listed at Microsoft's Website.
  • Remove the Software from your home machine immediately upon the earlier of (a) expiration of the licensed period specified above or (b) the end of your employment with your SUNY Campus.
  • Understand that you are not licensed to use the Software for personal purposes.

By checking the box on the order form and proceeding with your purchase, you are acknowledging acceptance of the terms and conditions of the SUNY-Wide Microsoft Work at Home Agreement listed above.

Media and Download purchases are not returnable so please verify your purchase prior to ordering.

Download Office 2008 from UB

If you do not agree to these terms, you should not proceed with your order.

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