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)
• SubBoard 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)
  Note 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 (if you are installing over a 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