Microsoft Office is available on CD along with other software products at UBMicro.

Microsoft Office includes Word, Excel, Entourage and 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.

License Agreement

By downloading the software, you confirm that you have read the License Agreement and 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 can not 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.

What can I do to make it easier to share my Office 2008 documents with older versions of Office?

You can change the default file format so all new documents created will be compatible with older versions of Office. To change the default file format in Office 2008:

1. On the Excel menu, click Preferences.
2. Under Sharing and Privacy, click Compatibility.
3. On the Save files in this format pop-up menu, select the file format corresponding to "Excel 97-2004 Workbook (.xls)"

Notes

• EndNote currently does not work with Office 2008 on the Mac
• Visual Basic for Applications is not part of Office 2008
• Turning Point for Mac (UBclicks) will not work with Office 2008