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PC Magazine called the new Office 2004 for the Macintosh a must-have upgrade. They say:
Now this is more like it. When the previous Mac version of Microsoft Office came out, we were happy to see that the entire suite had been rewritten to run under Mac OS X but dismayed that beyond that there were no compelling reasons to upgrade. Thankfully, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac has all the reasons we could ask for. It is loaded with far more new features than will fit in this review, some of which bring it to up-to-date with the Windows version and others of which are Mac firsts.
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Kathy Jacobs is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP (Most Valuable Professional). Right now, Kathy’s professional time is spent writing, supporting her site, and answering PowerPoint and other questions. The rest of the time goes into email, Girl Scouts, and outdoor cooking (especially using Dutch Ovens). She has a husband who is also a computer nerd and outdoor cook. They live in Phoenix AZ and love the weather.
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This book extract from Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint is an Indezine exclusive with permission from Holy Macro! Books. A recognized expert in teaching Microsoft PowerPoint skills, Kathy Jacobs demonstrates how to design presentations to meet the needs of every audience.
The peskiest PowerPoint problems are investigated-saving to removable media, how to back save, fast saves and other presentation corruptors, the AutoFormat feature, video drivers, hardware acceleration, and missing slide content. Also detailed is how to use PowerPoint for informational kiosks, games, and web sites. Tips for creating reports and graphical essays and for using PowerPoint with other products in the Microsoft Office suite are provided.
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While some users have reported receiving their copies of Office 2004 for several days now, Microsoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) will officially announce availability of the application suite on Wednesday.
Microsoft will eventually offer Office in three configurations and are going ahead with the launch despite the fact their high-end configuration will not be available until Virtual PC 7 is ready later this year.
Read more at the MacCentral site.
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Claudyne Wilder is guest lecturer at conferences, business shows and corporate events. She is the author of two presentation books: The Presentations Kit: 10 Steps For Selling Your Ideas! and Point, Click & Wow! A Quick Guide to Brilliant Laptop Presentations.
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