I have been using an old version of Word and Excel for a long time. I don't particularly want anything more sophisticated than what I have, but I am wanting to upgrade the OS on my Mac Mini to Mavericks. And I am told Microsoft Office 2004 will not work. Please explain how to move to a newer version of Microsoft Office for Mac - at minimum expense. Is there microsoft project for mac. I do not want the latest and greatest, only something that will be compatible with Mavericks. Presumably I should upgrade MS Office FIRST.

Otherwise my documents and spreadsheets will be lost. Office 2004 and Other Applications Don't Work in Lion/Mountain Lion If you have Office 2004 which is a PPC-only suite, it will not work in Lion/Mountain Lion. You need to upgrade to Office 2011 - - or you can try the freeware suite,, that is functionally similar to Office 2007 for Windows except it works on Lion/Mountain Lion.

You may want to consider as well: These two suites are similar to Libre Office but not as current or as well-supported: And, then there is Apple's iWork suite: Pages - word processing and layout Keynote - presentation Numbers - spreadsheet Each can open and save Office compatible files. They may be purchased separately via the Mac App Store for $19.99 each.

Released on the same day as its 2008 counterpart, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.6 comes in at a meagre 17mb. Use the link below to grab the new version. Download Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.

As for other software, any PPC-based software will not run in Lion or Mountain Lion because Rosetta is no longer part of OS X. You will need to upgrade to Intel versions of the software. (Access to the Mac App Store requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or higher and an Apple ID.).

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Microsoft today reminded customers running Office for Mac 2008 that support for the suite ends next Tuesday. 'Support for Office for Mac 2008 will end April 9, 2013,' Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (MacBU), the firm's OS X development arm, said in a Thursday. According to the, all versions of the 2008 suite will be retired next week. Office for Mac 2008 launched Jan. 15, 2008, or about five years and three months ago. [ Related: ] The MacBU's note was yet another reminder that Microsoft shortchanges customers running OS X.

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