Microsoft Word 2004 (Mac) [Old Version]

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Product Features

• Word processing with innovative new tools
• Improved reference tools; dynamic reviewing capabilities
• Keep text, pictures, logos, and other important info right at hand
• Soft drop shadows; decline auto corrections, numbering, and bulleting
• Search and flag relevant info; record audio into documents

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001WN1FS
• Item model number: D48-00487
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 29, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,919 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Product Description

Express your ideas with more brilliance and clarity using the innovative new tools in Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac. The gold standard in word processing works harder than ever for you with improved reference tools, dynamic reviewing capabilities and enhanced views for organizing your thoughts.

Main Features

Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

Manufacturer Part Number: D48-00487

Manufacturer Website Address: www.microsoft.com

Software Sub Type: Word Processor

Software Name: Word 2004 For Mac

Features & Benefits:

Notebook Layout View:

Flag important entries, search for key words and phrases, and even record time stamped audio into your notes as you type.

Improved Track Changes:

Color coded balloons make it easier to track edits. MSN Messenger for Mac version 4.0 integration lets you start chats and send files from within Word. You can even accept or reject changes from the comment balloons.

Enhanced Reference Tools:

Access a dictionary, a thesaurus and a link to the Microsoft Encarta online encyclopedia right from the Office Toolbox.

Navigation Pane:

Quickly scan and navigate through your document with the improved document map and thumbnail view.

Platform Support: Mac

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars incremental improvements, January 2, 2005

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Despite all the touted improvements in this latest version of MS Word for the Mac, experienced Word users should consider carefully before plonking down for it. The chances are that if you are comfortable running an earlier version on your Mac, then there is little need to migrate.

Though I'll grant that one new feature is appealing. The ability to avoid the automatic corrections and numbering does indeed give you more fine grained control over the document.

Overall, consider skipping this version.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft has Done Word Processing Right, April 8, 2005

By	Zachary Hackett (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

It is hard to find anything bad to say about this program, except that it is slow as molasses on my G3 iBook. However it zips along on my gal pal Sara's G5 iMac. I mean it flies. And there is nothing you cannot do with it, from formatting a book (who needs PageMaker or Quark anymore), to writing a screen play. You can change the menus to anything you want, for example Sara has four font menus. You can save your stuff as a pdf document and your pdf opens exactly like it was in Word and I mean exactly.

But, as I said, it's too slow on my older iBook, so I use the previous version of Word instead and the excellent NisusWriter WP (for Mac only). Word will open anything. The dictionary is pretty good, but the thesaurus could maybe be better. No, it could definitely be better. But here I'm nitpicking, probably because it's hard for way left leaning me to admit that Microsoft got something right. And about my iBook being too slow to run this elegant program, maybe, just maybe it's time I sprung for one of those new nifty PowerBooks with the glow in the dark keyboard. Whoohoo.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, November 28, 2007

By	John S. Hong MD - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was disappointed with MAC's iNotes (or whatever their word processor is called) because I write a lot. So I bought WORD for MAC and it is just as good as what I have on my PC. It is so much more powerful than the iNotes.