[Macpartners] Mac Users: IS&T Plans to End Support for Office 2008 for the Mac, Recommends Upgrading to Office 2011

[Justin Fleming]

Good afternoon,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T) announced support for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 in December of 2010 and recommends that Mac users upgrade to this version:  it offers better performance, integration, and compatibility than earlier versions of Office.

IS&T plans to retire support for Office 2008 for Mac through a two-step process:

  *   August 15, 2012 – The Office 2008 installer will be removed from IS&T's software grid<http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software>.  The installer will be archived and provided by the IS&T Help Desk only upon request.
  *   December 28, 2012 – IS&T will end support for Office 2008.

How to Obtain Office for Mac 2011
MIT offers Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 through the Microsoft Campus Agreement<http://ist.mit.edu/software/msca/overview> at no direct cost to departments, for faculty, staff and student use.  You can download the software from the Office for Mac 2011 page<http://ist.mit.edu/office/2011/mac>, which includes system requirements and installation instructions.

For help installing Office 2011, refer to the Knowledge Base article Install or Upgrade to Microsoft Office for Mac 2011<http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/N4t_/>.

Support for Microsoft Office
IS&T provides MIT community members with free online courses through lynda.com<http://lynda.com/>, a comprehensive library of software training videos.  Office for Mac 2011 tutorials include walk-throughs on how the application differs from Office 2008.  To access this resource, go to http://lynda.mit.edu<http://lynda.mit.edu/> and log in using your certificate or Kerberos username and password.

If you need assistance installing or using Office 2011, contact your DITR consultant<http://ist.mit.edu/about/org/ds/team> or the IS&T Help Desk at 617.253.1101 or helpdesk at mit.edu<mailto:computing-help at mit.edu>. You can also submit a request online<http://ist.mit.edu/support>.

~ Justin
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Justin Fleming
Mac Platform Coordinator
Software Release Team
Systems Engineering, IS&T, MIT
jtflem at mit.edu<mailto:jtflem at mit.edu> | 617.253.0157 | W92-229A

Important: IS&T staff will never ask you for your password, nor will MIT send you email requesting your password information.  Please ignore any email messages that claim to require you to provide such information.





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