Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac was released by Microsoft in May 2004 as the second version of Microsoft Office to be developed for Mac OS X. It was announced on January 6, 2004 at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco.Work Just Got Better: Introducing Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, Microsoft. 2004-01-06. Support for Office 2004 ended on January 10, 2012.Lifecycle: Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, Microsoft Docs. 2012-01-10.
==Description==
===Development and releases===
Like the preceding Microsoft Office v. X, support for Mac OS X was accomplished through Carbonization and is PowerPC native, requiring the presence of Rosetta to run on Macs with Intel processors.Microsoft Office X for Mac by John Rizzo, ZDNet. 2001-11-29. The Office 2004 software suite was released to manufacturing on April 14 and became available through retail stores on May 19, 2004. However, the Professional Edition's release was pushed back until the fall due to delays in the development of Virtual PC 7.Office 2004 for Mac Hits Store Shelves by Matthew Hicks, eWeek. 2004-05-19. The final software update for Office 2004 was version 11.6.6 on December 13, 2011.
===Editions===
*Standard Edition, available for $399, or for $239 as an upgrade.
*Professional Edition, available for $499, or for $329 as an upgrade.
*Student and Teacher Edition, available to educational users for $149. Not eligible for upgrades.Office 2004 How to Buy, Microsoft. Archived 2004-06-11.
===Included software===
All the editions of Office 2004 included Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, and Entourage 2004. The Professional Edition also included Virtual PC.
===System requirements===
*PowerPC G3 or higher processor.
*Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.5.8 (up to 10.6.8 with Rosetta).
*256 MB of RAM.
*450 MB of available hard drive space.
*CD-ROM drive or network connection for installation.
*1024 x 768 or larger display with support for 16-bit color.Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive: System requirements, Microsoft. Archived 2004-06-02.
==Gallery==
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Student and Teacher Edition box.jpg|Student and Teacher Edition
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition box.jpg|Standard Edition
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition box.jpg|Professional Edition
==References==
==External links==
*Office 2004 for Mac at Microsoft (archived 2004-06-07)
*Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac at the Microsoft Wiki
* at Wikipedia
Category:Mac OS X software
Category:2004 introductions