<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
developed	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
for	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
Macs	O
,	O
so	O
Macs	B-Device
with	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
CPUs	I-Device
must	O
run	O
the	O
program	O
under	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
's	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
emulation	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.7	I-Application
and	O
newer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2008	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
universal	B-Operating_System
binary	I-Operating_System
to	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
Intel	O
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2008	I-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
for	I-Language
Applications	I-Language
,	O
which	O
made	O
Microsoft	O
extend	O
the	O
support	O
period	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
from	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
to	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
ultimately	O
shipped	O
support	O
for	O
Visual	O
Basic	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2011	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
also	O
dropped	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
support	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
ended	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
for	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
2004	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
editions	O
:	O
Standard	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
and	O
Student	O
and	O
Teacher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Professional	O
Edition	O
includes	O
Virtual	B-Application
PC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Word	O
is	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
which	O
possesses	O
a	O
dominant	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
proprietary	B-Application
DOC	O
format	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
de	O
facto	O
standard	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
successive	O
Windows	O
version	O
(	O
Word	O
2007	O
)	O
uses	O
a	O
new	O
XML-based	O
format	O
called	O
.DOCX	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
saving	O
and	O
opening	O
the	O
old	O
.DOC	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Office	B-Operating_System
Open	I-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
format	O
was	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Office	B-Application
for	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
(	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2008	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
supported	O
on	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
free	O
conversion	O
tool	O
available	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Excel	O
is	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
program	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
dominant	O
Lotus	B-Application
1-2-3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
eventually	O
outsold	O
it	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
de	O
facto	O
standard	O
for	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
programs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
personal	O
information	O
management	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
address	B-Operating_System
book	I-Operating_System
,	O
task	O
list	O
,	O
note	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
project	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Entourage	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
offering	O
a	O
Project	O
Center	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
organize	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
PowerPoint	O
is	O
a	O
popular	O
presentation	B-Application
program	I-Application
used	O
to	O
create	O
slideshows	O
composed	O
of	O
text	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
movies	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
on-screen	O
and	O
navigated	O
through	O
by	O
the	O
presenter	O
or	O
printed	O
out	O
on	O
transparencies	O
or	O
slides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
Professional	O
Edition	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Virtual	I-Application
PC	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
which	O
emulates	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
on	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
which	O
are	O
PowerPC-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
PC	I-Application
does	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
Intel-based	O
Macs	O
and	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
Intel-based	O
Macintoshes	O
,	O
effectively	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Application
for	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
2004	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
limitations	O
compared	O
to	O
Office	O
2003	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
inserted	O
into	O
any	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
application	O
by	O
using	O
either	O
cut	O
and	O
paste	O
or	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
file	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
display	O
the	O
inserted	O
graphic	O
when	O
viewed	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
issue	O
persists	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2008	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2004	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
issue	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
fixed	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2008	I-Operating_System
or	O
2011	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Office	B-Application
for	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
2004	O
has	O
a	O
shorter	O
lifecycle	O
than	O
Office	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Office	B-Application
for	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
2004	O
ended	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
software	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
run	O
on	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
or	O
any	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
