

Before you install this update, make sure that the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 1 (12.1.0) is installed on your computer. The update addresses the following Office for Mac editions: Office 2008, Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, Office 2008 Special Media Edition, Word 2008, Excel 2008, PowerPoint 2008, Entourage 2008. This issue can occur when an Entourage identity is configured with more than one mail account.” Microsoft's Mac Business Unite strongly recommends that Office 2008 (12.1.3) users who also have Entourage accounts install this update. The issue prevents Exchange accounts in Entourage from sending meeting invitations and responses. Microsoft's support forum, Mactopia, reveals that Microsoft Office 2008 Update 12.1.4 “fixes a calendar issue in versions of Microsoft Entourage that were updated with the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update. Microsoft has addressed this issue releasing Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4. Apparently, Entourage users connected to Exchange, as well as a secondary POP or IMAP account for personal email, were unable to send calendar invitations or to reply to meeting requests. If you continue to experience problems after you restart, reinstall Office from your original installation disk, and then install this update again.įor additional assistance, visit the Microsoft Web site.Soon after releasing Office 2008 Update 12.1.3, Microsoft's Mac Business Unit learned of the existence of a nasty bug.

To use AutoUpdate, open an Office application, and then on the Help menu, click Check for Updates.
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Note This update is also available from Microsoft AutoUpdate, an application that can automatically keep your Microsoft software up to date.

To remove the update installer, first drag the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk.In the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume window, double-click the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen.This step might have been performed for you. Double-click the file that you downloaded in step 5 to place the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume on your desktop, and then double-click the Office 2008 12.1.3 Update volume to open it.

To check your preferences, on the Safari menu, click Preferences, and then click General. If you are using Safari, the downloaded file is saved to the desktop unless you specified a different location in the Preferences dialog box of Safari. Follow the instructions on the screen to save the file to your hard disk.Click Download, or click the link for the language version that you want.Make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.Quit any applications that are running, including all Office applications, Microsoft Messenger, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere with the installation.Print this page if you want to use it as a reference when you are offline.
