[ANN] Office for Mac 2008 prices announced

[Daiya Mitchell]

People who hate MS Word with a passion can have legitimate questions
too.

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi John -

Even Trolls deserve to be told their wasting their time... Once, anyway

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Bob:

As I did On Oct 3rd

Cheers


On 21/10/07 11:32 PM, in article
C340D450.2C0C8%[email protected], "CyberTaz"

Hi John -

Even Trolls deserve to be told their wasting their time... Once, anyway

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Hi Bob:

Did you check who the original poster was?

He's just trolling

Cheers


On 17/10/07 8:51 PM, in article C33B6157.2BE21%[email protected],

Unfortunately it's no more clear to anyone here... We really don't know much
more (if anything) about future releases than anyone else... And what little
we *might* have insights [i.e., speculative expectations] on cannot be
divulged. MS is the source you need to contact directly for clarification on
anything that hasn't yet/has been released - this forum is more attuned to
"after-the-fact" discussions Try the info & links supplied here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 10/1/07 5:00 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "(e-mail address removed)"

John,

Since you seem to be well informed about the 2008 versions, can you
please confirm whether the "Home and Student" edition of the software
will include support for AppleScript scripting, or whether
scriptability is also part of Microsoft's definition of an "automated
workflow" and requires the more expensive version?

This is not entirely clear to me (and possibly to others) based on the
official PR.

Thanks in advance.

Pierre Igot

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[JPenSuisse]

Hello all,

But what I would really like to know is, does Office 2008 include a
"Applescript recorder" so that I can more easily learn applescript?

Or, is there a previous version of Office (like X) that has a recorder
that I can learn from?

This would really help get me up to speed.

Can anyone answer?

Cheers!

 

[William Smith]

Hello all,

But what I would really like to know is, does Office 2008 include a
"Applescript recorder" so that I can more easily learn applescript?

Or, is there a previous version of Office (like X) that has a recorder
that I can learn from?

This would really help get me up to speed.

No information about AppleScript recording in Office has been released
(if it exists). However, the announcement regarding Office 2008 Standard
and Special Media Edition does include mention of Automator Actions.
While this may not teach you how to script Office, Automator should make
it easier for novice scripters to accomplish more with less AppleScript
expertise.

Hope this helps!

--

bill

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Entourage Help Page <http://entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>

 

[Diane]

This would really help get me up to speed.

The best way to learn AppleScript is through an AppleScript list. Entourage
support for AppleScript is very good, but to learn scripting you need to
start with the basics.

There are tons of free scripts to use with Entourage. See

Scriptbuilders <http://scriptbuilders.net/>

Favorite Scripts to use with Entourage

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/script/fav_scripts.html>

 

[John McGhie]

Literally, "Nobody can answer". Those who know would go to jail if they
told us. Those who tell us, by definition, don't know.

Just the way it is in software development.

If you want the question answered, remove the reference to "Office 2008".

Ask "How should I learn AppleScript?".

Then you might assume that some of the people who answer, actually know the
answer to your first question, but are not allowed to tell you.

You will then get the correct information without anyone going to jail

Cheers


On 30/10/07 8:16 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "JPenSuisse"

Hello all,

But what I would really like to know is, does Office 2008 include a
"Applescript recorder" so that I can more easily learn applescript?

Or, is there a previous version of Office (like X) that has a recorder
that I can learn from?

This would really help get me up to speed.

Can anyone answer?

Cheers!


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Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

 

[CyberTaz]

From Script Editor Help:

"Recording scripts
Some applications (for example, QuickTime Player) let you record actions
using Script Editor. Recording is an easy way to create a simple script or
start a more complex script. To determine if an application is recordable,
try recording an action.

Script Editor only records actions that change a document, setting, or other
aspect of the application. It does not record actions such as clicking in a
window or moving the pointer.


To record a script:
Open Script Editor.
Click Record.
Perform the actions you want to record.
To stop recording, click Stop in Script Editor.

Not all scriptable applications can record. If you can't record actions for
an application, the application isn't recordable."

We won't know for sure about record-ability in *any* software before it
ships will we?
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 10/29/07 6:46 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "JPenSuisse"

Hello all,

But what I would really like to know is, does Office 2008 include a
"Applescript recorder" so that I can more easily learn applescript?

Or, is there a previous version of Office (like X) that has a recorder
that I can learn from?

This would really help get me up to speed.

Can anyone answer?

Cheers!

 

[JE McGimpsey]

We won't know for sure about record-ability in *any* software before it
ships will we?

Well, to be fair, *some* software manufacturers actually announce *prior
to release* that their software will be applescript-recordable...

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Hi JPenSuisse--

I don't think Office has ever had an applescript recorder. Re getting up
to speed, find out how you can get a copy of this:
http://www.mactech.com/news/?p=1009354

I've been told that playing around with a recorder is not a very good
way to learn AppleScript, anyhow.

Daiya

 

[CyberTaz]

Sorry John - didn't know you were awake yet Perhaps it should have read
"... before it's announced...".

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 10/31/07 8:33 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "JE McGimpsey"

We won't know for sure about record-ability in *any* software before it
ships will we?

Well, to be fair, *some* software manufacturers actually announce *prior
to release* that their software will be applescript-recordable...