"Automator Actions"?

[BluesinBflat]

I took Microsoft "Best Friday Deals" on Black Friday and now own
Office:mac 2004 Student & Teacher Edition. (I have not yet installed
it as Office X is still doing what I need.) My question has to do with
the second part of the deal: Deciding on which option to get for the
Microsoft(R) Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition.

They both include the basic products in Office 2008, but Option 1
includes "1 license for business or personal use, also includes
Exchange Server support , additional Automator Actions plus Microsoft
Expression Media for Mac" whereas Option 2 includes "3 licenses for
home or non-commercial use only; does NOT include Exchange Server
support or Automator Actions) + Microsoft Expression Media for Mac."

On the one hand getting 3 licenses would permit me to install it on my
Mac Mini and my MBP and still have another license if I ever get
another Mac, but doesn't have "Automator Actions" (Exchange Server is
of no use to me). Option 1 gives me just the one install, but includes
"Automator Actions."

Sorry for the long prelude: What are Automator Actions? I can't seem
to find out exactly what they are and whether they'll be important to
me.

Thank you in advance for any enlightenment on this issue.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Sorry for the long prelude: What are Automator Actions? I can't seem
to find out exactly what they are and whether they'll be important to
me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automator

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/03/automator.html

 

[Mickey Stevens]

For what it's worth, in Office X & 2004, the license agreement for the
one-license version has allowed users to install the software on up to one
laptop computer _and_ one desktop computer. It simply does not allow the
software to be used on both machines at the same time. I am not familiar
with the Office 2008 license agreement, so I don't know if this practice
will continue; perhaps someone else can comment.

With the Home & Student Edition, because you get additional licenses, you
can use the software on both machines at the same time.

 

[John McGhie]

I would recommend that you take Option 2.

You will not be able to use Exchange Server support unless your company is
running Exchange Server (and if it was, you would know it... It would be
your work email program).

Automator Actions can be downloaded from all over the place (or you can make
your own...). They enable you to automate workflows such as
find-open-print-save-close...

Expression Media is a reasonable photo manager, but you probably already
have one of those.

Take the three licences: Exchange Server Support is valuable only if your
company has an Exchange Server (and then, of course, it is essential...)

Cheers

I took Microsoft "Best Friday Deals" on Black Friday and now own
Office:mac 2004 Student & Teacher Edition. (I have not yet installed
it as Office X is still doing what I need.) My question has to do with
the second part of the deal: Deciding on which option to get for the
Microsoft(R) Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition.

They both include the basic products in Office 2008, but Option 1
includes "1 license for business or personal use, also includes
Exchange Server support , additional Automator Actions plus Microsoft
Expression Media for Mac" whereas Option 2 includes "3 licenses for
home or non-commercial use only; does NOT include Exchange Server
support or Automator Actions) + Microsoft Expression Media for Mac."

On the one hand getting 3 licenses would permit me to install it on my
Mac Mini and my MBP and still have another license if I ever get
another Mac, but doesn't have "Automator Actions" (Exchange Server is
of no use to me). Option 1 gives me just the one install, but includes
"Automator Actions."

Sorry for the long prelude: What are Automator Actions? I can't seem
to find out exactly what they are and whether they'll be important to
me.

Thank you in advance for any enlightenment on this issue.

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