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. Support for Office 2004 ended on January 10, 2012.

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. 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. 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.

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.