Microsoft unveils new version of Office for Mac

Reuters | at | by Mike

Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would start selling a new version of its Office e-mail, document, spreadsheet and presentation software suite for Apple Macintosh personal computer during the first half of 2004.

Among the new features in the latest Mac version of Office are a project manager that allows users to track e-mails, documents, contacts and meetings related to a project and also take notes within Word, the document program.

Buyers of Office v. X for Mac will be able to upgrade to Office 2004 for free, Microsoft said.