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This update contains several improvements to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. In addition, this update includes all the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates.

System requirements

To install this update, your computer must meet the following minimum requirements:

Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Jaguar) or a later version of Mac OS

Improvements for all Office 2004 applications

• Security is improved
  This update fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.
• Performance is improved when dragging objects to application windows
  This update fixes an issue that causes an increase in utilization of system resources when you drag a file or object to an Office application window.

Improvements for Word 2004

• Version numbers display correctly
  This update fixes an issue that prevents Word from displaying its complete version number in the About Word dialog (for example, 11.3.5).

Improvements for Excel 2004

• Reliability is improved
  This update fixes one issue that, when you open Excel, causes the application to unexpectedly open workbooks or other files.

Improvements for PowerPoint 2004

• Stability is improved
  This update fixes an issue that causes PowerPoint to quit unexpectedly when opening presentations.

Improvements for Entourage 2004

• Performance is improved
  This update fixes an issue that caused Entourage to stop responding for several minutes during ordinary use.

More information

If you have technical questions or problems downloading or using this update, visit the Microsoft Support page at www.microsoft.com/mac/support to learn about the support options that are available to you.