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Version Information

Chronological List of Office Mac Products (newest listed first)

  1. Office 2008
  2. Office 2004
  3. Office X
  4. Office 2001
  5. Office 98
  6. Outlook Express (Classic email application)

Download the Latest Updates:

To find the latest version for your installed software: Check Mactopia for the latest version or run "Check for Updates" under Help in the Entourage 2004 menu bar.

Options to check for Version Number:

Microsoft loves to confuse us with version numbers of Office. :-) After an update, the different Office applications can have different version/build numbers. As you can see in the screen shot below, update 11.3.4 does not update Entourage, Excel or PowerPoint. However, the Junk Mail Filter in Entourage was updated.

Download this script Find Office Version Info, or get Find Office 2008 Version Info
How to use script

Example of script:

You can make sure that the latest update has been applied by checking the version number using File -> Get Info of the following file:

Applications/Microsoft Office/Office/Microsoft ComponentPlugin

Find Version Number

Use Column View, List View or Get Info:

Open Microsoft Office X or 2004 folder

  • Selecting the icon for each application under Column view shows the version number.
  • Version numbers are shown in List view if you have Version column checked under View Options for the Finder.
  • Get Info (command-I or control-click and select Get Info) to display all info including version. The different Office apps can have different version and build numbers. Entourage includes the precise build number and version number in "About Entourage".

Office 2001 use List View or Get Into

Open Office 2001 folder

  • Version numbers are shown in List view if you have Version column checked under View Options for the Finder.
  • Use Get Info (command-I or control-click and select Get Info) to display all info including version. The different Office apps can have different version and build numbers. Entourage includes the precise build number and version number in "About Entourage".

What are build numbers?

Build numbers are used during the development stage of an application. The different Office applications can have different build numbers. A build number is located in parenthesis after the version number.

For example:

Entourage 2004 11.1.0 (040913)

Life Cycle of Office Mac products

For more info see Macintosh Family Product Support Lifecycle FAQ. Also see Is your Mac ready for Daylight Saving Time? These older version will not be updated for the new 2007 time change.

Support for Entourage X ended January 9, 2007

Support for Entourage 2001 ended December 31, 2005

Outlook Express 5.x for OS 9 ended on June 30, 2003

Does "Outlook" have you seeing double???

Confused over which Outlook you have? Is it Mac or Windows? Only Microsoft could confuse us with sound alike names. :-)

Microsoft Outlook Express 5 Macintosh Edition is a free e-mail program for Mac OS 8.1 to 9.x It is NOT an Office product for Windows.

Microsoft® Outlook 2001 for Mac is for Mac users on OS 8.6-9.2 or OS X (10.2.x and earlier), who need to collaborate with Windows users in an Exchange server environment. Free.

Outlook Express is also a free basic e-mail program that is included with Microsoft Internet Explorer, but it's Windows not Mac.

Then there is Microsoft Outlook® that is not free and is not a Mac product.