OFF98: Differences Between Office 98 and Office 98 Gold Edition

• Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition Gold

SUMMARY

This article outlines the differences between Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition and Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition Gold.

MICROSOFT PROGRAMS INCLUDED WITH EACH EDITION OF OFFICE 98

Microsoft Office 98

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition Microsoft Outlook Express * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 * Value Pack *

Microsoft Office 98 Gold

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition Microsoft FrontPage 1.0 * Microsoft Encarta 98 Deluxe Edition * Microsoft Bookshelf 98 * Microsoft Outlook Express * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 * Value Pack *

NOTE: Programs marked with an asterisk (*) are not installed by the Microsoft Office Installer program. You must install these programs separately.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

In general, Office 98 Gold requires more free hard disk space than Office 98. The additional programs that are included with Office 98 Gold also have system requirements that are in addition to the requirements for the core Office 98 programs. In particular, Microsoft Encarta 98 Deluxe Edition and Microsoft Bookshelf 98 require a double-speed CD-ROM drive.

For additional information about system requirements for Office 98, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q178010
   TITLE     : OFF98: System and Disk Space Requirements for MS Office 98

   ARTICLE-ID: Q180521
   TITLE     : OFF98: System and Disk Space Requirements for MS Office 98
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