Microsoft Corp., the software giant, has released the second service pack update to Office 2008 for Apple Macintosh computers, promising increased stability and performance.

Document Connection, which enables users to share Office documents via SharePoint and Office Live Workplace, is an additional feature that is included in the service pack update.

New update will also help PowerPoint users to design custom animation paths and define default themes.

Users can add text by simply making double-click anywhere on a slide.

Microsoft provides a 30-day trial offer for those using Mac without running Office but wishes to make a try.

Microsoft's new application is a 600 MB file.