This article on Microsoft’s web site tell us how to troubleshoot issues that occur in Office for Mac on a computer that is running Mac OS X 10.4.x or a later version.
The article in general talks about using a safe boot process to remove preference files and reinstall software.
There is only one possible problem listed. Namely: “Problems that occur with a single Microsoft Office program.” Of course, there are a number of MS programs listed. Besides the Save Boot process it also recommends using “Repair Disk Permissions” as one possible solution. (Something that I have been hearing lately is a myth. I think that it does solve some problems.) It also talks about creating a New User and removing and reinstalling the Office for Mac program. In short, common trouble shooting techniques on the Mac for most other software.
See the full article here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979949
