- Licensed for home and student use on three (3) Macs per household; not for use in any commercial, non-profit, or revenue generating business activities, or by any government organisation
- Office for Mac 2011 includes Mac versions of Word 2011, Excel 2011, and PowerPoint 2011; the most familiar and trusted productivity applications used around the world at home, school, and business
- Reliable compatibility with the over 1 billion Macs and PCs running Office worldwide ensures you have the right tools to create, share, and collaborate with virtually anyone, anywhere, with no worries
- Office for Mac 2011 offers top-of-the-line software with the most complete feature set, so you can deliver impressive, professional-looking documents and presentations
- Office Web App support: New Office Web Apps let you post, access, edit, and share Office documents from where you want with nearly any computer with a browser; and coauthor a document with multiple people in multiple locations.1
- Includes Word for Mac 2011, Excel for Mac 2011, and PowerPoint for Mac 2011
- Also includes Messenger for Mac 8 enabling you to communicate in real time with audio and video support, and Remote Desktop for Mac 2 so you can drive your Windows-based PC from your Mac
- Requires a Windows Live ID, internet connection and supported browser. There are differences between features of the Office Web Apps and the Office 2011 applications.
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- Platform: Mac OS X Intel
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With over 1 billion PCs and Macs running Office, Microsoft Office is the most-trusted and most-used productivity suite ever. And Office for Mac 2011 is here to help you do more with your Mac your way. Use familiar applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to help you take your ideas further. And since Office for Mac is compatible with Office for Windows, you can work on documents with virtually anyone on a Mac or PC. Store your files in a password protected online SkyDrive folder to access, edit, or share your work from virtually anywhere with the free Office Web Apps.
 Word for Mac 2011: Create visually rich newsletters, brochures, and documents in Publishing Layout view. |
 Excel for Mac 2011: Spot trends with new Sparklines, small charts that fit in a single cell. |
 PowerPoint for Mac 2011: Move beyond the conference room and broadcast your presentations online. |
What’s New and Improved
- Ribbon: Access favorite commands quickly, and personalize your workspace
- Office Web Apps*: Post, edit, and share files from virtually anywhere
- Coauthoring: Simultaneously edit a file with authors in multiple locations
- Template Gallery: Visually select the perfect template for your next project
- Photo Editing: Remove backgrounds or add color filters right within PowerPoint
- Full Screen View: Use full screen to maximize space for reading and writing
- Presentation Broadcast: Broadcast a presentation instantly online, even to people without PowerPoint
- Improved Publishing Layout View: Create visually rich newsletters, brochures, and documents easily
- Sparklines: Create small charts in a single cell to discover patterns in your data
- Visual Basic Support: Automate repetitive tasks by programming your favorite commands
- Dynamic Reordering: Rearrange layers of text, photos, and graphics quickly
* Requires a Windows Live® ID, internet connection and supported browser.
Included Programs and Top Features
Microsoft Office for Mac adds rich new features to the familiar Office applications you already know, helping you to manage your home and schoolwork the way you want. Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 is licensed for home and student use on 1 (one) Mac and is not intended for commercial use. It includes:p>
Word for Mac 2011
Powerful writing tools help you create outstanding documents, then store, edit, and share your work easily on the web.
- Create visually rich newsletters, brochures, and documents in Publishing Layout view
- Instantly see styles applied in your document with Visual Styles
- Work in Full Screen view to maximize space for reading and writing documents
- Rearrange layers of text, photos, and graphics quickly with Dynamic Reordering
- View, edit, store, and share documents online with the Word Web App on Windows Live SkyDrive*
- Share and coauthor Word documents with virtually anyone, whether they’re using Office on a Mac or PC
Excel for Mac 2011
Clarify your financial picture with easy-to-analyze spreadsheets you can post online to view, edit, share, or coauthor with your team from virtually anywhere.
- Clarify your data using Conditional Formatting with icons, data bars, and color scales
- Spot trends with new Sparklines, small charts that fit in a single cell
- Spend more time analyzing data and less time sifting through it with PivotTables
- Organize, filter, and format related data with Excel tables
- Increase efficiency and save time by automating repetitive tasks using Visual Basic
- View, edit, store, and share spreadsheets online with the Excel Web App on Windows Live SkyDrive*
- Share and coauthor Excel spreadsheets with virtually anyone, whether they’re using Office on a Mac or PC
PowerPoint for Mac 2011
Create powerful, professional presentations that engage and inspire your audience, and present online as effectively as in person.
- Remove backgrounds or add color filters to your photos right within PowerPoint
- Move beyond the conference room and broadcast your presentations online
- Rearrange layers of text, photos, and graphics quickly with Dynamic Reordering
- Rehearse, check your timing, and take notes in Presenter View
- View, edit, store, and share Office documents online with the PowerPoint Web App on Windows Live® SkyDrive*
- Share and coauthor PowerPoint presentations with virtually anyone, whether they’re using Office on a Mac or PC
* Requires a Windows Live® ID, internet connection and supported browser.
System Requirements
To run Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011, your computer must meet the following system requirements:
- A Mac computer with an Intel processor
- Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later
- 1 GB of RAM recommended
- 2.5 GB of available hard disk space
- HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Plus)
- DVD drive or connection to a local area network (if installing over a network)
- 1280 x 800 or higher resolution monitor
Additional items or services are required to use some features
- Certain online functionality requires a Windows Live ID
- Certain features require Internet access (fees may apply)
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94 of 97 people found the following review helpful
By A. S. Garton
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This is Microsoft's best attempt by far to produce productivity software for the Mac. I have the Home & Student version, which came with a three-Mac license. At this level, you get Word, Excel and PowerPoint, along with a load of old Microsoft guff in the form of almost useless accessories. You do get three other useful bits of kit though: the first is Messenger for Mac, which is now fully functional and a very well formed message tool. You also get Remote Desktop for Mac, and Web App support. Of these, the former is far more useful than the latter (I use Remote Desktop to connect my work PC laptop to my iMac, cable-free - works a treat). There is no email app in this bundle - but don't let that put you off (both Entourage and Outlook are shockingly behind the curve these days!).
Word, Excel and PowerPoint now strike a much improved balance between the familiarity and functionality of the Windows versions, and the functional stability and core principles of all good Mac software. All three applications feel slicker, less cumbersome and more intuitive. The apps are all full of excellent features, as you would expect from software that has been developed over so many years, but these are presented well so that the interface doesn't feel bloated. The new ribbon works well, and it's good to see that you can turn this on or off as you prefer. In fact, if you're a Windows user, you'll probably be quite familiar with the ribbon and it will help you make the transition between the two platforms.
It is fair to say that MS Office does nothing significantly better than Apple's iWork suite, so in some respects it's a shame that we still need to feed the MS corporate machine. However, if you're like me - and many millions of people out there are - and you use a Mac as your machine of choice, and a Windows PC as you tool of work, MS Office for Mac does one thing exceptionally well. It allows you to work on the same document, cross-platform, without importing, exporting, converting, or pulling your hair out because what you did last night on your Mac doesn't look the same this morning on your PC. Files transfer seamlessly - full stop!
Actually it does something else very well. The SmartArt tool set, especially in PowerPoint, is nothing short of amazing. It's stupidly easy to use and makes it so easy to prepare highly professional presentations. I just wish iWork had a similar tool.
In summary, you can believe the anti-hype from those who can't see over the lids of their MacBooks and take it as read that MS Office 2011 for Mac is not worthy..... if you want to. I use both platforms - I have to - and I can honestly say that I prefer the Mac based Office 2011 to the Windows version, that I think it represents better value for money as a bundle of software, and that it does make cross-platform productivity the breeze it always should have been.
Word, Excel and PowerPoint now strike a much improved balance between the familiarity and functionality of the Windows versions, and the functional stability and core principles of all good Mac software. All three applications feel slicker, less cumbersome and more intuitive. The apps are all full of excellent features, as you would expect from software that has been developed over so many years, but these are presented well so that the interface doesn't feel bloated. The new ribbon works well, and it's good to see that you can turn this on or off as you prefer. In fact, if you're a Windows user, you'll probably be quite familiar with the ribbon and it will help you make the transition between the two platforms.
It is fair to say that MS Office does nothing significantly better than Apple's iWork suite, so in some respects it's a shame that we still need to feed the MS corporate machine. However, if you're like me - and many millions of people out there are - and you use a Mac as your machine of choice, and a Windows PC as you tool of work, MS Office for Mac does one thing exceptionally well. It allows you to work on the same document, cross-platform, without importing, exporting, converting, or pulling your hair out because what you did last night on your Mac doesn't look the same this morning on your PC. Files transfer seamlessly - full stop!
Actually it does something else very well. The SmartArt tool set, especially in PowerPoint, is nothing short of amazing. It's stupidly easy to use and makes it so easy to prepare highly professional presentations. I just wish iWork had a similar tool.
In summary, you can believe the anti-hype from those who can't see over the lids of their MacBooks and take it as read that MS Office 2011 for Mac is not worthy..... if you want to. I use both platforms - I have to - and I can honestly say that I prefer the Mac based Office 2011 to the Windows version, that I think it represents better value for money as a bundle of software, and that it does make cross-platform productivity the breeze it always should have been.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
I am very impressed with this version of Office. All the previous versions on the Mac seemed largely behind their Windows counterparts. Office 2011 seems to have largely closed the gap_
-The interface finally uses the 'Ribbon' which not only exposes new features that used to be hidden away, but makes them quickly accessible and easy to use.
-The compatibility checker is extremely useful: it tells you if there will be any incompatibility between your document and other versions of office.
-Finally, the start time and speed is improved over Office 2008.
There are a few downsides:
-Sometimes there are a few display bugs and certain buttons don't work. These bugs are resolved by restarting the application.
-There are a few things which are painfully slow (like using 'Find and Replace') and sometimes when I want to choose a different color of text (which is probably a bug).
There is no reason to think that these problems won't be fixed in a future software update.
Overall, I highly recommend it.
(I am using an early 2010 Macbook Pro, 13")
-The interface finally uses the 'Ribbon' which not only exposes new features that used to be hidden away, but makes them quickly accessible and easy to use.
-The compatibility checker is extremely useful: it tells you if there will be any incompatibility between your document and other versions of office.
-Finally, the start time and speed is improved over Office 2008.
There are a few downsides:
-Sometimes there are a few display bugs and certain buttons don't work. These bugs are resolved by restarting the application.
-There are a few things which are painfully slow (like using 'Find and Replace') and sometimes when I want to choose a different color of text (which is probably a bug).
There is no reason to think that these problems won't be fixed in a future software update.
Overall, I highly recommend it.
(I am using an early 2010 Macbook Pro, 13")
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Ian Bates
VINE™ VOICE
Recently moved across from Windows to Mac and boy am I glad that I did. But I still need to use Excel and Word for work so I had to buy Office for Mac. The functionality is as good as it is on Windows and documents and workbooks shared with windows users present no problems whatsoever. Visually I find it stunning to use on a mac too. Many Mac users are real Windows dissenters but Excel and Word have been around for a long time and as such are very sophisticated packages and get the job done well. As for Microsoft's usual bloat, who cares? These Macs come with 500 Gig hard drives as routine, mine has 1 TB, so what's the harm?
All in all, does what it's supposed to 100% and looks great, hence 5 stars as I can't fault this product.
All in all, does what it's supposed to 100% and looks great, hence 5 stars as I can't fault this product.
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