Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 - 1 Pack [Old Version]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• 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.
• PCs running Office worldwide ensures you have the right tools to create, share, and collaborate with virtually anyone, anywhere, with no worries.
• Office Web App support: New Office Web Apps let you post, access, edit.
• Share Office documents from where you want with nearly any computer with a browser;
• 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.
• And coauthor a document with multiple people in multiple locations.
• The most familiar and trusted productivity applications used around the world at home, school, and business.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003YCOJA8
• Item model number: GZA-00136
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 17, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (353 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #5 in Software > Business & Office > Word Processing
  • #11 in Software > Business & Office > Office Suites
  • #16 in Software > The Mac Software Store

Product Description

Amazon.com

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.

1-Pack Version

Licensed for home and student use on 1 (one) Mac; not for use in any commercial, non-profit, or revenue generating business activities, or by any government organization.

What's New and Improved

Powerful writing tools help you create outstanding documents, then store, edit, and share your work easily on the web.

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.

Create powerful, professional presentations that engage and inspire your audience, and present online as effectively as in person.

• 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.

Work the way you want, where you want.

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:

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.

Product Description

For all life’s opportunities. 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. Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 includes Word for Mac 2011, Excel for Mac 2011, and PowerPoint for Mac 2011.System Requirements: Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

123 of 126 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Perfect November 5, 2011

By Kevin

Format:Software|Amazon Verified Purchase

It may have had some bugs before (which is probably why it has some low reviews) but the current version works smoothly with OS X Lion. I had no problems installing it or putting in the product code. Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint all work just like they do on windows and docs/presentations/spreadsheets can be transfered to windows computers. So far I've had no problems with any of the 3 and am very pleased with my purchase. A must have for all Mac users.

Do note that it comes with Word, Powerpoint and Excel. If you want Outlook you need another version that includes it or you can but this version and buy Outlook later. This version will give you the Outlook icon when you install the other 3 and if you click on it you have the option to buy Outlook.

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use and familiar November 28, 2011

By David Bradshaw VINE™ VOICE

Format:Software|Amazon Verified Purchase

I recently got a Mac, and had to make the hard decision of choosing Microsoft Office or iWorks. After downloading the trial of both products and trying them out the decision was clear, and I purchased Office For Mac 2011. They both have a similar template chooser which starts with the product (I disabled this, since I like going straight to a new document), and they both serve their purpose (Word, Excel, PowerPoint like programs). Office for Mac 2011 works really well, I have not had any bugs, or weird behavior (except the cursor blinks very slow, it sometimes seems to not be their, however you can change a PLIST file to speed this up). I like the ribbon interface, since I am using this now instead of Office 2010 for Window, I was quite familiar with it. The ribbon is very similar to the Windows version and the themes are quite similar (if not the same). If you are use to that pop up menu when you highlight items in 2010 you will not find it here (unless it is somewhere in settings), which is fine with me, since that always seemed to just get in the way. You can save in nearly all formats that Windows Office can (DOC, DOCX, PDF...) same for Excel and PowerPoint. My main decision to choose Office over iWorks is the inclusion of an Equation editor (which is available in Word under Document Elements) which allows you to enter an equation and use easy Structures or math symbols to create a professional scientific document with references and equations (something that costs extra in iWorks), this is identical to Office for Windows (2010) equation Tools. While that is my main reason for choosing over iWorks, I also want to mention that the familiarity you get from going from Windows to Mac Office is great. I can open any program (regardless of fonts or special items), this means documents from work (which all uses Windows) or school (also Windows) can be opened and edited on my Mac and vise versa with out fear of compatibly issues. The autocorrect options that work in the Mac in all Apple based programs are not used (from what I can tell) in Office, instead it resembles that of Windows Office with autocorrect items, and the little drop down to go back or change rules. When you want to edit something you can use the toolboxes (Media or Reference Tools) to import symbols, pictures, clip art or other items into Office for Mac, sort of the like the box that would appear in the right side of Office for Windows. Also, when you install this (or iWorks) you can start using preview to view Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations! Once a product that can read the files is installed you can hit SPACE after clicking a file to peak inside and see the entire file, however special characters or equations will not appear, after installing Office for Mac 2011 the Mac associated all files that Office can open with its respective program, super easy and now you can quickly view items to find the right one without opening each item.

In the end this software is easy to use installs easily (insert DVD, accept terms, install, then activate with product key), and gives you all the benefits of a Mac with the familiarity of Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint. I highly like this edition and do not see much difference from office 2010 (Windows) to this Office for Mac 2011; which is exactly what I wanted!!!!

To let you know I am using Office for Mac 2011 (Home & Student [Yellow Box], 1 pack). Using a MacBook Pro (early 2011) Quad Core Intel i7, 8GB of RAM, Mac OS X Lion (10.7.2). Just in case you need to know, when you install the software you also get Messenger and Remote Desktop Connection (I do not use these programs, but I thought you might like to know), also the installer places Outlook on the Launchpad and Dock, however, you cannot run it without upgrading. I do not use Outlook so I did not need it. This edition of Office for Mac comes with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

50 of 54 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Stay with Office 2008 March 22, 2011

By Polar Bear ME

Format:Software

Office 2011 makes Office 2008 look good. The installation went OK, but then the problems began with many annoyances that prevented me from being productive. For example, in Word, it would not see embedded graphics created with earlier versions of Word, unless the graphics were saved in the earlier document with wrapping other than "in line with text". Another example is that many formatting commands that are easily accessible in the toolbar and formatting palette of earlier versions of MS Office are not so in the ribbon of Office 2011. In addition, the toolbar in Word 2011 for no apparent reason grays out and is unusable forcing you to use the ribbon. If you want to use canned Microsoft templates, the ribbon is fine, but it is inflexible and hogs space on a small laptop screen. I finally threw up my hands, removed Office 2011 completely, held my nose and reinstalled Office 2008. When I really need to be productive, I still use Office 2004, which is better by far than the subsequent versions. Don't waste your money on the current version of Office and more importantly, don't waste your time.