Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 - 1 Pack

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 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B003YCOJA8
• Item model number: GZA-00136
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 17, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (184 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #1 in Software > Business & Office > Business & Office Management Software
  • #2 in Software > Business & Office > Word Processing
  • #3 in Software > The Mac Software Store

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Perfect, November 5, 2011

By 

Kevin - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 - 1 Pack (Software)

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.

79 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unstable! Beware!, November 29, 2010

By 

RonAnnArbor (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 - 1 Pack (Software)

I don't know what happened between the last version of Office (which I hate, but use) and this new version (which I also hate, and ended up deleting and going back to old version) -- it is completely unstable.

This is not new to MS Office for Mac -- earlier versions (2004 etc) also crashed regularly, without saving your data, causing heartache and loss of data. That was generally fixed with MSO:M 2008 -- but guess what, the problem is back in MSO:M 2011 --

Very unstable - frequent crashes, and ultimately I had to delete this completely from my mac and reinstall my older versions of MS Office.

Not ready for prime time (even though it looks nice once you open Word or Excel). I would avoid this for now until we hear if this is fixed in future updates.

68 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this software, December 30, 2010

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Karin Slaughter (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 - 1 Pack (Software)

Running Word 2011 on a Macbook Air, I watched a 400+ page document turn completely into asterisks. Every single character. *********** I tried to undo typing with no luck (sometimes a word would show up, sometimes a sentence, but always the asterisks and never my entire document). I tried to copy and paste into a new document so I could reformat. I tried to autorecover--the entire Word 2011 autorecovery file was empty, though I've been using the update since it came out. I tried to use the auto back-up file from my desktop (for some reason, it only had data saved from two months ago). I called customer support (1-800 Microsoft), was disconnected twice, and finally emailed the pasted file to a woman who told me that the file was corrupted, that she had never heard of this happening before, and then she proceeded to lecture me about saving. When I told her that I hit save every five or ten minutes, back up to ME (cloud) twice a day, and that the data lost went back about an hour, she said maybe I should burn a disk as often as I can. And then I killed her. (Okay, I didn't kill her, but when I told her to have a good day, I didn't mean it BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS NIGHT TIME IN INDIA WHEN I CALLED)

I am not normally the type to write product reviews, but I really felt compelled to warn others about this problem. I am back to my old Word program now. I don't trust 2011 not to crap out on me. This is absolutely the most frustrating and annoying thing that Microsoft has ever done to me. And that is saying a lot.