Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack)
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Product Highlights
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Office Web Apps
- Coauthoring
- Ribbon
- Template Gallery and Photo Editing
- Full Screen View
- Broadcast Slide Show
Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 from Microsoft is a powerful suite of productivity applications, written for Mac OS X. The suite includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
New features of Office 2011 include Office Web Apps, Coauthoring, a ribbon and toolbar for quick function access, a Template Gallery, photo editing options, a full screen view, slide show broadcasting, and more.
Note! This version of Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 gives the end-user license to install and use the software on up to 3 computers in the same household.
Word
- Publishing Layout View
- Create visually rich newsletters, brochures, and documents easily. A powerful user interface gives users the ability to easily manipulate the layering of text, shapes, pictures, SmartArt, and charts in a document. Word also features new ligatures for more professional-looking documents, and new typography features for more creative document options
- Visual Styles
- Instantly see the Styles applied in your document, enabling great-looking documents with consistent, recurring formatting. And with the introduction of Styles Visual Aids in Word 2011, there are now color-coded visual aids that reinforce the relationship between Styles and in‐document content, while also providing one‐click checking for potential formatting errors. Styles are easier to use and more reliable than ever
- Full Screen View
- Maximize the space for reading and writing documents. The Full Screen View feature enables a Word user to block out all other windows, menus, palettes, and other superfluous content on the screen, to be able to completely focus on the task at hand: either reading or editing a Word document
- Reorder Objects
- Reorder Objects enables you to easily rearrange layers of text, photos, and graphics throughout your documents. This new functionality allows users to intuitively and directly manipulate the layers to achieve more predictable results, without cumbersome clicking and dragging
- Word Web App
- Post, access, edit, and share your files from virtually anywhere. Word is now integrated with Windows Live SkyDrive, so that your documents can be stored, viewed, edited, and shared in the cloud from any computer with Internet access. Supported browsers include Internet Explorer on Windows, Safari on Mac or Windows, and Firefox on Mac or Windows
- Coauthoring
- Word for Mac 2011 enables several collaborators to simultaneously edit the same document from different computers in different locations. During a coauthoring session, users can see when updates occur, be informed of presence of the other collaborators, block other authors from making changes to sections they are working on, and work around conflicting changes
PowerPoint
- Photo Editing
- Create visually rich presentations by touching up your photos right in PowerPoint. Remove backgrounds or add color filters, all with just one click
- Broadcast Slide Show
- Move beyond the conference room and use the cloud to broadcast your presentations online, with minimal setup time and no special software required. Now, anyone can be "present" for your presentation
- Reorder Objects
- Reorder Objects enables you to easily reorder layers of text, photos, and graphics throughout your presentation. This new functionality allows users to intuitively and directly manipulate the layers to achieve more predictable results, without cumbersome clicking and dragging
- Presenter View
- Rehearse, check your timing, or take notes while you present in Presenter View. Use visual cues to keep presenters on time, and integrate enhanced recorded narration and rehearse features
- PowerPoint Web App
- Post, access, edit, and share your presentation decks from virtually anywhere. PowerPoint is now integrated with Windows Live SkyDrive, so that your documents can be stored, viewed, edited, and shared in the cloud from any computer with Internet access. Supported browsers include Internet Explorer on Windows, Safari on Mac or Windows, and Firefox on Mac or Windows
- Coauthoring
- PowerPoint for Mac 2011 enables several collaborators to simultaneously write and edit the same document from different computers in different locations. During a coauthoring session, users can see when updates occur, be informed of presence of the other collaborators, block other authors from making changes to sections they are working on, and work around conflicting changes
Excel
- Conditional Formatting
- Create rich, visually compelling datasheets and tables with icons, data bars, and color scales. See enhancements like borders, solid colors, and negative values, as well as pre-packaged choices for formatting and filtering, including "Top 10," "Bottom 10%," "Text That Contains," and more
- Sparklines
- Sparklines are thumbnail‐sized charts that permit users to view large volumes of data at a glance, enabling the easy spotting of trends in time‐series data, or trendlines. Data can be expressed in bar, line, or column form. Sparklines are based on the OfficeArt engine, so they are rendered with very high quality and fidelity. They may also be "themed" to adopt specific color sets
- Tables
- Organize, filter, and format related data with Excel tables. Make managing and analyzing a group of related data easier: you can turn a range of cells into an easily viewed and manipulated Excel table. You can even insert more than one table into a single worksheet
- PivotTables
- Spend less time sifting through data, and more time analyzing with automatic PivotTables. The popular PivotTable feature distills large sets of data into crisp summaries, and easily shows the cross‐tabular relationships between variables in the data. And in Excel 2011, PivotTables are more compatible with Windows Excel and have been redesigned for ease of use
- Visual Basic
- In enterprise situations where there is a mix of PCs and Macs, the Visual Basic feature works easily across all platforms. Visual Basic offers new features including IntelliSense and watch windows, as well as the Visual Basic debugging toolbar and new debugging tools
- Excel Web App
- Post, access, edit, and share your files from virtually anywhere. Excel is now integrated with Windows Live SkyDrive so that your documents can be stored, viewed, edited, and shared in the cloud from any computer with Internet access. Supported browsers include Internet Explorer on Windows, Safari on Windows or Mac, Firefox on Windows or Mac
| System Requirements |
Computer: Intel Mac Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.8 or Later Memory: 1GB Recommended Hard Drive: 1.8GB; HFS+ formatted hard disk Optical: DVD-ROM drive Display: 1200 x 800 or Higher Certain Online Functionality Requires a Windows Live ID Certain Features Require Internet Access (Fees May Apply) Access to Files Stored on a SharePoint Server Requires Connectivity to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Later Coauthoring Requires Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or a Windows Live ID |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 92 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
95%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to navigate (36)
- Good value (26)
- Adaptive and versatile (23)
- Easy to install (15)
- Fast (11)
Cons
Best Uses
- Educational purposes (29)
- Preparing documents (29)
- Professional presentations (19)
- Professional (14)
- Home use (13)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Quality oriented (42), Budget shopper (29), Midrange shopper (11), High-end shopper (3)
- Primary use:
- Personal (59), Business (28)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (43)
Most Liked Positive Review
An improvement on the old..
Every update on the old, reliable Microsoft office is a plus. What makes it even better is that its compatible with mac. The only problem I have is the automatic installation of MSN messenger...Read complete review
Every update on the old, reliable Microsoft office is a plus. What makes it even better is that its compatible with mac. The only problem I have is the automatic installation of MSN messenger along with the program. Other than that, all is good, even if the price is ridiculous.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Needs work
Basically what Microsoft did is port Office 2010 to Mac and make it look somewhat more mac-like. It looks totally different than Office for Mac 2008 and so far it's been pretty buggy. The ...Read complete review
Basically what Microsoft did is port Office 2010 to Mac and make it look somewhat more mac-like. It looks totally different than Office for Mac 2008 and so far it's been pretty buggy. The search feature does not work very well, for example. Hopefully they'll address and make some updates soon.
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 92 customers
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Displaying reviews 1-20
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Pros
- Decent Performance
- Good Feature Set
- Good Value
- Reasonably Stable
- Runs On Intel Leopard
- Transferable Installation
Cons
- File Sharing Weaknesses
- Large Disk Footprint
- Ribbon Learning Curve
Best Uses
- Using Office Documents
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I've been using Office 2011 for a while and it has been relatively easy to use once you disable the Ribbon (though you'll need to bring it back for some functions). Using Track Changes in long documents would cause Word to crash prior to a recent update and you will occasionally have locking or permissions problems with Office documents on shared network folders in a Mac environment.
Most people don't require the additional functions that Outlook offers for email clients (particularly clients of Microsoft Exchange Server), so you'll get good value from the 3 core Office applications for 3 computers: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They are reasonably stable at this point and you can use Visual Basic macros on 2011 Office apps.
One of the weaknesses of the various incarnations of Office is backward compatibility. That trend continues here: you will occasionally encounter inconsistencies when attempting to open or convert documents saved in various editions of Office, PC and Mac, through the years.
This edition also entitles users to a year of Office 365 for 5 Macs or PCs in your family. You must activate Office 2011 by April 30, 2013 and redeem the offer by May 31, 2013. Note that Office 365 is subscription software, so the applications will operate with reduced functionality if you do not subscribe the next year.
Microsoft has changed their licensing model so these Family Packs have been discontinued. Buy them while you still can.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
MS is pushing their cloud Office 365 product for a yearly rental fee and will no longer be offering the family license packs with a perpetual license. Everybody's needs are different but this package will pay for itself for many Mac users.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
- Poorly Designed
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I have had issues trying to get this software working from the very start. When I enter the code it says it is incorrect, tried five times in a row. I cannot get the office part of the software working at all. Not happy at all. They admit to having issues. Why not correct them.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
- Physical Media Dvd-rom
Cons
- No Entourage Outlook
Best Uses
- Home And Family
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
An upgrade to the Office for Mac software suite, free of the subscription-based cloud services but minus the Entourage Outook application. Comes on physical media DVD-ROM and installs three seat licenses. Great for families.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
You don't need a PC if you have Office Office 2011 for MAC
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I upgraded to Office 2011 for Mac from Office 2007 for Windows and have had no problems with the change in operating system. Interchangeability of file formats is 100% as promised. Relearning some of the shortcuts is annoying, but compensated by improved visual appearance and intuitive interface in PowerPoint.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
This is a must have word program if you use this type of program for business documents, legal documents etc. I highly recommend it.
It seems more user friendly than the windows version.
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I have been a Microsoft Office for the Mac for three versions. This upgrade is worth the money. It is stable and does more than I can use in my publishing and data management. Ed
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I bought this for my daughter apple mac computer and she is very happy, at least did not receive any complaint.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Easy, great price point. Very happy
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
No problems w opening & editing docs originally created w Windows Office. That was one of my main concerns since switching from Windows to Mac. So far, no problems!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
great buy for family
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
- Cost
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
This is a MAC version of Microsoft Office and if familiar with the Windows version, you will find this is a seamless application to run.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
- Updates Take Awhile
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Works great especially for Mac OS software users that still like to use Microsoft Office.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
For those of you experienced MS p.c. Software users, this is a great help while learning the new software on your new Apple MAC. You can continue to use the software that you know to meet deadlines at work while learning the Apple software on your own.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I like the newest version of Office and have both the Mac and PC versions. One of the first things I noticed was how quickly the programs open compared to Office 2007. Definitely worth upgrading.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Very easy to use!!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Easy to install, set up and use.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Use it everyday, performs great, If you need it get it, best price around too!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
It's MS Office if you need it you need it.
- Primary use:
- Business
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 92 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
95%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to navigate (36)
- Good value (26)
- Adaptive and versatile (23)
- Easy to install (15)
- Fast (11)
Cons
Best Uses
- Educational purposes (29)
- Preparing documents (29)
- Professional presentations (19)
- Professional (14)
- Home use (13)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Quality oriented (42), Budget shopper (29), Midrange shopper (11), High-end shopper (3)
- Primary use:
- Personal (59), Business (28)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (43)
Most Liked Positive Review
An improvement on the old..
Every update on the old, reliable Microsoft office is a plus. What makes it even better is that its compatible with mac. The only problem I have is the automatic installation of MSN messenger...Read complete review
Every update on the old, reliable Microsoft office is a plus. What makes it even better is that its compatible with mac. The only problem I have is the automatic installation of MSN messenger along with the program. Other than that, all is good, even if the price is ridiculous.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Needs work
Basically what Microsoft did is port Office 2010 to Mac and make it look somewhat more mac-like. It looks totally different than Office for Mac 2008 and so far it's been pretty buggy. The ...Read complete review
Basically what Microsoft did is port Office 2010 to Mac and make it look somewhat more mac-like. It looks totally different than Office for Mac 2008 and so far it's been pretty buggy. The search feature does not work very well, for example. Hopefully they'll address and make some updates soon.
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 92 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-20
Previous | Next »
Pros
- Decent Performance
- Good Feature Set
- Good Value
- Reasonably Stable
- Runs On Intel Leopard
- Transferable Installation
Cons
- File Sharing Weaknesses
- Large Disk Footprint
- Ribbon Learning Curve
Best Uses
- Using Office Documents
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I've been using Office 2011 for a while and it has been relatively easy to use once you disable the Ribbon (though you'll need to bring it back for some functions). Using Track Changes in long documents would cause Word to crash prior to a recent update and you will occasionally have locking or permissions problems with Office documents on shared network folders in a Mac environment.
Most people don't require the additional functions that Outlook offers for email clients (particularly clients of Microsoft Exchange Server), so you'll get good value from the 3 core Office applications for 3 computers: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They are reasonably stable at this point and you can use Visual Basic macros on 2011 Office apps.
One of the weaknesses of the various incarnations of Office is backward compatibility. That trend continues here: you will occasionally encounter inconsistencies when attempting to open or convert documents saved in various editions of Office, PC and Mac, through the years.
This edition also entitles users to a year of Office 365 for 5 Macs or PCs in your family. You must activate Office 2011 by April 30, 2013 and redeem the offer by May 31, 2013. Note that Office 365 is subscription software, so the applications will operate with reduced functionality if you do not subscribe the next year.
Microsoft has changed their licensing model so these Family Packs have been discontinued. Buy them while you still can.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
MS is pushing their cloud Office 365 product for a yearly rental fee and will no longer be offering the family license packs with a perpetual license. Everybody's needs are different but this package will pay for itself for many Mac users.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
- Poorly Designed
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I have had issues trying to get this software working from the very start. When I enter the code it says it is incorrect, tried five times in a row. I cannot get the office part of the software working at all. Not happy at all. They admit to having issues. Why not correct them.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
- Physical Media Dvd-rom
Cons
- No Entourage Outlook
Best Uses
- Home And Family
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
An upgrade to the Office for Mac software suite, free of the subscription-based cloud services but minus the Entourage Outook application. Comes on physical media DVD-ROM and installs three seat licenses. Great for families.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
You don't need a PC if you have Office Office 2011 for MAC
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I upgraded to Office 2011 for Mac from Office 2007 for Windows and have had no problems with the change in operating system. Interchangeability of file formats is 100% as promised. Relearning some of the shortcuts is annoying, but compensated by improved visual appearance and intuitive interface in PowerPoint.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
This is a must have word program if you use this type of program for business documents, legal documents etc. I highly recommend it.
It seems more user friendly than the windows version.
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I have been a Microsoft Office for the Mac for three versions. This upgrade is worth the money. It is stable and does more than I can use in my publishing and data management. Ed
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I bought this for my daughter apple mac computer and she is very happy, at least did not receive any complaint.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Easy, great price point. Very happy
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
No problems w opening & editing docs originally created w Windows Office. That was one of my main concerns since switching from Windows to Mac. So far, no problems!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
great buy for family
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
- Cost
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
This is a MAC version of Microsoft Office and if familiar with the Windows version, you will find this is a seamless application to run.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
- Updates Take Awhile
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Works great especially for Mac OS software users that still like to use Microsoft Office.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
For those of you experienced MS p.c. Software users, this is a great help while learning the new software on your new Apple MAC. You can continue to use the software that you know to meet deadlines at work while learning the Apple software on your own.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
I like the newest version of Office and have both the Mac and PC versions. One of the first things I noticed was how quickly the programs open compared to Office 2007. Definitely worth upgrading.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Very easy to use!!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Easy to install, set up and use.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Good Value
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
Use it everyday, performs great, If you need it get it, best price around too!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student Edition 2011 (Family Pack):
It's MS Office if you need it you need it.
- Primary use:
- Business
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