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Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.87 x 5.91 x 1.57 inches; 5.29 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ W7F-00113
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2010
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Microsoft
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004E9SKBO

Customer Reviews:
3.5 205 ratings

Product Description

Office for Mac Home and Student 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. 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.

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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.

Family Pack Version

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 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 Family Pack is licensed for home and student use on three (3) Macs per household 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.

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3.5 out of 5

205 global ratings

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Customers say

Customers like the performance, ease of installation, and value of the downloadable software. They mention that it functions as expected, is user friendly, and easy to get up and running. They appreciate the value for money. Customers also appreciate document creation. However, some customers have different opinions on compatibility, sturdiness, and quality.

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55 customers mention55 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the software. They mention that it works well, functions as expected, and is the best for working on Mac. They also say that it makes documents easier and more effective, with no problems or crashes. Customers also say it makes a clear difference in performance, and their computer starts running better.

"...Macros seem to run more smoothly in excel, the template selection is a little more complete in word and power point, and although I haven't taken..." Read more

"...Office for Mac has made working with documents easier and more effective, especially when working with other non-Mac users...." Read more

"...is a charming program, because it does not crash and all the basic commands work." Read more

"...So far, the program's been working great. I've used Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. They never crash...." Read more

45 customers mention37 positive8 negative

Customers like the ease of installation. They say it's user-friendly, easy to get up and running, and convenient. Some say the product key is also easy to find and use.

"...to address with my review though were the ease of download, easy product registration, and free upgrade offer through microsoft...." Read more

"...Office for Mac has made working with documents easier and more effective, especially when working with other non-Mac users...." Read more

"...is that it's so similar to Office for PC's that there really is no learning curve.The negatives are:-..." Read more

"...I've used Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. They never crash. Pretty easy to use and find things if you were used to an old version...." Read more

34 customers mention34 positive0 negative

Customers find the software easy to download. They mention it's quick and flawless, and they can download it multiple times if necessary. They also appreciate that the software launches very fast.

"...major things I wanted to address with my review though were the ease of download, easy product registration, and free upgrade offer through microsoft..." Read more

"...Also, the download was really quick. Just a few minutes. Some people complained of hours and hours, but that didn't happen with me...." Read more

"...Results:#1 Both Word and Excel launch very fast with Word having the largest improvement over 2008...." Read more

"...2. More importantly, you get it INSTANTLY, without waiting for the shipping and delivery...." Read more

22 customers mention19 positive3 negative

Customers like the value of the downloadable software. They mention that it's a good product, works flawlessly, and is a great deal. Some mention that the product is able to share the price with others.

"...the ease of download, easy product registration, and free upgrade offer through microsoft. Initially I was worried about buying a multi pack online...." Read more

"...So I recommend this product, and the price was cheaper that I feared it would be." Read more

"...The price is decent and doesn't limit my ability to work between multiple computers...." Read more

"...It was a great purchase, and I believe it is worth the extra 20 dollars to download, especially if you have a macbook air..." Read more

16 customers mention16 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the document creation capabilities of the software. They mention that it has advanced word processing, spreadsheet capabilities, and Excel program. They also appreciate the ease with which it works with documents created with earlier versions. Customers also say that it's powerful software and very effective in properly formatting documents that become on tablets after being saved with.

"...The new features are awesome, very easy to use, especially if your a college student that is using a laptop for lecture notes, everything is there..." Read more

"...version of Office for Mac ever produced -- Word, Excel, and Powerpoint are all fantastic. Not perfect...." Read more

"...Office Mac because it is so much more useful and has so many more options for documents and such...." Read more

"...College kids appreciate the advanced word process, spreadsheet capabilities...." Read more

22 customers mention14 positive8 negative

Customers are mixed about the compatibility of the downloadable software. Some mention that the compatibilty improved greatly, it integrates fully with Office on Windows 7 or 8, and that it's an excellent office suite for the Macintosh. However, some say that it is unworkable and does not work together with their email provider.

"...But 2011 is very compatible (no issues yet). Furthermore, using Office 2011 to read my files from Office 2008 works perfectly...." Read more

"...now called, "Advanced Find & Replace," but whenever I use it, the program crashes, sometimes bring down the OS X with it!..." Read more

"...I'm really glad that they kept the backwards compatibility (especially with Office 2000)...." Read more

"...It integrates fully with Office on Windows 7 or 8 should you need to transfer your documents between Macs and PCs...." Read more

21 customers mention12 positive9 negative

Customers are mixed about the sturdiness of the downloadable software. Some mention it's very solid, reliable, and stable. They never crash. However, others say that it crashes from time to time and is extremely unstable.

"...Since the install I have had no problems with apps crashing. The 2011 version of Word has many more features than it's Apple counterpart Pages...." Read more

"...Except Word in this Office suite has the annoying habit of crashing unexpectedly...." Read more

"...the New 1-star Quicken upgrade is a charming program, because it does not crash and all the basic commands work." Read more

"...The negatives are:- It crashes at least once a week, reminding me why I will never go back to a PC.-..." Read more

15 customers mention8 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the quality of the downloadable software. Some say that it's worth upgrading to, with long-awaited improvements. However, others say that the product is not great, low quality, and not worth it.

"...This version is worth upgrading to and there is no reason you shouldn't download and install it on your computer today.5 stars..." Read more

"...the screen and actually cause eyestrain because its so blurry and low quality...." Read more

"...program available, but because it has made noticeable and long-awaited improvements...." Read more

"...I installed their S P 2 and it still doesn't save new files to my Mac Lion Macbook pro.*** update ***..." Read more

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orangee1

Easy download and install on multiple computers also FREE ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO OFFICE 365 ON RELEASE

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013

Verified Purchase

Unless you've avoided computers entirely for the last decade you've probably come across at least one of the microsoft office programs so I won't go into great detail on what they do, but I will say that upgrading from the office 2008 that I was running on my computer seems to have been worth it. Macros seem to run more smoothly in excel, the template selection is a little more complete in word and power point, and although I haven't taken advantage of any of the cloud services that the program now offers (storing documents online for use in another spot, real time cooperative editing (a bit like google docs), etc) its nice to know they are available should I want to access them.

The two major things I wanted to address with my review though were the ease of download, easy product registration, and free upgrade offer through microsoft. Initially I was worried about buying a multi pack online. I could foresee losing the registration codes or having difficulty getting it to install on my non primary computers (3 licenses one for me, one for my girlfriend, and one for a lucky buddy). None of this was an issue. All I had to do was log into my amazon account on each computer, and download the product from my games and software library (its at the bottom of your "My Account" dropdown menu if you're having trouble finding it. The registration code is stored with the install file (yay nothing to lose) and there is just a single registration code for all three downloads (you'll need an internet connection to register the product as it looks like the code is checked versus an online registry to see how many times it has been used). And thats it. It really was that easy. There's no disk to scratch, no codes to misplace, and if I accidentally delete the program amazon will let me download another copy. I couldn't recommend the online version of the product any more highly over the cd version.

Beyond deciding between CD and online versions, I had to decide whether to upgrade now or wait for Office 2013 to come out, but microsoft has made that decision easy. I know that time sensitive information is not supposed to be included in reviews, and I can't guarantee that microsoft will continue this offer, but for now if you google "microsoft office upgrade offer" the first page that comes up is a link to microsoft's website where you can put in an email and they will remind you when office 2013 comes out and they'll let you download it for free (I assume based on your registration code for this version). So there isn't a great reason to wait if thats all thats holding you back.

MS Office has been the standard for office productivity software for years. This version is worth upgrading to and there is no reason you shouldn't download and install it on your computer today.

5 stars

QUICK UPDATE ON THE FREE UPGRADE OFFER:
The offer is now live (January 29, 2013) and I have to make a quick correction about the terms of the offer that I wish I had understood before. Microsoft has not (as of yet and may not ever) released Office 2013 for Mac (windows only release). They have released a different product (Office 365) that works on a subscription basis ($99 per year) that gives you access to all of the office programs on 5 computers, some cloud storage, and some other new features. If you purchase this product you are offered a free one year subscription of this service (and then you'll have to start paying if you want to keep it). I'm a little disappointed by this only because I thought the offer was going to GIVE me office 2013 and I could use it for the next several years. I've sent an email to Microsoft customer support to try to clarify when/if Office 2013 will eventually be available for Mac and whether it would then become part of this deal. Updates to come...

UPDATE TWO (January 31, 2013)
I did not receive an email response from Microsoft so I used their online support chat feature to ask about the upgrade offer. I've posted the transcript below because I didn't feel that the service agent provided an absolutely clear answer to my questions. From what I understand the only current offer available is Office 365 (which doesn't even come with full functionality for mac at this time). When office 2013/4/5 for Mac is released Office 365 will update with new features. It sounded like we may also be offered a chance to upgrade to the new non subscription version of Office, but read the transcript and let me know how you interpret it in the comments.

TRANSCRIPT:

You are now chatting with 'Argel'.
William Hohenschuh: I am disappointed with the "free upgrade" offer for Office 2011 users. I feel mislead that the offer claimed to be for the "new" Office and now my only option appears to be the subscription based Office 365. If I hold out and do not accept this offer can I have the next full (and permanent) version of Office for Mac when it is released?
Argel: Welcome to Microsoft Customer Service Chat. Please give me a moment while I review your question. Would that be alright?
Argel: We actually have two version of Office that we released. The first one is Office 2013 which only compatible with Windows based PC. The other one is Office 365 which is a cloud based Office, it can be installed with either PC or Mac. Office 365 uses the latest version of Office, since there is no new version of Office for Mac yet , the user interface would be Office for Mac 2011 but once the new Office for Mac releases a new version, you can update your Office 365.
Argel: Then it will be changed to the newer version.
Argel: I hope the above information would be beneficial to you. Did I fully address your concern for today?
William Hohenschuh: I understand that. However I see that new purchasers of office 2010 for PCs have been given the option of a year subscription to office 365 or an upgraded to office 2013 (which they can presumably use forever). I'm asking if I hold out now and do not take the "free upgrade" to office 365 will I have the option of getting a permanent version of the next office for mac or is this the only offer?
Argel: I will be right with you.
William Hohenschuh: I just don't think that getting a year subscription is the same thing as a potentially permanent upgrade as many of us use office products for several years without upgrading
Argel: I apologize but we do have an eligibility date for this offer. If you fail to redeem the free Office 365 subscription for one year, then you might not get it. Here's what I suggest, claim the Office 365 offer since that is the only thing that is available. Then once the new Office for Mac releases a new version, then for sure there would be another offer for you to grab.
William Hohenschuh: and accepting this offer wouldn't exclude me from that offer?
Argel: Yes William.
Argel: For now, that is the only offer which is available for Mac and it is free anyways.
William Hohenschuh: ok thank you
Argel: No worries. My goal is to ensure that your experience with Microsoft Customer Service leaves you pleased with our products and services.

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Smooth download and install process

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2012

Verified Purchase

Purchasing Microsoft Office through a download was less complicated than anticipated. Installing the software with the key was straightforward and only required a few clicks. Since the install I have had no problems with apps crashing. The 2011 version of Word has many more features than it's Apple counterpart Pages. Word is much easier to use as well.

The title of "Family Pack 1 User/3 Installs" is a little confusing, though. This version of Office can be installed on three different computers. In my case two laptops and an iMac, that my wife and I share. Office 2011 does require Mac users to not have an older version of Word installed on their computer. Office 2011 does not automatically uninstall any old versions so you must do it manually. The instructions to do so are on the Microsoft website and are somewhat lengthy. Making that process simpler should have been something Microsoft took care of.

Office for Mac has made working with documents easier and more effective, especially when working with other non-Mac users. I would recommended Office be used for anyone working in a school or business environment.

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R. Wallace

Disappointing but useful

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2012

Verified Purchase

I would have rated this lower but it does work most of the time and I needed the word/excel function on my Mac. Keynote is so superior to powerpoint there's little reason for the latter. But Word is so universal that not having it was a pain. Except Word in this Office suite has the annoying habit of crashing unexpectedly. Not every day, not all the time but enough to remind me that I MUST SAVE REGULARLY and WHEN THE CIRCUS WHEEL STARTS SPINNING THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS REBOOT. If you are on a tight budget and need absolutely reliable Office functions for your Mac, don't buy. If you can spare the change and like the convenience of having a pretty good chance of functioning Office, spend the hundred bucks.

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S. Yamamoto

Worst Word Ever

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013

Verified Purchase

I have been a long time Microsoft Word user, long before Word became packaged into Office. There were many times in the past when Word was criticized rather pungently, but I always stayed with it, because it at least worked; however, probably for the first time, Word does not work any more, and there is something very wrong about this "upgrade." It crashes all the time on MAC OS X 10.8.2, for instance. The good old Find-command is now called, "Advanced Find & Replace," but whenever I use it, the program crashes, sometimes bring down the OS X with it! (I can't think of any other programs that can crash OS X.) The new Find-command now appears on the separate left side window, but the problem is that you often (not all the time) cannot paste anything into it. If you try pasting anything by placing the cursor into the box when it is not working well, whatever you want to paste will appear in body of the document, not into the find-box, even if the cursor is in the find box. If you want to copy anything, it will also often pause for a few seconds, which I have never experienced before, except perhaps when I was copying 2GB Photoshop document. All in all, this is the first time in perhaps 15 or 20 years that I started searching for a replacement program. Compared with this, the New 1-star Quicken upgrade is a charming program, because it does not crash and all the basic commands work.

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Jenny

Makes me remember what life was like before my Mac

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2013

Verified Purchase

I tried some of the open source word processing options but had a hard time getting the formatting that I needed so I bought Office for Mac. The positive is that it's so similar to Office for PC's that there really is no learning curve.

The negatives are:
- It crashes at least once a week, reminding me why I will never go back to a PC.
- It (sometimes) opens automatically upon starting the computer and takes a very long time to open, slowing everything else down with it. Until it opens, I can't do anything else with the computer. As soon as it is open, the computer speeds right back up again.

In the end, I use Word when I need specific formatting and LibreOffice the rest of the time.

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