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Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft Office 2011 14.2.2
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Microsoft Office 2011 helps you create professional documents and presentations. And since Office for Mac 2011 is compatible with Office for Windows, you can work on documents with virtually anyone, anywhere.

Work well with others. Be on the same page with Office for Mac and Office for Windows, including new features in Office 2010. Whether you're looking to share files or work together online, now you can do it with complete confidence, knowing that Office for Mac is most compatible with Office for Windows. With Office being used on more than 1 billion Macs
What's New
Version 14.2.2:

Note: This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security.

  • It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • For more information about this update, please visit the Microsoft Web site.
Applies to:
  • Office 2011
  • Office 2011 Home and Business Edition
  • Word 2011
  • Excel 2011
  • PowerPoint 2011
  • Outlook 2011
  • Office for Mac Standard 2011 Edition
  • Microsoft Office for Mac Home & Student 2011
  • and Microsoft Office for Mac Academic 2011
Version 14.2.2:

Note: This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security.

  • It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.
  • For more information about this update, please visit the Microsoft Web site.
Applies more...
Requirements
  • Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
  • Office 2011 SP1 (updater already applied).


Related Links
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Office 2004 & 2008 Info and Downloads
MacTech: Office 2011 vs. 2008 vs. 2004 Benchmarks

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Microsoft Office 2... User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 14.x:
(86)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(86)

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+52

FTBZ reviewed on 09 May 2012
Unlike some people, I want to thank Microsoft to continue the Mac OS developments and to update it regularly!
[Version 14.2.2]


burypromote
+1

+27

Donmontalvo reviewed on 09 May 2012
Of coures the Outlook 2011 text wrap issue is still not resolved.

Create a new message with a couple paragraphs.
Save as draft.
Reopen the draft.
Tadaaaaa....undesired wrapping.

I guess it's true, Microsoft will only address issues when a huge spotlight is shined on them. They continue to show they're strictly in this for the money and don't give a cr@p about their reputation.

"Hey, we're making money, I don't see a problem." - Microsoft Powers That Be
[Version 14.2.2]

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burypromote
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+66
Younkint replied on 09 May 2012
Yes, there is a text wrapping issue that didn't seem to exist with Entourage. Remember, Microsoft doesn't read these posts. Like any behemoth corporation, they move slowly and in a set, structured manner. Here's how to get action through their "official" channel:


http://www.microsoft.com/mac/product-feedback

Alternatively, when in Outlook, you can choose "Send Feedback about Outlook" under the "Help" menu to get to the (same) official site.

Comments made to the Microsoft feedback site are in the "official" stream. The more reports of an issue, the higher up the ladder the issue moves.
burypromote
-1

+27
Donmontalvo replied on 09 May 2012
@Younkint We've reported this to our Microsoft account rep. As a 110,000 strong outsource firm we've got a bit of influence, well at least on the Wintel side. In any case we don't use consumer methods of communication to report issues to Microsoft. I post here so folks get feedback based on large enterprise environments. Thanks for the advice though.
burypromote
-1

+27
Donmontalvo commented on 09 May 2012
I know Microsoft developers have got'a eat too, but how about addressing the SLOOOOWWWWW launch times for Excel? It's rediculously annoying to all our users.
[Version 14.2.2]

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burypromote
-2

+27
Donmontalvo replied on 09 May 2012
The text wrapping issue on Outlook (create a draft with a paragaph of text; save as draft; now open the draft; tadaaa - instant undesired wrapping).

"We're making money, I don't see a problem." - Microsoft Powers That Be
burypromote
+3

+66
Younkint commented on 08 May 2012
Smooth update on several machines. No one is reporting any problems whatsoever at this point. Specifically, no problems with Outlook or its database.
[Version 14.2.2]


burypromote
-4

+152

GeoProf reviewed on 08 May 2012
This time I will not update until v. 14.2.2 has had a few weeks to reveal its inevitable flaws.

This is a corporation run by monkeys who hire the most halfassed engineers available, and I will never, ever buy another Microsoft product again.
[Version 14.2.2]

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+1

+232
F451 replied on 08 May 2012
You give it half a star without even trying it!? Is there something stopping you from purchasing other software in this category? Seems like a good jumping-off point at this upgrade if you are truly this unhappy with Microsoft products, Microsoft, monkeys, and half-assed engineers.
burypromote
+1

+152
GeoProf replied on 09 May 2012
19 years of terrible experiences with this company is not enough to pass judgement, especially after our experience with the last 7 updates? Don't be daft.
burypromote
-1

+232
F451 replied on 10 May 2012
Why even bother with MS products any longer? Unless you are incarcerated and forced to use MS Office—against your will—why endure any further terrible experiences? Daft is enduring nineteen years of the same negative experience.
burypromote

+152
GeoProf replied on 10 May 2012
Fanboy F451, in case my username's too cryptic for you, I'm a professor. I'm forced to use Office 2011's Outlook to connect to my college's Exchange server, Word to open papers from students and departmental materials, and Excel for inputing spatially referenced data into a Geographic Information System (GIS). While there are alternatives, using them in such a restricted environment is a giant pain in the neck, so I'm stuck with Microsoft's crap.

I understand that you like Office, but I'm guessing that's because you're a recent switcher from the PC world and so have a soft spot for M$ products. For those of us who've been Mac users for decades, the experience has been decidedly less pleasant because Balmer et al. purposely engineer their Mac products poorly to make the Mac OS less appealing to the masses, though they've already lost that game. That's why your fanboy praise of Microsoft falls on deaf ears here (as evidenced by Office 2011's 2.5-star rating above).
burypromote

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F451 replied on 12 May 2012
If anything I'm a fan of tech. Prior to my first post I reviewed your profile. Being involved in the Apple community since the release of the first Mac (1984, and my first of many Macs to come) I've witnessed the fall of Lotus in the Apple world, and diligently spoke with Apple reps as MacWrite slipped away (both Lotus and MacWrite victims of severely delayed releases).

Microsoft realized the value of an office suite directed squarely at enterprise. It's not like the throes of Apple users' at the time didn't warn Apple. In many ways Microsoft Office for the Mac is one of the reasons Apple is successful today as those of us who preferred using Macs used the bridge (Multiplan, Word, MS Office for the Mac, Microsoft Project) provided by Microsoft with their links to the Windows world. This was the very genesis of Apple's inroads into enterprise, accomplished by Apple users (like myself) willing to take the extra steps to use Macs in enterprise environments. The same can be said of Aldus, then to Adobe as they too are responsible, in part, for Apple's success. Nowhere in my posts to you have I exhibited "Microsoft fanboy" behavior.

I underwent what you refer to as "a giant pain in the neck" to further Apple's enterprise adoption without any complaining as I felt lucky to be able to use my Apple products (including three Newtons I still own). My initial conclusion stands and is further substantiated, by your "shoot from the hip" posts, as evidenced by your very own statements.

Perhaps less complaining and more constructive criticism can help make the difference and further the changes you and many others seek? Worth a try, don't you think?
burypromote
+4

+230

Harv reviewed on 26 Apr 2012
I have had none of the problems described below. Why or how that is, I dunno. Perhaps chaos awaits.

But I find this version far superior to earlier releases. There are a few nits that still annoy me, but nothing major; a bit like Lion in that regard.

Indeed this app is not for everyone. No doubt that is why MS provides a free demo (unlike the Apple Store).
[Version 14.2.1]


burypromote
+2

+126
Macnerd1984 commented on 26 Apr 2012
No update for Excel, apparently. Nothing to improve the glacial speed at which it launches, no improvement to the ridiculous time taken to open even the smallest workbook.
[Version 14.2.1]

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+192
D9 replied on 08 May 2012
Agree!
burypromote
+2

+99
Cocoanut replied on 08 May 2012
My Excel loads fairly quickly and that's on an older computer with 4GB of RAM. If you version loads slow than my guess is that you need to manage your fonts w/ Fontbook. Get rid of all the junk fonts you'll never use including Asian fonts, etc. All your programs will load MUCH faster.
burypromote
+1

+56
Y-Guy replied on 08 May 2012
Excel is a dog to load, Word isn't much better. I'd held out hopes the update would improve this, sadly nothing.
burypromote
+1

+98

Zephyris reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
I installed this update for the first time. It seems to have really messed things up. Excel and Word take over a minute to launch sometimes. It was working fine right before the update. I also see constant beach balls while editing documents.
[Version 14.2.1]

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Eric-Woehler replied on 26 Apr 2012
same here - VERY slow in Word - suggest you clear ALL of your font caches as this seems to be a recurring issue/problem with Word. ALL font caches = system, user, MS, Adobe, Quark etc - purge all font caches!
Cleared mine after upgrade produced slow downs and has made noticeable improvement - no promises but can't hurt.
burypromote
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+98
Zephyris replied on 26 Apr 2012
Thanks. I'll try that.
burypromote

+123

Eric-Woehler reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
Remember to take screen grabs of any custom toolbars that you might have for Word, Excel and Powerpoint as the updaters "reset" them for you - see discussions below.
[Version 14.2.1]


burypromote

+99

Cocoanut reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
I'm glad to see any update from MS but where is cloud syncing and minor usability features which never seem to be addressed. Where is the full Mac Office suite including OneNote and where are the iPhone apps; especially an app for Outlook?

It seems to be Microsoft's strategy to keep the Mac version a "light" version in the delusional hope that one would switch to Windows to get all the features. I can't think of anyone who would do that.

I really like Office for Mac but I am ever frustrated by the lack of parity with the Windows version and the lack of iPhone support.
[Version 14.2.1]


burypromote

+3
Hho26 had trouble on 13 Apr 2011
This is for the people having trouble starting sync services because the Sync Service dialog box is grayed out or empty.
I had the same problem and this is what I did to get it working.
1. First setup a new 'user administrator account' in the Accounts System Preferences. This can be deleted later after you use it.
2. Now log out of your current user account and log into the one you just made.
3. Start Outlook and go to the Preferences > Sync Services. If the sync services panels are not grayed out or empty, that will tell you that something in your personal user account is interfering with Outlook's ability to start sync services. This is good news because now all you need to do is figure out what it is without waiting for Microsoft to fix it.
4. Now log out of this account and log back into your personal account. Of course try the following at your own risk but if you are careful you should be okay.
5. Basically I deleted any file in my Home Library folder that had sync in its name that could be related to sync services. I deleted the files but not the folders they were in. I did not delete things like Dropbox or SugarSync because I did not believe they were related to sync services. These file will be made again the next time you use sync services but hopefully without the problem causing Outlook not to start syncing. Again, please be careful on what you are deleting.
6. Now restart your computer, login to your personal account, start Outlook, go to Preferences > Sync Services and see if all is well. This worked for me and I pray it will work for you. Good Luck.
P.S. Now you can delete the administrator account you created earlier. That can be done from within Accounts System Preferences.
[Version 14.1]


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Hho26 had trouble on 12 Apr 2011
I have just updated to version 2011 14.1 (SP1).

Question: Do I need MobileMe from the iCal and Mail Task syncing to work?

I currently do not have it and when I open the Sync Services preferences in Outlook 2011, all I get is the dialog box without two empty selection boxes.
[Version 14.1]


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PorkPieHat had trouble on 14 Dec 2010
Unbelievable! The Office 2011 14.0.2 update STILL can't find any version of Office on my work MacBook Pro or iMac, despite that they're both loaded with v. 14.0.1!!! And the list of this update's 'improvements' (which really should be called 'fixes') is TINY compared to the number of unaddressed major muckups that any self-respecting company would have fixed well before the first version was released! Nevertheless, it still weighs in at 111 MB!!

The final verdict about Outlook: Absolute sh1t, and the few improvements that v. 2011 brought to the rest of the suite weren't worth its cost. There isn't enough space here to list all the ways in which Outlook alone is VASTLY INFERIOR to almost any other solution — even Entourage '08, which also was sh1t — let alone the problems with the other three-quarters of Office!

With this last in a grand series of humiliating failures, I think it's clear now that Microsoft is just a warehouse for all the half-assed engineers and code warriors who couldn't get hired at Apple, Google, and a few other quality enterprises. Even Bill got out while the gettin's good! I think it's headed for an overdue and dramatic reversal of fortune.

Despite having paid for Office 2011 for home use, after two disappointing months with Outlook, I chucked it! Now ours is a fully Apple household, and the integration of Mail, iCal and iWork is a welcome relief from the 15 years I spent wrestling with Office!
[Version 14.0.2]


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Zincker had trouble on 22 Nov 2010
Office 2011 can't handle all my fonts and crashes on every launch while all my other apps have no problems with the installed fonts. Nuked the font-caches and restarted lots of times. Office still crashes. What a crap.
[Version 14.0.1]


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Septimus had trouble on 10 Nov 2010
I get a lot of these errors when I double click a Word doc to open it in Word 2011:



The same file opens normal in Word 2008.

Anyone got a clue…?
[Version 14.0.1]

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Septimus commented on 10 Nov 2010
Somehow the text in my firts post did not make it to the comments. Here is the error message I get a lot:


"This is not a valid file name.
Try one or more of the following:
* Check the path to make sure it was typed correctly.
* Select a file from the list of files and folders.
(filename of the file I was trying to open)"
burypromote
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+47
Ozean commented on 10 Nov 2010
It seems Office 2011 has an issue with some special characters in file paths.

If you want to save something in a folder that has a name containing characters like / : etc. then you are in for trouble. (There have also been reports that even accents like é or ä can cause this, but I am not so sure about that…)

Doesn't throw a particularly good light on MS…


mlarroyd rated on 11 May 2012

[Version 14.2.2]



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Sir-Sixty-Nine rated on 08 May 2012

[Version 14.2.2]




ramon7 rated on 30 Apr 2012

[Version 14.2.1]



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Sir-Sixty-Nine rated on 25 Apr 2012

[Version 14.2.1]



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piquadratpi2 rated on 12 Apr 2012

[Version 14.2.0]




designwyse rated on 12 Feb 2012

[Version 14.1.4]




SALEME rated on 02 Feb 2012

[Version 14.1.4]



+9

Quiiick rated on 15 Jan 2012

[Version 14.1.4]




Sydricsrt4 rated on 13 Dec 2011

[Version 14.1.4]



+143

Davidravenmoon rated on 14 Sep 2011

[Version 14.1.3]


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Use what the pros use. Create great-looking documents in a snap. Office for Mac 2011 offers the most complete feature set, with everything you'd expect from top-of-the-line software. If delivering impressive, professional-looking documents matters to you, then you need Office for Mac 2011. There is no substitute.
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