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





(86)


| Downloads:349,329 |
| Version Downloads:3,861 |
| Type:Business : Word Processing |
| License:Updater |
| Date:08 May 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $149.99 |
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FTBZ reviewed on 09 May 2012
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Donmontalvo reviewed on 09 May 2012
Create a new message with a couple paragraphs.
Save as draft.
Reopen the draft.
Tadaaaaa....undesired wrapping.
I guess it's true, Microsoft will only address issues when a huge spotlight is shined on them. They continue to show they're strictly in this for the money and don't give a cr@p about their reputation.
"Hey, we're making money, I don't see a problem." - Microsoft Powers That Be
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http://www.microsoft.com/mac/product-feedback
Alternatively, when in Outlook, you can choose "Send Feedback about Outlook" under the "Help" menu to get to the (same) official site.
Comments made to the Microsoft feedback site are in the "official" stream. The more reports of an issue, the higher up the ladder the issue moves.
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"We're making money, I don't see a problem." - Microsoft Powers That Be
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GeoProf reviewed on 08 May 2012
This is a corporation run by monkeys who hire the most halfassed engineers available, and I will never, ever buy another Microsoft product again.
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I understand that you like Office, but I'm guessing that's because you're a recent switcher from the PC world and so have a soft spot for M$ 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).
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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?
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Harv reviewed on 26 Apr 2012
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).
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Zephyris reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
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Cleared mine after upgrade produced slow downs and has made noticeable improvement - no promises but can't hurt.
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Eric-Woehler reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
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Cocoanut reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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The same file opens normal in Word 2008.
Anyone got a clue…?
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"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)"
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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
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Sir-Sixty-Nine rated on 08 May 2012
ramon7 rated on 30 Apr 2012
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Sir-Sixty-Nine rated on 25 Apr 2012
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piquadratpi2 rated on 12 Apr 2012
designwyse rated on 12 Feb 2012
SALEME rated on 02 Feb 2012
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Quiiick rated on 15 Jan 2012
Sydricsrt4 rated on 13 Dec 2011
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Davidravenmoon rated on 14 Sep 2011