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The editors liked
Useful Ribbon interface
Better search and sharing
Elegant Full Screen view
Built-in equation editor
New
Cleaner interface
Macro support is back via VBA
Online editing with Excel Web
Built-in document sharing
Better formatting support
Even mor...
Full parity with Word for Windows
The return of VBA
Much better
Redesigned UI that matches the Windows UI
Document formatting is much easier.
New Mac version of Outlook
New co-authoring features
Many new features for individual apps
Outlook added to the Home and Business edition
Office Web Apps integration (with coauthoring via SharePoint)
New templates
Quick access to videoand imageediting tools
The editors didn't like
Pricey
No upgrade pricing
Irritating characteristics
No word count in Full Screen
Unnecessary niggles remain
Not everyone loves the Ribbon
May feel unfamiliar at first
Still no font embedding
Occasional Outlook bugs
Conversation view isn't great
Likely to be much more than most non-business users need
Does not track changes made to images added to documents.
Windows-like interface will annoy some Mac users
No email program in the Home and Student edition
Expensive
Some users remain averse to the Ribbon interface (which can be turned off)
Finally on par with Office for Windows, Fast, Great online/offline Template Gallery, Ribbon is well integrated,
No upgrade pricing, no realtime font previews when hovering
It's no exaggeration to say that Office 2011 for Mac is a gigantic improvement from Office 2008. I personally found Office 2008 for Mac to be unusable (having been accustom to 2007 for Windows). The toolbox was always disappearing, the menus and contr...
Abstract: When I reviewed Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, I said the then-new version of the suite was "kind of like getting a new Chevy." In other words, it was a solid upgrade, but nothing to really get excited about. Not this time. I could call Office for Mac ...
Abstract: Microsoft's newly released Office for Mac 2011 takes huge steps toward bringing the same experience to Office users on both Windows and Mac -- but they're the steps that begin a journey, not bring it to an end. The Mac suite remains well behind its l...
Abstract: With the release of Office 2011 for Mac on Oct. 26, Microsoft has made giant strides in making the Mac version of its productivity suite less of an afterthought to the Windows version, and in some ways has nudged the Macintosh version of the suite past...
Abstract: Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac ships tomorrow, and AppleInsider's got the scoop on how it performs. From their review: If you’re an Office user already, the new Office 2011 is a no-brainer upgrade. It’s wildly faster, looks and feels much better, and ...
New online collaboration tools. Ribbon changes up the toolbar based on what you’re doing. Snappier performance.
Outlook not included in $119 Home and Student Edition or the corresponding $149 Family Pack.
By building on the best of Office 2008 and adding badly needed compatibility with Windows technologies, Microsoft has delivered a suite that doesn’t treat Mac users like second-class citizens. Office 2011 as a package goes the extra mile to put Mac us...
Improved user interface, Multiple people can edit a document in real time, Enhanced Excel and PowerPoint features, Easier to add videos and photos, Drastically improved mail client
Some features require Windows Live ID, Doesn't overwrite previously installed versions of Office
Microsoft's new suite packs in more features than iWork, a much improved interface, and the best version of Outlook yet for Macs.
Fast, flexible office application suite. Most powerful Mac office software. Highly compatible with Office for Windows. Well-integrated with OS X. Visual Basic for Applications recorded and programmed macros fully supported. Newly-designed Outlook replaces Entourage as mail/calendar/contact app.
No calendar synching with iCal. Outlook won't synch with or retrieve mail from Exchange Server 2003 or earlier.
Office for the Mac roars back with fast, powerful application suite the best of its kind for the OS X platform. Buy it now...
Abstract: Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint were invented on the Mac platform twenty-five years ago. Over the decades, the software was combined into a suite, experimented with a variety of user interfaces, has been overhauled several times, and...
Abstract: Office for the Mac 2011, more than three years in the making, jettisons tons of old classic code, revises the inner workings of the Office system and pretty much unifies Mac and PC interface elements. The result is a leaner, faster and more dynamic sui...
