Get the tools to manage business and life, on your terms. Create professional-quality documents, spreadsheets, and presentations for work, home, and school. Work when and where you want using any computer with a browser and the free Office Web Apps. Communicate and share your work - even coauthor documents - with virtually anyone, whether they're on a Mac or PC. And track all your calendars, contacts, and to-do lists from one convenient spot. Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook 2011; and features the best compatibility available with Office for Windows users worldwide.
- Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
- Manufacturer Part Number: W9F-00014
- Manufacturer Website Address: www.microsoft.com
- Brand Name: Microsoft
- Product Name: Office:mac 2011 Home and Business Multipack
- Product Type: Software Suite
- Software Sub Type: Office Suite
- Software Name: Office:mac 2011 Home and Business Multipack
- Features:
- Create visually rich newsletters, brochures, and more
- Build and share professional presentations
- Organise, analyse, and share your data and lists
- Connect with integrated email and calendar tools
- Increase efficiency and save time by automating repetitive tasks
- Perform common tasks fast using features right where you need them
- Post, access, edit, and share your files from virtually anywhere
- Simultaneously edit a file with multiple authors in different locations
- Language Support: English
- Suite Contents:
- Word for Mac
- PowerPoint for Mac
- Excel for Mac
- Outlook for Mac
- License Type: Complete Product
- License Pricing: Standard
- License Quantity: 1 Install
Install Office 2011
Tips for a successful install
- Be sure to readĀ Steps for a successful install of Office 2011Ā before installing.
- To see a list of everything that gets installed seeĀ Installed files list for Office 2011
- Check your fonts after installing.
- Do you meet the requirements?
- Outlook for Mac requires Exchange server 2007 or higher. If you are still using Exchange 2003, you will need to continue to use Entourage 2008.
- Create a folder named āApplicationsā in your Userās folder and move the Microsoft Office 2008 folder to this location.
- Please keep your CD Key in a safe place. Should you ever need to install again, you will need your CD Key. The Product ID is used to get Microsoft support.
- CD Key is on a yellow or bright orange sticker on the CD package.
- The Product key is given during the Setup Assistant process. The Product ID will look like this: 11111-130-0001111-12345. Write this Product ID down or take a screen shot.
- If you have a multiple license pack, be sure to note which key was used on each computer. Activation is required for Office 2011. You can use a key on only one computer.Ā
- You will be cautioned to remove all versions of Office for Mac on your computer. Itās not necessary to do this at this time. In fact, you might need it to access your mail from the older version if the Setup Assistant fails to import your data from Entourage.
- If you installed the beta, you should remove all traces of the beta before installing.
- Customize using the installer.Ā
- Do not try to remove languagesĀ afterĀ installing.
- Itās best to install all applications. They take up very little space and it can result in failed updates in the future.
- Run Microsoft AutoUpdate after restarting to be sure you are completely updated! (see this linkĀ for current update)
- All applications should be quit when updating.
- Restart your computer after installing and after each update.
Install on your boot volume

Customize Install

Using Microsoft AutoUpdate
The Microsoft Autoupdater (MAU) for Office 2008 and Office 2011 is now tucked out of view of Spotlight. In the past the Microsoft AutoUpdater could be found at the root level of the Application folder.
You can find the MAU for Office 2011 by following this path:
Yourstartupdrive/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0
- To launch MAU, you can open any Office application and select āCheck for Updatesā under Help in the Menu bar.
- Once MAU is launched, select āKeep in Dockā
- Quit all Microsoft applications (Easy way: log out. When you log in, hold down the Shift key. This will disable all start-up items including the hidden ones. Itās important all Microsoft applications are quit, but quitting all applications will result in fewer problems overall. Any open application could be corrupted by the process.
- Launch the MAU from the Dock and select āCheck for Updatesā.
- Select to download.
- Install
- Restart
- Run Updater again to see is there are more updates. Repeat install & restart.
- Remove MAU from the Dock