Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Standard Edition

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Standard Edition is a suite of Microsoft Office products for Macintosh computers. Office for Mac 2011 is fully compatible with Office 2010 and backward compatible with previous versions of Office for both platforms.

The Standard Edition is available only through Volume Licensing programs, such as the one offered through Connecting Up.

Benefits for Organisations

There's no need for conversion or translation when your organisation's Mac users share documents with Windows users.

You can use Outlook for emailing and scheduling in a mixed Windows and Mac organisation.

Products in This Suite

• Microsoft Excel 2011, a spreadsheet program
• Microsoft Outlook 2011, an email, time, and information manager
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2011, a presentation program
• Microsoft Word 2011, a full-featured word processor
• Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011, a communications client that works with Lync Server 2010 or Lync Online

Major Capabilities

• Compatibility with Office 2010: Each of the included applications has essentially the same capabilities as its Windows equivalent.
• Ribbon: The Office for Mac ribbon enhances usability by bringing together the most popular formatting and creation tools in a single, unified design. The classic Mac menu and standard toolbar are also available.
• Document sharing: Multiple people can work on the same document simultaneously.
• Online resources: Office Web Apps, online companions to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, let users post, access, and share files from any web browser. Organisations can host Office Web Apps on premises with SharePoint 2010, or they can use Windows Live SkyDrive. SkyDrive is available to anyone with a Windows Live account, and Microsoft provides 7 GB of free online storage with each account.
• Media Browser: You can access your iPhoto libraries and iTunes playlists directly from the Photos and Audio tabs on the Media Browser in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. You can also access movies and iMovie projects right from the Movies tab.

Service Pack 2

Service Pack 2 fixes critical issues and improves stability, performance, and reliability.

Requesting the Right Number of Licences

Request one licence for this product for each computer on which you will install it. For example, if you will install it on 10 computers, be sure that the number 10 appears in the Quantity box on your View Cart page.

Obtaining This Product

Installing this product requires installation media and a licence key. The licence key allows you to use the installation media to install the product on as many computers as you have received licences for. This quantity is specified in the donation email sent to your organisation email address after your eligibility has been verified and your administrative fee has been received.

Expect three emails:

1.     When your donation request has been approved, Connecting Up will send a message to your organisation email address confirming the number of licences you have requested.

2.     Microsoft will send an email welcoming your organisation to the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC).

3. Connecting Up will send an email with information about obtaining your licence key and managing your donation at the VLSC. If you are new to the VLSC, you should wait for this email before you register there.

Software Assurance

Under the Software Assurance program, you have the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of your coverage.