The biggest new item on the menu is Outlook, and it’s no PC-version-wannabe.
I also had some internet interruptions on my initial download to my downloads folder and had a hard time opening the package because it did not download the full 2.6GB.
To see my tutorial on how to upgrade your OS X go here.
Note that the path should not include “Zotero” in any way, and if it does you previously configured it incorrectly. Recently we took a look at what was new in Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. Tip: I had to upgrade my OS X because you cant install Office for Mac with any version of OS X below 10.10. If another location is listed (e.g., /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Startup/Word, from an earlier version of Word), clearing the setting and letting Word use the default location may fix installation problems and allow Zotero to install the plugin automatically going forward. Generally, no location should be listed, causing Word to use the default location. Click on “File Locations” under “Personal Settings” and click on “Startup” at the bottom of the list. In Word, open the “Word” menu in the top-left of the screen and select “Preferences”. If changes you make to the Startup folder aren't taking effect, you can confirm that Word isn't set to a different location. Alternatively, to navigate to it in Finder, hold down Option, click the Go menu, and select Library (which is hidden by default), and then follow the rest of the path.
(~/Library refers to the Library folder within your home directory.) You can open it from the Finder by pressing Cmd-Shift-G and copying in the path. If installing Windows on your Mac for the first time, this must be a full version of Windows, not an upgrade. The default location of the Startup folder is ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/Word. If that's the case, you should reset the path to the default location. Note that the path should not include “Zotero” in any way, and if it does you previously configured it incorrectly. You can then open a new File Explorer dialog and paste the path into the address bar to open the Startup folder. Click Cancel to close the dialog without making changes. In the window that opens, click the whitespace to the right of the path in the location bar at the top and copy the complete path to the clipboard by pressing Ctrl-C. The Startup folder should be listed there. In the Word ribbon, click the File tab, click Options, and click Advanced. From there you can navigate to Microsoft\Word\Startup. The AppData folder may be hidden on your system, but you can get there by opening the Windows File Explorer, typing %AppData% in the address bar, and pressing Enter, which will take you into the Roaming directory. To learn more about Office for Mac, visit the Mactopia page.The default location of the Startup folder is C:\Users\::username::\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\Startup, where ::username:: is your computer username. If you need Office for Mac today, but want to get the latest and greatest when it comes out in October you can buy Office for Mac 2008 today and upgrade to Office 2011 when it is released as part of the Office for Mac Technology Guarantee program.
When it comes down to the daily use of Office 2011 for Mac, the user experience will be similar to Office 2010 for PC so users who find themselves switching between Mac and PC on a regular basis may find the newest version of Office for Mac easier to use.įor a look at the new features in Office for Mac 2011 that improves on the older Office for Mac 2008, check out the video below which shows the Office for Mac 2011 Beta. Most of the commonly used features are on the main ribbon and there are multiple ribbons based on what you want to do.Ī second addition is the online template library offering many more templates and content for users to build their documents and presentations with.įinally, Outlook’s file format is improved to take advantage of OSX search functions making your Outlook content searchable from the Mac OS’s Spotlight utility. Some of the biggest changes in this new version are the addition of the Office Ribbon, a larger toolbar that replaces the Menu. Preview video of Office for Mac from Microsoft