Mac Office 2011 Encourages Teamwork, Says Microsoft

By Dena Cassella Published February 11, 2010

Microsoft unveiled its new Office suite program for Mac, the Mac Office 2011. The company says its new version will deliver better, more innovative tools for teamwork and co-authoring compatibility. Microsoft claims its new co-authoring tools in Office 2011 will increase productivity for you and your teammates with the ability to work on a file from Word, PowerPoint or Excel from different locations, time, geography or platform. The software focuses heavily on the social aspect—almost social networking aspect—of mass collaboration.

“Together with your team — officemates, family or classmates — you are part of the community that helps shape each version of Office for Mac,” said Eric Wilfrid, MacBU general manager at Microsoft Corp. “You’ve told us that working together across platforms is a priority to you and that’s why we are making Office for Mac 2011 the best, most compatible productivity suite on the Mac.”

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Mac Office 2011 also features a revamped user interface, new Outlook for Mac support, and a bevy of Office Web applications. According to Microsoft, Mac Office 2011 will be available later this year—finally giving Mac users cross platform compatibility.

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Best Microsoft Office deals: Get Word, PowerPoint, and Excel for free

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There is almost always going to be a discussion between Microsoft vs. Google and which one has the best business and productivity tools, but Microsoft has certainly been around longer and ingrained itself in a lot of businesses, making it a standard. As such, you may want to grab yourself a copy or subscription, although Microsoft Office can get quite pricey, and while there is a free trial of Microsoft Word, it's not really the same thing. Luckily, there are a few Microsoft Office deals with grabbing, which is why we've gone out and collected some of our favorites for you below.
Best Microsoft Office deals
Microsoft Office is a pay once, receive once service. You don't have to pay recurring monthly fees to use it, but the software also never updates. For what it's worth, the Microsoft Office packages are labelled "2021", so they're all fairly recent but also ripe for a good deal. With the exception of AI integrations, not much has really changed in the past couple of years when it comes to your basic document creation and these programs should continue to be effective for years to come. Depending on what package you get, you'll get access to different apps, based on the needs of the target audience. For example, Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021 keeps it lean and cool and with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint being the only apps included.

Here are our favorite deals for the classic Microsoft Office experience:

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Microsoft Word free trial: Get a month of service for free

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It may not feel like it, but Microsoft Word is probably one of the most popular word processors out there, along with Google Docs, and pretty much everybody has likely used it at some point, regardless if you prefer Microsoft Office to Google Docs. Of course, if you want to get your hands on it these days, you're going to have to buy it as part of Microsoft Office, as opposed to getting it as a standalone product like you used to. While you do have to pay for the subscription, you can get Microsoft Word for a month using the free trial before it reverts to a paid subscription. Also, be sure to check out some of these useful Microsoft Words tricks and even how to run Microsoft Office on the Quest 3.
Is there a Microsoft Word free trial?

Microsoft Word is actually part of the company's wider Office app suite. Now known simply as Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office), Microsoft's enterprise software is available in a number of different packages that are now subscription-based; the company has retired the older bundles that were available for a one-time payment. That means if you want a Microsoft Word free trial, you'll need to sign up for the Microsoft 365 trial.

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Save $150 on a lifetime license for Microsoft Office for PC

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For one of the cheapest Office deals today, check out Stack Social which currently has a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $70. The product normally costs $220 so you’re saving $150 off the regular price, all while gaining a lifetime license for some very useful software. If you’ve been considering getting Office and don’t want to deal with the ongoing nature of Office 365, this is a good opportunity to do so for less. Here’s what you need to know before you click the buy button.

Why you should buy Microsoft Office Professional 2021
If you’ve been reading up on whether to use Microsoft Word or Google Docs and you’ve settled on Word, snapping up Microsoft Office Professional 2021 is a great way to do so for less. Described as everything a pro needs, Microsoft Office Professional 2021 is pretty great.