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Paperless: A solid, easily customizable document manager for OS X

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 5th, 2011)

There are several bloggers here at TUAW who are slowly moving toward a paperless office. Steve Sande has had the best success, sharing some of what he's learned about culling out the piles of paper in his freelance business. However, it doesn't stop reams of paper from entering your life, or ...

Microsoft "hasn't ruled out" bringing Office to the Mac App Store

by TJ Luoma (Jan 28th, 2011)

When Apple announced the Mac App Store, one of the inevitable concerns people raised was that "someday" Apple would make it the only way to install applications. I said at the time -- and continue to believe -- that Apple won't do this for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest was that I ...

The paperless office: How to get there (and a discount e-book offer)

by Steven Sande (Jan 15th, 2011)

Last Wednesday on TUAW TV Live, I discussed my success over the past year at moving towards the ultimate goal of a paperless office. I thought it would be a good idea for me to pass along some of the methods I've been using to accomplish this elusive goal, and also offer a deal to our readers for an ...

Microsoft Office or iWork, that is the question

by Sang Tang (Nov 29th, 2010)

No doubt about it: Microsoft Office is the 800-pound gorilla of productivity suites, both on the Mac and on Windows. In the latest version, Office 2011, the product teams have added lots of zing both in performance and features. Question is, can you go with alternatives? In particular, what about ...

Office 2011 gets hefty discounts for Black Friday

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 18th, 2010)

The official Office for Mac blog just posted a list of places interested buyers can get Office for Mac 2011 at reduced cost throughout the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend. Here are the prices you'll get if you buy during the US Thanksgiving holiday weekend from these retailers (note the special ...

Outlook 2011 review: Beyond Entourage, not quite Outlook for Windows

by Kelly Guimont (Nov 16th, 2010)

TUAW dives into Microsoft Office 2011 with reviews of the apps that make up the suite. The legend lives on, in somewhat different form. The last time there was a version of Outlook for the Mac, it was Outlook 2001, it ran on Mac OS 9, and it only spoke MAPI (the legacy Exchange mail protocol). It ...

Microsoft updates Office for Mac 2011

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 9th, 2010)

Microsoft has released an update to Office for Mac 2011 today. The 14.0.1 update weighs in at 110 MB and includes critical fixes for issues that might cause Office 2011 applications to stop responding or quit unexpectedly. Other issues the update addresses include: Excel: Excel-calculated cells ...

Word 2011 brings ribbons, clouds, and full-screen mode

by TJ Luoma (Nov 5th, 2010)

TUAW dives into Microsoft Office 2011 with reviews of the apps that make up the suite. First up: the pans and praises of Word 2011. It's been a stalwart on the Mac platform since before we said things like "the Mac platform." Turning 25 this year, Microsoft Word is the anchor app for the Office 2011 ...

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 now on sale, downloadable for upgraders

by Michael Rose (Oct 26th, 2010)

It's been percolating for ages, maturing like a fine wine and fermenting like a premium cheese: the latest edition of Microsoft Office for the Mac, Office 2011 (or Office 14, if you're counting version numbers) has finally made it to market. Enterprise and education customers have had access to the ...

Office 2011 to ship October 26

by Mike Schramm (Sep 28th, 2010)

That's right -- Office for Mac 2011 now has an on-sale date; it's October 26th, which is just about a month away. The suite will be the first Mac OS X version that offers Outlook rather than Entourage, and it will come in a few different flavors. Home and Student 2011 will be available for US$119 ...

Found Footage: MacBU celebrates Office for Mac 2011 with funny video

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 10th, 2010)

This video celebrates the "release to manufacturing" of Office for Mac 2011, but with a few humorous "unreleased" features they weren't able to squeeze into the new version. Frankly I think Keynote will include Auto-Tune in the next version, so that may be Microsoft's mistake! ...

Pricing, ship date announced for MS Office For Mac 2011

by Dave Caolo (Aug 2nd, 2010)

A few weeks ago Microsoft released the initial preview of Office for Mac 2011. On Monday, the company announced that boxes will hit retail shelves in October (all prices are USD). As usual, there are several editions to chose from. In the case of Office for Mac 2011, there are three. First, ...

Microsoft previews Office for Mac 2011

by Dave Caolo (Jul 28th, 2010)

Microsoft has released some details and videos that highlight features of the forthcoming Office for Mac 2011. Way back in the day when I had a G3 iMac, I used Outlook for email. I've since switched to Mail, but Microsoft has gotten my curiosity up with Outlook for Mac 2011. This update features ...

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.5 Update

by TJ Luoma (Jun 8th, 2010)

Office 2008 12.2.5 is currently available. Microsoft describes it as fixing "vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code." It is also supposed to update stability and performance of Office 2008. The custom dictionary also will ...

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac screenshots leaked

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 30th, 2010)

BoyGeniusReport has posted a series of screen shots from the next version of Microsoft Office for the Mac. The screen shots show the updated versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They also show the first look at the new Outlook for Mac, which replaces Entourage. The screen shots show how the ...