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Microsoft has released service pack 3 for Office for Mac 2011.
Find out steps to fix How To: Where Do I Download The 2011 Powerpoint For Mac Service Pack 2? Article ID: 9721 Note: Please bookmark the page by pressing Ctrl+D in case the resolution steps require you to restart your system. In the Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.7 Update volume window, double-click the Office 2011 14.7.7 Update application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. Microsoft has released service pack 3 for Office for Mac 2011. One thing to note is that this update does not include an uninstall feature. To restore your application to its original state, you have to delete it from your hard disk, reinstall it from your original installation disk and then install the updates you want.
One thing to note is that this update does not include an uninstall feature. To restore your application to its original state, you have to delete it from your hard disk, reinstall it from your original installation disk and then install the updates you want.
The article explains some steps to be taken if your application does not work the way it should after the upgrade.
- Make sure that the Microsoft Office 2011 folder is located in the Applications folder on the startup volume. If it is at another location on your computer, move it to the Applications folder on your startup volume, and then try installing the update again.
- Restart your computer and try installing the update again.
- Make sure that the user account you use to authenticate the update installer is an administrator account. For more information about administrator accounts, see Mac Help.
- Make sure that you downloaded the correct language version of the update for your copy of Office.
- If you rename or modify any of the files in the Microsoft Office 2011 folder, you cannot install product updates. To correct this issue, drag the Microsoft Office 2011 folder to the Trash, and then reinstall Office 2011 from your original installation disk.
- If you experience problems opening Office applications after you install this update, restart your computer. If you continue to experience problems after you restart, reinstall Office from your original installation disk, and then install this update again.
Download the service pack here
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Microsoft has just rolled the first major service pack of Office 2011, as promised by Microsoft last week. This update brings fixes for critical issues and improves the security.
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The full changelog for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 is as follows:
Improvements for all Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 applications
- Security is improved.
This update fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2011 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. For more information, see the security bulletin that was listed earlier in this document. - Stability is improved.
This update fixes an issue that causes Office 2011 applications to close unexpectedly when you open or use Office 2011 applications. - Alt Text authoring is included.
This update enables the authoring of Alt Text for objects, such as shapes, pictures, tables, charts, SmartArt, and movies in Office 2011 applications.
Improvements for Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011
- The Solver add-in is included.
This update includes functionality that lets you install the Solver analysis tools in Excel 2011.
Improvements for Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2011
- Password protect functionality is included.
This update includes functionality that lets you protect presentations in PowerPoint 2011 by using a password.
Improvements for Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011
- Synchronization functionality is updated.
This update increases support for Sync Services, and adds calendar, notes, and tasks syncing. - Rules functionality is improved.
This update introduces support for Microsoft Exchange-based Server-Side rules. - Resend functionality is included.
This update reintroduces functionality to resend an email message to the same or new recipients. - Redirect functionality is included.
This update reintroduces functionality to redirect an incoming email message to other recipients. - Meeting invitation functionality is improved.
This update improves creating meeting invitations by including a list of recently used locations
Download Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1:
Free Office 2011 For Mac
The standalone update can download from this link. You can also go to any office application and click on Check for Update from the help menu. The size of update is about 264MB.
Microsoft Office 2011 For Mac
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