Office for Mac 2011 will be available to all faculty and staff for installation on Northeastern-owned computers by contacting the IS Help Desk at x4357 or help@neu.edu. The minimum standard configuration for Mac computers to run Office for Mac 2011 is an Intel processor, Mac OS X V10.5.8 or later, 1 GB or RAM, and 2.5 GB of available hard disk space.
- After downloading, double click "Office2011.iso". The window displayed "Microsoft Office 2011" will appear. Double click the "Office Installer".
- The "Install Microsoft Office for Mac 2011" window will appear. Click "Continue".
- Click "Continue" to the Software License Agreement window.
- Click "Agree"
- If you would like to change the default install location select "Change Install Location." Otherwise click "Install".
- Click "Install".
- Enter your credentials, then click "OK". The account entered must be a local administrator.
- Click "Close".
- Click "Continue" at the screen which informs you that your product is now activated.
- "Keep Office for mac updated" should be bulleted "yes". "Join the customer experience" is optional. Click "Continue".
- Click "Continue" at the screen which informs you that your product is now activated.
Other resources:
- See posts tagged with Office 2011 Mac (and posts tagged with Office 2010)
- See article from PCWorld Business Center Office for Mac 2011: Outlook FAQ
- See article from Macworld Magazine Office 2011: Excel FAQ
- See the Microsoft website for Self-Help and Video Tutorials: Office for Mac 2011 How-To
- See the Microsoft website for What’s New: Office for Mac 2011
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