Office Mac Home and Student 2011 -

✔SALE: 21% OFF Office Mac Home and Student 2011 - 1PC/1User [Download]... 4.1 out of 5 stars CONSUMER REVIEWS(400) Create visually rich newsletters, brochures, and more Organize, analyze, and share your data and lists Increase efficiency and save time by automating repetitive tasks Simultaneously edit a file with multiple authors in different locations Post, access, edit, and share your files from virtually anywhere Price: $139.99 Deal Price: $111.60

Description Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 helps your family make the most of every opportunity, every day, from managing home projects and planning important gatherings to helping your kids polish their homework. There has been enough written about using Microsoft's office apps versus Apple's on the iMac. I'll not rehash that here. I need every feature I can get my hands on so I checked Amazon today for the best price on Office 2011 for the Mac. Given that I only have one Mac in the house I was happy to see I could save a few bucks on the 1 license/1 mac version.Then I saw the download version available and wondered if I should do that or wait the two days for the disks. The item description said it could take from 1 hour and 30 minutes to 5 hours to download. One of the reviewers said the download didn't work. I thought I'd take the risk anyway given I have all the latest hardware and software, fast cable internet connection, a little bit of tech knowledge, trust Amazon to take care of its customers, and am increasingly enjoying the new world of online availability of everything without having to store disks.So here's my take: It took me 8 minutes to download the... Downloaded in 38 minutes for me. MacBook Pro. Installed, including downloading/installing Office updates, up and running 20 minutes later. This 2011 Office will take some learning. Got fed up with IWorks. So many things you can't do in IWorks. Can't open IWorks document in Word. Not totally surprised. But I can transfer Word/Excel/PP docs from my old Mac. Okay, so this is a serious review of the features and functionality of this product. In order for this software to be successful (actually applicalble rules for any software, I think) these criteria need met;1) Does Office 11 on my Mac work almost seamlessly with documents created on my or another's PC in that systems Office software?2) does the software take advantage of the system coding and structure (in this case Mac OS X) to deliver functional, user friendly results?3) all else failing, is the software customizable to a large enough degree that it will be able to accomplish the required tasks (tasks natively supported on other versions of the same software) essential for your or your business's/organization's needs?4) and lastly, is the software accessible, i.e. is it easy enough to use or train yourself to use functionally.Sadly, 1 & 2 are not universally true, 3 is a 'it depends' and 4 - well it has a ton of features and that requires work to...