Category Archives: Office:Mac 2011

Exchange Connections slides

As promised yesterday, here are the slides that Bill Smith and I presented at Exchange Connections.  Both of the presentations were quite heavy on demo, so the decks only capture a small portion of what we talked about.

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Macworld: Make a smooth switch to Outlook

Joe Kissell wrote an article about how to make a smooth switch to Outlook from Entourage for Macworld.  He also published a guide to Outlook keyboard shortcuts.  They’re both pretty useful articles, although I have to admit that I’ve been … Continue reading

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looking forward to Exchange Connections

Amongst everything else that’s going on in the past few weeks, I realise that I’ve completely forgotten to mention that I’m speaking at the Exchange Connections conference!  I roped Bill Smith, one of the Outlook:Mac MVPs, into giving two talks … Continue reading

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the design of the new Office:Mac icons

Along with all of the other changes, Office:Mac is sporting new icons for all of the applications.  We worked with Frog Design to create these visual elements.  Frog posted about redesigning an icon to talk about what went into creating … Continue reading

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Q&A: does Outlook:Mac support multiple Exchange accounts?

Via mail, I got this question: Are multiple exchange accounts possible in Outlook 2011? Yes!  If you’re using Exchange 2007 or 2010, you can have multiple Exchange accounts.  I’ve currently got five Exchange accounts set up in my Outlook (my … Continue reading

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Office:Mac 2011 is available in stores today!

Today is an awesome awesome day, for Office:Mac 2011 is now available at your favourite local Apple retailer.  I’m in an airport right now, but I’m going to see if I can make some time to check out an Apple … Continue reading

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identities in Outlook:Mac and Entourage

In the comments thread for Q&A: where can I buy Office:Mac 2011?, a commenter named Mark discussed the differences between identities in Entourage and Outlook, and said that the changes would mean that he won’t upgrade to Outlook.  Here’s part … Continue reading

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Q&A: Can I import my .PST files into Outlook:Mac?

Dean asked: I am converting from Office:Windows 2010. Do my current .pst files work on Outlook:Mac 2011? If not, how do I convert from Office:Windows to Office:Mac? Yes!  If you have a .PST file from Outlook for Windows (created using … Continue reading

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Q&A: does Excel:Mac 2011 have pivot tables?

Via email, I got this kinda perplexing question: i heard that the new excel doesn’t have pivot tables – why are you keeping macs out of business??? I’m trying to figure out where this came from, and I’m not quite … Continue reading

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Q&A: why do I have to quit my web browser when I install Office:Mac 2011?

Via email, I got this question: I installed Office 2011 last night.  I had Safari and Firefox open, but was forced to quit them during the Office install.  Why? During the installation of Office:Mac, we install fonts.  Web browsers, since … Continue reading

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