News

Microsoft Updates Office for Mac 2011 SP3

Microsoft recently released an update to Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 3 that delivers several fixes to the productivity suite.

Update 14.3 for Office for Mac 2011 SP3 can be downloaded here. The update is just for Office for Mac 2011 on machines running Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later. Microsoft also requires that a 14.2.3 update be installed first before installing the 14.3 update, per a Knowledge Base article description.

Most of the fixes are for PowerPoint for Mac. Copying text in the Rich Text Format from the Windows PowerPoint version to the Mac PowerPoint version will be enabled after applying the update. A crash issue associated with the "paste special" command is addressed. A display problem in PowerPoint's slide sorter view, in which collapsed slides cover other slides, gets fixed. Lastly, a copying problem is remedied that's associated with URLs that have hash tags.

The update also addresses a calendar problem in Outlook for Mac. This problem occurs when meeting invitations are sent from "non-Exchange calendar servers." In such cases, the calendar date can sometimes be off by an hour, according to Microsoft's Knowledge Base article.

Microsoft has not said when Office for Mac 2011 will get a major upgrade. The company now offers it as an option in Office 365 subscriptions. Subscribers can opt to use Office for Mac 2011 on up to five devices under Microsoft's latest Office 365 subscription model, which has been extended to consumer users. Office for Mac 2011 is a somewhat different productivity suite from its Windows based cousin and will run on Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher.

Office for Mac 2011 was not updated for the release of the new Office 365 product offerings that were announced last week. However, Office 365 subscribers will have access to the next Office for Mac edition when it becomes available as part of their Office 365 subscription plans, Microsoft has promised.

About the Author

Kurt Mackie is senior news producer for 1105 Media's Converge360 group.

Featured

  • Closeup of the new Copilot keyboard key

    Microsoft Updates Copilot To Add Context-Sensitive Agents to Teams, SharePoint

    Microsoft has rolled out a new public preview for collaborative "always on" agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing enhanced, context-aware tools into Teams channels, meetings, SharePoint sites, Planner workstreams and Viva Engage communities.

  • Windows 365 Cloud Apps Now Available for Public Preview

    Microsoft announced this week that Windows 365 Cloud Apps are now available for public preview. This aims to allow IT administrators to stream individual Windows applications from the cloud, removing the need to assign Cloud PCs to every user.

  • Report: Security Initiatives Can't Keep Pace with Cloud, AI Boom

    The increasingly fast adoption of hybrid, multicloud, and AI systems is easily outgrowing existing security measures, according to a recent global survey by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and exposure management firm Tenable.

  • World Map Image

    Microsoft Taps Nebius in $17B AI Infrastructure Deal To Alleviate Cloud Strain

    Microsoft has signed a five-year, $17.4 billion agreement with Amsterdam-based Nebius Group to expand its AI computing capabilities through third-party GPU infrastructure.

Most   Popular