Introduction

Microsoft was committed to making Office for Mac 2011 a significant improvement over previous versions. To that end, the company focused on collaboration, compatibility, and ease of use, and laid out a four-pronged approach:

• Incorporate features from Office 2007 that were not added to Office 2008 for Mac.

• Incorporate Office 2007 features that did not get added, as well as the latest updates to those features that were made in Office 2010.

• Incorporate the new features introduced in Office 2010 for maximum compatibility.

• Add new features to Office for Mac 2011 that are unique to it.

Additionally, Microsoft had the goal of making Office for Mac truly Mac-like. Mac BU (Mac Business Unit), the Microsoft team responsible for developing ...

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