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Microsoft Office 2011 beta for Mac OS X leaks; crowd goes wild
A couple of days ago the second beta of Office 2011 for Mac OS X leaked. I didn't want to report it immediately because it's always a little bit dangerous to download pre-release software, especially from infamous torrent sites... But enough people have now tried it -- and apparently it's awesome!The Boy Genius Report has the best hands-on information and also a ton of screenshots to feast upon. If this is the first you've heard of Office 2011 for Mac (it's very similar to Office 2010), the official Microsoft press release is a good place to start.
Everyone that's used the beta seems be praising one common thing: the UI. They're actually loving the Ribbon, believe it or not! Everything else seems to work as intended, with Outlook apparently receiving less love than the other parts of the suite, but according to Boy Genius it's still "the best and most powerful email client we've ever used on OS X".
Don't forget, like its Windows counterpart, Web apps will also play a large part of Office 2011 for Mac -- but there's no mention anywhere of whether they are included in this leaked beta! If any Mac users can confirm whether they have Office Web App access, that'd be great.
There's a safe torrent for Office 2011 for Mac OS X Beta 2 available; but of course I won't be linking it here. You know where to go... but do so at your own risk!
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Subscribe to commentsfgdfgdfdfgApr 26th 2010 10:08AM
In those screenshots Outlook looks significantly less unbearable than Outlook 2010 does on the PC. Dammit!
synerageApr 26th 2010 11:02AM
Am I the only one that doesn't like the ribbon UI?
PonTelonApr 26th 2010 2:46PM
You are not. I hates it.
Then again, I'm a fan of iWork's Pages... I don't need my word processor to try to "automate" everything (Read: Screw up formating).
chamathkariApr 26th 2010 11:19AM
Desktop apps have menu option to save to skydrive documents folder. In web apps, open in word opens the file in desktop app. other than that I dont see anymore options. In desktop app you cant even open a document from skydrive.
AemonyApr 26th 2010 12:01PM
No wonder they like the Ribbon. It's the best thing that has happened to Office since Office XP.
PeterApr 26th 2010 12:19PM
OK call me dumb but I DON'T how to find the link for the beta. Can anyone provide me with a link please?
BTW, I really love the ribbon as well. I helped MS develop the look/feel of the ribbon and think it came out great. I think it's a far superior look to the current iWork suite which is due to be updated itself soon.
Thanks.
5hRreDDyApr 26th 2010 12:23PM
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=office+for+mac+2011+torrent+beta+2
Sebastian AnthonyApr 26th 2010 12:35PM
*tips hat*
fgdfgdfdfgApr 27th 2010 5:15AM
I guess the problem was that M$ shoved it down peoples' throats. There simply should be an option to switch between ribbon and classic. Just as there should be a classic Start Menu in Win7.
But what I find much more annoying about Office 2007/2010 than the ribbon itself is the fact that the windows are not using native Windows windows, but that strange new design that places the save button in the title bar etc. It looks like it's straight out of Chernobyl.
EJApr 26th 2010 1:43PM
Did they add RTL languages support?
F-ZeroApr 26th 2010 1:47PM
*jizz in ma pants*
AugustoJun 7th 2010 2:57PM
Excel 2011 is finally on par with Windows!
One last thing that is missing is instant table style preview (in real time-rollover like the PC version) and the possibility to format a pivot table as well.
Please!!!