- Oct 18, 2019 Important: An Outlook for Mac 2011 identity can only be imported into an empty Outlook for Mac profile. An empty profile is one where there are no other accounts or other data associated with it. Here are the steps to create a new profile in Outlook for Mac: Note: These steps must be used with Outlook 2016 for Mac or Outlook 2019 for Mac.
- This article is for Office for Mac 2011. Are you using Office on PC? See Using product keys with Office. Where do I find my Office for Mac 2011 product key? Once you have your product key, see Activate Office for Mac 2011. When you install or reinstall Microsoft Office, you are prompted to enter the product key.
First, Office 2011 for Mac users on a Retina MacBook Pro should head over to Microsoft’s download page or run Auto Update from within an Office for Mac application (although, as of the time of. Microsoft has no plans to update most of the apps in the company’s Office for Mac 2011 productivity suite to support “retina” resolutions, the Office for Mac team confirmed last week on the. Microsoft has no plans to update most of the apps in the company’s Office for Mac 2011 productivity suite to support “retina” resolutions, the Office for Mac team confirmed last week on the.
Users of Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Retina display have been complaining that the office suite hasn’t been updated with Retina graphics (and therefore looks awful on the new machine). Microsoft initially answered this by updating Outlook with Retina graphics as part of their Mountain Lion update.
Unfortunately, it seems that Microsoft Word, Excel, and the remainder of the Office 2011 apps won’t get the same benefit, and users of the apps will just have to deal with the current blurry, difficult to look at apps, as Microsoft apparently has no plans to update them.
Macworld UKpoints to a response from the Office for Mac Teamto a user’s complaint about the apps being “very blurry and tough on the eyes”:
Outlook for Mac 2011 already supports Retina Display and the remaining apps will have the same viewing quality as on any non-Retina device. Unfortunately at this time, we cannot comment on any future updates regarding supporting Retina on Word, Excel or PowerPoint… Hope that helps!
That’s code for “not anytime soon.” Microsoft has stated that they will issue a significant update of Office for Mac 2011 once the new Microsoft Office 2013 becomes available for PCs, and it’s possible that they may include Retina graphics in that update. As always, though, their plans are unclear.
This sucks on Microsoft’s part, but on the other hand, this is just one of the many perils that early adopters often have to face. Being the first to upgrade has its benefits – but it also has downsides…
Following earlier hints that a Retina display to their Mac office suite wouldn’t be coming any time soon, Microsoft today released Office for Mac 2011 version 14.2.4, finally adding Retina graphics, as well as a few bug fixes and performance improvements.
From the Office for Mac blog:
We’re happy to announce that Office for Mac 2011 (version 14.2.4) now supports Retina display for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Text everywhere is incredibly crisp and all key areas of the interface are now sharper than ever. We hope you enjoy this fantastic software experience!
2011 Office For Mac Retina Repair
The update is available now through the AutoUpdate service, or for direct download through Microsoft’s website (link).