We often use many devices throughout the day to access, create or share documents. You might create a PowerPoint presentation using Office for Mac at home, continue working on your Windows PC at the office, and then access and share your files on the go.
Now with the SkyDrive for Mac OS X Lion* preview, SkyDrive for Windows, and the release of SkyDrive for iPad, you can save and store your important documents or other files in the SkyDrive folder in Finder and access them from anywhere.
Here is a short video showing what you can do with the new SkyDrive:
We also created a page to show how SkyDrive can help you access and share documents, photos, and notes across Apple devices and PCs. There are even a few tips for people switching from iDisk.
Please try out the SkyDrive preview and give us feedback on Twitter.
On April 19th, we withheld the Office for Mac 2011 SP2 update through Microsoft AutoUpdate while we investigated issues that affected a small percentage of users. As of this morning, we posted a 14.2.1 update that fixes a number of issues, including the Outlook for Mac database issue, and you can read more about the [...]
On April 12th, we released SP2 for Office for Mac 2011. The majority of our customers have been delighted with the improvements – new features and performance. Unfortunately, a small percentage are experiencing some issues with the update, specifically related to the Outlook for Mac database. We’ve documented the primary issue and work around in [...]
The Office 2011 SP2 release improves database resiliency and detects inconsistencies that went unnoticed prior to this release; however some users have experienced issues related to corrupted databases after the latest updates. We have support and workarounds available for you in the following situations: Before installing Office 2011 SP2, use the following article to rebuild [...]
Service Pack 2 for Office for Mac 2011 is now available for download here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29419. We appreciated your feedback! As the newest member of the Office for Mac family, Outlook 2011 continues to get the most requests from consumers and businesses alike; therefore, our top priority for this release was Outlook, and this service pack [...]
What? No egg shape? If you want to fine-tune a shape in Office for Mac 2011, or even create a different shape altogether, you can edit its points. For example, turn a circle into an egg shape. Or rearrange the points in a freeform shape that you created with the drawing tool. To see the [...]
Here are a few time saving keyboard shortcuts to get your week off to a productive start. I’ve also included the equivalents in Excel for Windows in case you have to jump back and forth between platforms like I do. – All Excel for Mac 2011 keyboard shortcuts – Common Office for Mac 2011 keyboard [...]
If 25 GB of free online storage wasn’t enough, here’s another great reason to try SkyDrive – it works with Office. Whether you use the free Office Web Apps, Office for Mac 2011, or Office for Windows 2010, you can save, download, and collaborate in real-time on all of your online documents. The latest Windows [...]
I recently had an opportunity to speak with Stephanie Krieger. Stephanie is a Microsoft Office MVP and professional document consultant who built many of the templates for Office for Mac 2011. How did you come to build the templates for Office for Mac 2011? My expertise is in creating great documents and templates for the [...]
When it comes to editing pictures for your documents, don’t overlook all of the options built right into Word. When you click a picture in a document, the Format Picture tab appears on the ribbon. From here, you can quickly apply the styles and formatting you want. For example, I used the Format Picture options [...]
