Update : I have updated the information at GitHub to include a walk-through of using the GUI Installer application. You will be prompted to enter your administrator password because the installation cannot continue without it.
Once you confirm that you want to download and install Office, the rest will take place behind the scenes.
Please note that because of Gatekeeper settings in OS X, you may have to right click the installer app and choose open in order to get it to launch. This is an Automator app which will simply download and run the office2011.sh for you. Once the script finishes, it will run "Microsoft AutoUpdate.app" to make sure that there are not additional updates necessary. Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac 2.3.6 Update.Microsoft Error Reporting for Mac 2.2.9 Update.Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 with Service Pack 2 (14.2.0).The script will look for files in ~/Downloads/Office2011/ and if they already exist, it will not download them again. Once the script is finished, the necessary files will be available in ~/Downloads/Office2011/ which you can then copy to any of your other Macs. The total download size is 1.16 GB (aka 1.08 GiB or 1,157,294,708 bytes) as of today. The length of time for the install process depends on your network speed. The entire process can be left completely unattended after it is started. Once you start the script, it will download everything that you need directly from Microsoft's servers and install all of them for you. You do not need your installation DVDs or to have downloaded the latest updates.
The best part of the script is that it does not require you to have any of the necessary parts. So I wrote a shell script because that's what I do to solve these sorts of problems.
MS Office for Mac 2011 calls for Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) or later, 1GB of RAM, 1.8 GB of available hard disk space, HFS+ hard disk format (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Plus), 1280 x 800 or higher resolution monitor, Safari 5 or later (recommended) and a Windows Live ID for certain online features.Īdditionally, access to files stored on a SharePoint server requires connectivity to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or later, while the Coauthoring function requires Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or a Windows Live ID.I own Microsoft Office 2011 and wanted to make the process of installing it easier, since I own several Macs and have this habit of reinstalling OS X frequently. Enter the same email address you registered with when prompted. On the first launch of the software, choose the ‘Try Free for 30 days’ option.ĥ. After the download has completed, double-click on the file icon to start the installation (this may take over 10 minutes depending on your internet connection).Ĥ. The downloaded file will be named X17-15993.dmgģ. To be able to use Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 in trial mode, users must first fill out a form with their country, name and email address, as well as the purpose of usage.Īs soon as these fields are filled with the necessary information…:Ģ. Office for Mac 2011 trial is equivalent in functionality to Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 which includes all the functionality of Office Home and Student, plus Microsoft Outlook. The software has all the features enabled and works for a full month without any restrictions.
Mac users can now download a free, 30-day trial version of Office for Mac 2011 from Microsoft.