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Excel 2011 for Mac

Macworld Rating

4.5 out of 5 Mice, Sep 28, 2010

Pros

  • Improved user interface
  • New Sparklines
  • Greatly improved pivot tables
  • Visual Basic for Applications returns
  • Much faster recalculation times
  • Themes and cell styles

Cons

  • No support for Services
  • Live window resizing is jumpy
  • Scrolling has been slowed down too much
  • Drop-down menus in the Ribbon don't remember custom size/shape settings

Software Details

  • Microsoft
  • 10.01.10
  • Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
  • Intel-only
  • As part of the Home and Business 2011 suite: $199 single license; $279 multi-pack. As part of the Home and Student 2011 suite: $119 single license; $149 family pack. Excel only, $119

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