Software Update: Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac 14.3.7

Microsoft has released an update for Office 2011 for Mac. In addition to Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Office 2011 for Mac also includes the Outlook e-mail client for the first time. The office suite update for OS X, which lifts the version number to 14.3.7, is available in fifteen different languages ​​and is approximately 115MB in size. The update is also offered via the Microsoft AutoUpdate and in that case the download may be smaller. This update contains several improvements, which are described as follows:

Description of the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.3.7 Update

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS13-073. This security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. To view the complete security bulletin, go to the following Microsoft website: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-073

In addition to the application improvements that are mentioned in this article, Office for Mac 2011 is now available as a subscription offering. For more information about how to subscribe, see the Frequently Asked Questions.

This security update provides the latest fixes for Office for Mac 2011. These include the following:

• Improves opening and checking out a file from SharePoint in Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that may sometimes cause Mac Office to crash when you try to open Office documents from a SharePoint site.
• Improves access to customer’s spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that causes Excel to randomly crash when a file contains several drop-down macros.
• Improves message browsing using screen reader software in Outlook for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that causes certain information in the navigation pane and message list to not be read by screen reader software.
• Adds item sort order to the View menu in Outlook for Mac
  This update includes functionality that lets you change the sort order of Outlook items in the Outlook item list through the View menu. Menu items are located in the Arrange By submenu.
• Includes pane navigation functionality in Outlook for Mac
  This update includes functionality that lets you move quickly through the navigation pane, the reading pane, and the Outlook item list using the View menu, the Previous Pane keyboard shortcut, and the Next Pane keyboard shortcut.
• Improves message and meeting viewing and composing using screen reader in Outlook for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that causes certain message and meeting information to not be read by screen reader software.
• Improves the Contacts Search panel in Outlook for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that causes action buttons for search results to not be keyboard-accessible.
• Adds an Insert Image command to the Format menu in Outlook for Mac
  This update includes functionality that lets you insert images into Outlook items though the Format menu.
• Improves the ability to move through meeting attendee free/busy information using screen reader software in Outlook for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that causes free/busy information in the Scheduling Assistant to not be read by screen reader software.
• Improves the ability to add and edit accounts using screen reader software in Outlook for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that causes certain account information to not be read by screen reader software.

Description of the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.3.6 update

Microsoft released the 14.3.6 update for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 on July 16, 2013. This update includes improvements that are mentioned in this article. Additionally, Office for Mac 2011 is now available as a subscription offering. For information about how to subscribe, see Office Frequently Asked Questions.

This update provides the latest improvements in Office for Mac 2011. These include the following:

• Message sending in Microsoft Outlook for Mac
  This update fixes an issue in which Outlook repeatedly tried to send messages that exceeded certain server-side size limits from the Outbox. Now, messages that exceed these size limits are put in the local Drafts folder after three unsuccessful attempts to send the messages.
• Syncing a folder from which lots of messages were deleted in Outlook for Mac
  This update fixes an issue in which syncing a folder from which many messages were deleted on another client frequently caused Microsoft Outlook for Mac to freeze.
• Saving files to a Server Message Block (SMB) share in Microsoft Word for Mac
  This update fixes an issue that causes Word to be unable to save files to an SMB share.