At least half of the notebook computers purchased by university students are Macs. Students are always questioning: Where can I find that feature on my Mac? We are currently offering one section of our Microcomputer Applications course in our Mac lab. Teaching the Microsoft Office Suite 2011 on a Mac offers a few challenges. This section will give instructors an overview of the differences encountered in teaching Word, PowerPoint and Excel on the Mac.

1. Microsoft Office is Suite on the Mac
Joyce Porter, Weber State University
Ogden UT

2. Mac vs PC—the Debate Goes On. . .

3. Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
There’s always a beginning:

4. Mac is Good with Word
Many
options to
start with:

5. The Word Ribbon Mac Style
The Ribbon on the Mac supplements
the menus and toolbars
On the Windows platform, the Ribbon replaces
options found in the menus and on the toolbars

6. The Layout Tab
The Mac Layout
The Windows Layout

7. Document Elements vs References
The Mac Document
Elements
The Windows References

8. Setting the Tables is Easy!
The Mac Tables Tab
The Windows Table Tools

9. Charting a Course
The Mac Charts Tab
The Windows Chart Tools

10. SmartArt for both Platforms
The Mac SmartArt Tab
The Windows SmartArt Tools

11. Finally a Review Tab
The Mac for Tracking
Tracking through Windows

12. Mac offers Tools to Assist User
The Mac Office Toolbar offers a few different tools to
assist the user.
With Word for Windows there’s a Quick Access Toolbar
that’s customizable!

13. Lots of Tools with Lots of Uses. . .

14. . .and the User is in Charge of Tools

15. Is Anything Else Different?
• Mailings with Mail Merge are missing!
• Live Preview isn’t available!
• Default settings are different—some back
to 2003 settings!
– Margin settings 1.25 left/right
– Spacing is single

16. Users Choose the Views
Window’s Views

17. Starting Out with PowerPoint

18. Ribbons of PowerPoint
Mac’s Point of View
Looking Through Windows

19. PowerPoint’s Media Browser& Toolbox

20. Excel’s New WorkBook Gallery

21. Ribbons in Excel
Mac’s Ribbon Perspective
Window’s Perspective

22. Excel’s Toolbox Display

23. Two Books—One Classroom!