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Can I copy MS Office from one computer to another without brimstone and fire? I backed up all my documents first. What I didn't think about is: I didn't back up Microsoft Office. I also, um, like, don't exactly have a CD for Office either. Can I somehow copy Office from my roommates computer to my computer without making things explode n. A.olm file is the data file used by Outlook for Mac to archive your email messages, contacts, calendar items, tasks, and notes. If you're moving from one Mac to another or upgrading from Outlook for Mac 2011 to Outlook 2016 for Mac or Outlook 2019 for Mac, export your email messages, contacts, calendar items, tasks, and notes to a.olm file first (How do I export to a.olm file?
- Transfer Microsoft Office 2011 From One Mac To Another
- How To Transfer Microsoft Office 2011 From One Mac To Another
- Copy Microsoft Office 2011 From One Mac To Another Mac
Nov 26, 2011 b) Go back to your old computer and copy the entire Microsoft Office 2008 folder (which you will find in Applications) onto a memory stick or portable hard disk (it is about 1.4 gigs), and then copy that folder into the Applications folder of your new computer. C) Launch it on your new computer. The Word 2011 for Mac Organizer is an amazing Mac-only tool that can copy the styles, autotext, toolbars, and macro project items from one template to another or from a document to another template. You can also use Organizer to rename or delete the preceding items, but copying styles seems to be the most common. Download Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.4.9 Update from Official Microsoft Download Center. Play slideshow. This is your 365. On the Apple menu, click About This Mac. Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1. If it is at another location on your computer, move it to the Applications folder on your startup volume, and then try.
Long story short: I had to use the 'System Recovery' CD that came with my computer, wiping out and then restoring my hard-drive. I backed up all my documents first. What I didn't think about is: I didn't back up Microsoft Office.I also, um, like, don't exactly have a CD for Office either. Can I somehow copy Office from my roommates computer to my computer without making things explode n' stuff? (By 'explode', I mean: is there any nastiness built-in to prevent me from doing this?) And how would i do that safely?
PS. I'm not on the support line asking where the 'any' key is, but not exactly gettin' a job at Google either. Answers for non-moronic lay-persons please!
If Office came preinstalled on your computer, then you should have gotten a recovery CD for preinstalled apps (Office, DVD viewer, etc). It is usually a separate CD from the system recovery disc.
If it didn't come preinstalled, and you don't have the CD, I think you're SOL.
posted by Brian James at 12:28 PM on June 22, 2005
If it didn't come preinstalled, and you don't have the CD, I think you're SOL.
posted by Brian James at 12:28 PM on June 22, 2005
SOL. Copying from your roommate's computer won't work. There's no nastiness -- you just need to install it properly since there are a bunch of DLLs and registry entries that Office needs, and the installer properly place on your drive.
Long story short, even if you had backed up Office, it would have done you no good.
posted by pmbuko at 12:35 PM on June 22, 2005
Long story short, even if you had backed up Office, it would have done you no good.
posted by pmbuko at 12:35 PM on June 22, 2005
I'm in the same boat, Kololo, currently using frigging Notepad for everthing.
posted by dreamsign at 12:48 PM on June 22, 2005
posted by dreamsign at 12:48 PM on June 22, 2005
Get yourself a copy of Open Office. The differences are minor enough that you probably won't much care.
Its look-and-fell is almost exactly like Microsoft Office, with a few exceptions (e.g. it handles embedded images in a more intuitive manner, and doesn't expect to know to right-click in exact places to make adjustments; its 'charting' wizard in its Excel-like component differs a bit, &c.)., and it can load an save Microsoft document types.
And it's about as stable as MS Office.
posted by orthogonality at 12:48 PM on June 22, 2005
Its look-and-fell is almost exactly like Microsoft Office, with a few exceptions (e.g. it handles embedded images in a more intuitive manner, and doesn't expect to know to right-click in exact places to make adjustments; its 'charting' wizard in its Excel-like component differs a bit, &c.)., and it can load an save Microsoft document types.
And it's about as stable as MS Office.
posted by orthogonality at 12:48 PM on June 22, 2005
dreamsign writes'I'm in the same boat, Kololo, currently using frigging Notepad for everthing.'
Get yourself a real text editor (as opposed to a word processor). There are a plethora of free alternatives; my favorite is ScITE.
posted by orthogonality at 12:51 PM on June 22, 2005
Get yourself a real text editor (as opposed to a word processor). There are a plethora of free alternatives; my favorite is ScITE.
posted by orthogonality at 12:51 PM on June 22, 2005
Transfer Microsoft Office 2011 From One Mac To Another
I'll chip in another vote for OpenOffice -- it's free but it's fantastic.
posted by Handcoding at 1:08 PM on June 22, 2005
posted by Handcoding at 1:08 PM on June 22, 2005
Yet another recommendation for OpenOffice..
If you download the beta version (it's been beta for what, like 6 months now?), you should not have any problems with your existing documents.
I've been testing this for a possible rollout at work (with lots of users who use a lot of the 'extra' functionality of MS Office), and their documents all open, save, and transfer (to other non-OOo users) just fine.
In short, it's free andgood andinteroperable (a rare combination which makes this geek get googly-eyes).
posted by chota at 1:21 PM on June 22, 2005
If you download the beta version (it's been beta for what, like 6 months now?), you should not have any problems with your existing documents.
I've been testing this for a possible rollout at work (with lots of users who use a lot of the 'extra' functionality of MS Office), and their documents all open, save, and transfer (to other non-OOo users) just fine.
In short, it's free andgood andinteroperable (a rare combination which makes this geek get googly-eyes).
posted by chota at 1:21 PM on June 22, 2005
You also might try, um, like, buying MS Office..
posted by mkultra at 1:29 PM on June 22, 2005
posted by mkultra at 1:29 PM on June 22, 2005
open office is the way to go .. i've been using it for years
posted by pyramid termite at 1:33 PM on June 22, 2005
posted by pyramid termite at 1:33 PM on June 22, 2005
Yet another OO.org fan. I wiped MSO off my computers years ago, because OOO does it all very nicely. The print-to-PDF is awesome, and far, far better than sending raw .DOC files.
SciTE is a kickass little text editor, and is actually my main squeeze these days. Between it and DocUtils, I get great looking PDFs with a minimum of effort and long-term source text viewing/editing.
posted by five fresh fish at 1:34 PM on June 22, 2005
SciTE is a kickass little text editor, and is actually my main squeeze these days. Between it and DocUtils, I get great looking PDFs with a minimum of effort and long-term source text viewing/editing.
posted by five fresh fish at 1:34 PM on June 22, 2005
If your roommate has an MS Office installation disk, you can use it no problem (unless it's the most recent version, then there might be problems. I don't know about that). No, you can't just copy the .exe file from your roommate's computer and put it on yours.
posted by muddgirl at 2:07 PM on June 22, 2005
posted by muddgirl at 2:07 PM on June 22, 2005
Thanks for all the incredibly quick responses! Looks like checking into Open Office is going to be my next step! I had never even heard of it until now!
(Oh, and no, I didn't get office pre-installed, and I um, don't want to buy it. I'm unethical that way. I take candy from children too.)
Thanks again!
posted by Kololo at 2:24 PM on June 22, 2005
(Oh, and no, I didn't get office pre-installed, and I um, don't want to buy it. I'm unethical that way. I take candy from children too.)
Thanks again!
posted by Kololo at 2:24 PM on June 22, 2005
Dear Metafilter, please help me pirate software.
Really.
If PC versions work like Mac versions, you can't install from your roommate's disk, or every time both of you launch an Office app and are online, one of you will experience a shut down.
I'm no MS fan, and consider Office at best a necessary evil. But right is right, and the law is the law, and those of us who pay for software end up covering for those of us who, er, um, just, um, 'don't want to buy it.'
posted by realcountrymusic at 6:10 PM on June 22, 2005
Really.
If PC versions work like Mac versions, you can't install from your roommate's disk, or every time both of you launch an Office app and are online, one of you will experience a shut down.
I'm no MS fan, and consider Office at best a necessary evil. But right is right, and the law is the law, and those of us who pay for software end up covering for those of us who, er, um, just, um, 'don't want to buy it.'
posted by realcountrymusic at 6:10 PM on June 22, 2005
But right is right, and the law is the law
And never the twain shall meet. Take the scolding elsewhere.
I like the .pdf making in OO, but I'm this close to ditching Adobe altogether.
posted by trondant at 5:52 AM on June 23, 2005
And never the twain shall meet. Take the scolding elsewhere.
I like the .pdf making in OO, but I'm this close to ditching Adobe altogether.
posted by trondant at 5:52 AM on June 23, 2005
realcountrymusic writes'If PC versions work like Mac versions, you can't install from your roommate's disk, or every time both of you launch an Office app and are online, one of you will experience a shut down. '
This doesn't happen but you can't just copy the folder like you can with a Mac.
posted by Mitheral at 8:46 AM on June 23, 2005
This doesn't happen but you can't just copy the folder like you can with a Mac.
posted by Mitheral at 8:46 AM on June 23, 2005
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Trodant, whatcha using in lieu of PDF?
posted by five fresh fish at 10:15 AM on June 23, 2005
posted by five fresh fish at 10:15 AM on June 23, 2005
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The Word 2011 for Mac Organizer is an amazing Mac-only tool that can copy the styles, autotext, toolbars, and macro project items from one template to another or from a document to another template. You can also use Organizer to rename or delete the preceding items, but copying styles seems to be the most common use for Organizer.
Opening Organizer in Word 2011 for Mac
Use the Styles dialog to fire up Organizer. Follow these steps:
- Choose Format→Style from the menu bar.
- Click the Organizer button.
Copying styles, AutoText, toolbars, and VBA items in Word 2011 for Mac
https://sohadubai.weebly.com/microsoft-word-default-language-keeps-changing-mac.html. Here’s how to copy from one document or template to another template:
- On either the left or right side of Organizer, select an open document or template from the Styles Available In pop-up menu.The Styles Available In pop-up menu changes to AutoText, Toolbars, or Macro Project Available In as appropriate for the tab you chose at the top of the dialog.
- On the opposite side, select a different document or template from the Styles Available In pop-up menu.
- On either side, select something (style, AutoText, toolbar, or VBA item) to copy to the other document or template.The Copy button arrow will always point to the document that will be copied to.
- Click the Copy button to copy your selection to the destination.The item list of the destination document or template will automatically update to show that the item was added.
How To Transfer Microsoft Office 2011 From One Mac To Another
Word’s Normal.dotm template determines all formatting aspects when opening new, blank Word documents. Styles, AutoText, and toolbars saved in Normal.dotm are always available to you in Word. In Organizer, the Normal.dotm template is referred to as Normal (global template).
Even though Word for Windows doesn’t have the Organizer feature, the documents templates you make on your Mac using Organizer should work just fine in Word for Windows.
Copy Microsoft Office 2011 From One Mac To Another Mac
AutoText copy works only between two Word templates (.dotm or .dotx). AutoText can’t be copied to or from regular Word documents. Of course, you can use Save As to turn an ordinary Word document into a template and then copy the AutoText.
If you’re into using VBA to automate processes, you can get a code sample of the Organizer tool by turning on the macro recorder and then copying something from one document or template to another. https://sohadubai.weebly.com/microsoft-equation-editor-30-mac-download.html.
Renaming or deleting Word 2011 for Mac Organizer items
In addition to copying, you can select an item from either side of Organizer and then click either of the following:
- Delete: Deletes the selected item from either side of Organizer.
- Rename: Causes a small window to open that lets you type a new name for the selected item, which can be on either side of Organizer.