![]() You may run into issues if the fonts you have available on one computer are not available on the other computer. While I wasn’t able to do any extensive cross-platform testing, in the limited testing I was able to do, I did not have any issues with formatting, paragraph styles, tables, or images added to documents. Speaking of track changes, there’s always the question as to how well Word’s track changes feature works and how well documents shared between Mac and Windows versions retain formatting and paragraph styles. This read-only mode also allows you to view all the changes made by the different authors that have worked on a document if you have Word’s track changes feature turned on. While the differences between these modes in these different applications is negligible, Word does offer a unique read-only mode that makes it easier for you to see, read, and navigate through all the pages in your document. This full screen mode is similar to what you’ll find in Pages or other word processors like Hog Bay Software’s ( ). You’ll now see a search field at the top of every document that, when you type a word in the field, highlights every instance of that word in your document Word 2011 now has a built-in equation editor that makes it easy to add and edit mathematics equations. Another excellent feature is full-on Spotlight integration and a new Spotlight-inspired tool for finding and replacing text in a document. Word 2011 ships with over 50 layout themes, but you can also create custom themes to turn a generic Word template into something that’s unique to you and your business. ![]() Themes, which you can use with both word processing and desktop publishing documents, take advantage of the Styles used in a document, allowing you to make instantaneous changes to fonts, paragraphs, colors, and other layout elements simply by selecting a new theme. At the top of that list is Microsoft’s Themes. While I still don’t find Word’s Publishing Layout tools to be as easy or intuitive to use as those offered in Apple’s ( ), when it comes to wholesale customization of these templates, Word has some distinct advantages over Pages. So by using any supported Web browser (Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer), you can access and edit your documents via the Web. Additionally, if you save your documents to Microsoft’s SkyDrive, or if your business is using SharePoint Foundation for 2010 Enterprise, you have access to the. This includes setting expiration dates for documents and controlling whether the contents of a document can be printed, edited, or copied. ![]() ![]() This security feature requires that you use Microsoft’s Information Rights Management (IRM) tools, which also means that you’ll need a volume license edition of Office 2011 and a Microsoft Rights Management server, but the upside is that you’ll have much finer control over what other users can do with the documents you create. ![]() Word 2011 includes support for Microsoft, simultaneous document editing, the option to communicate with others while you edit documents together, and improves the control you have over the kinds of rights users have to review and edit documents. Enterprise-level tools Word 2011 has significantly improved collaboration tools, making it obvious that Microsoft now considers Word for Mac, and thereby the Mac itself, to be an enterprise-level work tool. ![]()
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