With more than a billion PCs and Macs running its productivity software worldwide, the Office community is an ever-expanding, increasingly connected network. Pen pals across the Atlantic can work together on a single school project. A college freshman can video chat with her family in real time. And you can join the worldwide conversation with Office for Mac Home and Student 2011. Compatible with Office-equipped PCs and Macs alike, this at-home software suite opens the door to expanded learning opportunities with the 2011 editions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Mac. Plus, included Messenger for Mac 8, Remote Desktop 2 and Office Web Apps features help you communicate in exciting new ways.Whether you’re preparing a report for school or writing a newsletter to family and friends, put your best foot forward with the professional-quality word processing tools of Word 2011. The improved Publishing Layout view makes it easy to create visually rich projects, while the Full Screen view offers maximum space for text. Take your ideas from paper to PowerPoint 2011 easily with new features for enhancing photos, rehearsing performances and even broadcasting your projects on the Web. Data management can be a chore — but Excel 2011 makes it simple with analytical tools Sparklines, Pivot Tables and Conditional Formatting. All of your important documents, presentations and spreadsheets stay right at your fingertips, wherever you are, when you post them online via Office Web Apps. Then, you can access, edit and share your work on virtually any computer that has a browser. Whether you’re at home, at school or abroad, you can stay connected to what matters by connecting with Office.