i don't want it, i just wanted to make sure that it's not there on the
install page. :)

On 8/28/15, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sure that you could probably get 2011, but why?  For one, it's not
> accessible.  I think you still could get it, but not with the method I
> outlined.  I'm not sure how you'd go about that.
>
> Chris.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Quinn" <jdawg1...@gmail.com>
> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Office 2016?
>
>
> Thanks man. So under the  installation they don't have 2011 for the mac?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 27, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland
>> <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> OK, so I just called Microsoft for you to ask about this, as I was
>> actually curious myself.
>>
>> So, here's the deal.  Office 2016 for the mac is available, yes, not even
>>
>> as the public preview.  It's out, but! hold on!  there is a little small
>> catch. It is out, yes, but right now, it's only available to Office 365
>> subscribers.  Not to official non-365 subscribers who just want it as is,
>>
>> full fledged.  However, on the plus side of this, it is apparently
>> supposed to be fully released without the need for Office 365 come next
>> month.
>>
>> Once this is done, they will also then be releasing Office 2016 for
>> Windows for both 365 members as well as non-365 full fledged users.
>>
>> Please realize that none of what I am saying here breaks any NDA.  I'm
>> telling you exactly what I was directly told by a Microsoft sales agent
>> named Hermon.
>>
>> If you want to get either of the versions out now of Microsoft Office for
>>
>> a mac, or a Windows PC, then here's what you need to do.
>>
>> First off, be sure you're subscribed to Office 365.  You can do this
>> through
>>
>> http://www.office.com
>>
>> Once you have done this, go back to the above link, and sign in with your
>>
>> Microsoft passport.
>>
>> Once in, click on the link for my account.
>>
>> I think a more direct link actually is:
>>
>> http://account.office.com
>>
>> It might be
>>
>> http://myaccount.office.com
>>
>> It's one of the two, I just don't recall which.
>>
>> Once you're at this page and logged in, you  should see a section for
>> installation.  If you look under here, you'll see the option to download
>> either of these installers, for the mac, or for a PC.  Pick the one you
>> want, download it, and install it by running the installer.  Then, make
>> sure during the installer that you sign in with your Microsoft passport if
>>
>> asked to do so.  It's been a while since I've needed to install, so I
>> don't recall exactly what that process is, but I know it's very very
>> straight forward.
>>
>> Once done, you're good to go.
>>
>> As for the accessibility, I've not used it in a while, but I did try one
>> of the older public previews, and for what it was worth, yes, there were
>> some major issues, but for the most part, unless you were doing really
>> really really heavy editting, it worked quite well.  Even MS Word finally
>>
>> has been fixed where now you can read the document window.  Remember that
>>
>> this was quite a few preview builds back though, so I'd honestly give it a
>>
>> shot.  I think you'll be at least somewhat, if not very impressed.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Quinn" <jdawg1...@gmail.com>
>> To: "mac list" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:12 PM
>> Subject: Office 2016?
>>
>>
>>> Is ms office 2016 for the mac out yet? If so is it accessible?
>>>
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