Microsoft Release Office for Mac 2011 14.1.0 Update (SP1)

April 12, 2011 by 16 Comments

Last week we told you that Microsoft was planning to release Service Pack 1 for Office for Mac 2011. Today they have, and it appears as the 14.1.0 Update.

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Here is what the update includes:

The Office for Mac 2011 14.1 Update contains several changes that add functionality and improve security, stability, reliability, and performance. In addition, this update includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of a computer’s memory by using malicious code.

The Office for Mac 2011 14.1 Update includes the following improvements.

Improvements for all Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 applications

  • Security is improved.
    This update fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2011 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. For more information, see the security bulletin that was listed earlier in this document.
  • Stability is improved.
    This update fixes an issue that causes Office 2011 applications to close unexpectedly when you open or use Office 2011 applications.
  • Alt Text authoring is included.
    This update enables the authoring of Alt Text for objects, such as shapes, pictures, tables, charts, SmartArt, and movies in Office 2011 applications.

Improvements for Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011

  • The Solver add-in is included.
    This update includes functionality that lets you install the Solver analysis tools in Excel 2011.

Improvements for Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2011

  • Password protect functionality is included.
    This update includes functionality that lets you protect presentations in PowerPoint 2011 by using a password.

Improvements for Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011

  • Synchronization functionality is updated.
    This update increases support for Sync Services, and adds calendar, notes, and tasks syncing.
  • Rules functionality is improved.
    This update introduces support for Microsoft Exchange-based Server-Side rules.
  • Resend functionality is included.
    This update reintroduces functionality to resend an email message to the same or new recipients.
  • Redirect functionality is included.
    This update reintroduces functionality to redirect an incoming email message to other recipients.
  • Meeting invitation functionality is improved.
    This update improves creating meeting invitations by including a list of recently used locations.

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  • Nat

    14.1 immediately breaks the ties to the Exchange server and disallows the correct password, recursively asking for it again and again.

    • http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Andrew Edney

      Nat

      I havent experience that problem – my Outlook has been running fine connected to Exchange since the update, in right now in fact.

  • Michael

    I have been experiencing the breaking also and in other forums other users are communicating similar exeperiences. So it may depend on the configuration, but it would be good to know on how to fix the problem.

    • http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Andrew Edney

      Thanks Michael

      The Exchange server I connect to is Exchange 2007 – do you know what version you connect to? I wonder if its version specific?

    • Gary

      Early 2008 MacBook Pro, 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB SDRAM, 750 GB HD, MacOS 10.6.7

      I was a quick adopter of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (Home and Business Edition) and had no major problems with it at first. In Outlook for Mac 2011, I established one Exchange account, one IMAP account, and 2 POP accounts. All worked fine. Then recently the automatic updater indicated that there was a 14.1.0 (also called “SP1″) update available. I applied that update and discovered that my Exchange account no longer worked – it repeatedly requested and rejected my account password. I spent MANY hours trying to work this issue and thought I would share how I’ve finally gotten back to where I started.

      1) I verified that the account settings were correct by trying them on a PC laptop.

      2) I exported an Outlook Mail (.olm) file from Outlook containing all Contacts, Messages, Calendar, etc. (Note that just saving the Main Identity folder located in the Documents/Microsoft User Data does little to ensure one will be able to retrieve one’s data).

      3) I followed the instructions at this URL: to COMPLETELY uninstall Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 from my computer.

      4) I reinstalled Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 from my original DVD.

      5) I imported the .olm file I had previously exported.

      6) I created my Exchange Account and tested its send and receive functionality.

      7) I created my other accounts.

      8) I went through all the Office programs recreating the customizations I had previously made in each of the programs.

      9) I did NOT install the 14.1.0 update.

      As I said, I went through a few days and many hours trying various approaches but this was the only thing that worked and it came at the cost of the loss of a couple of days worth of previously-saved messages. I had initially spent lots of time looking on the Internet for any confirmation of this update causing this issue but found only a few isolated complaints from users. There was NOTHING on the Microsoft site acknowledging the issue nor providing any guidance.

      Hope this info helps prevent someone from having to go through the heartache I experienced.

  • Michael

    We have Exchange 2010.

    • http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Andrew Edney

      thanks Michael – I wonder if its specific to 2010 then?

  • Joe Tanner

    I have been unable to connect to Exchange server, although I did not get the repeating request for a password. How can this problem be solved to reconnect to Exchange server?

    • http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Andrew Edney

      Joe – have you tried adding a new account or re-adding your account to see if that works?

  • noula

    where is the download link?

    • http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Andrew Edney

      If you open up Office on the Mac and go to updates you will find it there. And I have edited your response to remove the swearing which was completely uncalled for.

      • Jerry

        I have had the same issue…before I updated to 14.1.0 I had no problems, now I cannot attach…it keeps asking my for my password.

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  • http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Andrew Edney

    Microsoft have just released an update which should fix the issue – let us know if it does:

    http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2011/06/16/microsoft-release-critical-security-update-for-office-for-mac-2011/

  • Tony

    Andrew, I cannot download the updates for Office 2011. It tells me that Safari cannot contact the server and it may be busy so call back later – yet my wife has just updated on her computer. Any ideas please?

    • http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Andrew Edney

      Hi Tony

      how are you trying to do the updates?

      If I launch Word, click Help, click Check for Updates and then click Check for Updates again, it checks fine for me, and as far as I know it should be using Safari at all.

      Andrew