Lesson 21: Free Resources for Learning Office for Mac
- Resource Hacker by Angus Johnson is a free-to-use resource editing application that can open and edit the data inside executable files. Even if there is no version of Resource Hacker for Mac available for download, you can try using other tools to complete this task.
- Learn about the key features available in Xcode, the integrated development environment for building apps for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
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More information about your Mac. See your version of macOS: Choose Apple menu About This Mac. See your computer’s specifications: Choose Apple menu About This Mac.For more detailed information, click System Report in the Overview pane.
Our Microsoft Office tutorials are some of the most popular courses we offer. These tutorials, however, are designed for those using Office on computers with Microsoft Windows, so perhaps it's no surprise that we frequently hear from learners who want to know why we don't offer tutorials on Officefor Mac. While Office for Mac shares a lot of functionality with the Windows version, its interface and design are different enough that we would need to create entirely new courses.
With our small staff, it would be a real challenge to produce the same kind of detailed tutorials for the Mac-friendly Office we provide for the Windows version. We may consider adding some type of Office for Mac tutorial in the future, but for now we'd like to share a number of excellent—and mostly free!—resources that can help you learn how to use Office for Mac.
Office 2016 for Mac is very similar to the Windows version. So if you have Office 2016 for Mac, check out our Office 2016 tutorial.
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If you're using Office for Mac, the Office for Mac team has provided great series of tutorials and how-to guides to help you get started and even learn advanced skills:
- If you're just getting started, check out the Office 2016 for Mac Quick Start Guides, which provide an overview of each Office for Mac product.
- If you're looking for even more, the Office for Mac Blog and YouTube channel provide the latest news and step-by-step videos to guide you through.
If you're using an earlier version of Office for Mac, check out the video below from the Office for Mac team on the Word 2011 Interface.
Of course, you can also find help on the Microsoft Office for Mac Support page from the Office community and support team. If you need additional support, you might consider purchasing a subscription to Lynda.com to take advantage of its thorough Office for Mac Tutorial. It's not free, but it's still a great resource if you need to learn the software quickly.
What if I use an older version of Office for Mac?
If you use Office 2008 for Mac, you should be aware that Microsoft discontinued support for this version in 2013. While this doesn't mean the programs will stop working, it does mean it will be more difficult to get help from Microsoft if something goes wrong.
If you're thinking of upgrading to the latest version of Office for Mac, you may want to consider purchasing a subscription to Office 365 instead of buying the stand-alone Office for Mac 2011 suite. A subscription includes a copy of Office for Mac on up to five computers, and you'll be able to upgrade to the latest version of Office for Mac when it becomes available. You can check out our What is Office 365? lesson to learn more.
This set of steps will make a Resource Account (EGA, Room account, or Equipment account) mailbox and calendar available to you automatically, every time you use Outlook.
This article applies to: Outlook 2016 for Mac, Resource Accounts
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This procedure assumes you are already using Outlook 2016 to access your NetID email account.
If you are not using Outlook for your NetID email account, do not follow the instructions here. Instead, skip down the the section at the bottom of this page labeled If You Are Not Using Outlook for your NetID Account.
- Open Outlook and login with your own NetID and password.
- From the menu, select
- In the Accounts dialog box, click the small plus sign (in the lower-left corner of the dialog box), then select . A Set Up Your Email dialog box will open.
- For Email, enter the address of the resource account, including @cornell.edu at the end.
For example, [email protected] - Click Continue. A Cornell-branded authentication dialog box will open with the resource account's email address displayed.
- Change the email address to your own NetID-based email address.
This is where users most frequently make a mistake. Be sure to change this address. - For Password, enter the password you use with your NetID.
- Click Sign in. You'll see a success screen where you can click Add Another Account or Done.
Repeat steps 4-8 if adding additional accounts. - Close the Accounts dialog box.
For all accounts (both your NetID mail and every Resource Account), you must use your NetID@cornell.edu address for the User name, and the password you use with your NetID. You cannot just enter your NetID. It must be the email address associated with your NetID.
If You Are Not Using Outlook for Your NetID Account
The procedure above assumes you are already using Outlook (in Exchange mode) to access your NetID mail account.
If you are not using Outlook for your NetID email account, do not follow the instructions here. Instead, complete the steps in our Initial Setup for Outlook 2016 article, with this one change:
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In step 4, for E-mail address, use the Resource Account's email address. If the account has more than one address, you can use any of them.
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For all other steps, where it asks for your User name, enter your [email protected] address. Where it asks for a password, use the password for your NetID.