HELP- Installing Microsoft Office 2011 on a Mac

IT services - Asked by utp on Monday, 3 November, 2014 - 13:28

Hello, I recently purchased Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac for my office. I have downloaded the ISO file to my computer and burnt it to disc. When I re-insert the disc installation doesn't begin automatically and when I double click the file the same warning messaage comes up on screen, which reads: "The following disc images cannot be recognised." Wondering what proceedure I need to follow to install the software successfully? And also, not all mac computers in my office have disc drives, how am I able to install the software on these computers? Many thanks, Bronwyn Treacy Administrator Urban Theatre Projects

Reply by Grant Laing from Blended IT Solutions on Monday, 3 November, 2014 - 14:28

Hi, You will need to burn the disk as an image, not just burn the file to the disc. The other option is to use a program to open the iso image as a virtual disk and then you can share it to the other mac's in your environment and install from there. you can try this program just download the mac further down the page otherwise there is a way to do it in the mac os as well. http://www.poweriso.com/download.htm If you need any more help just contact us and we will help you sort it out. Thanks Grant

Reply by Anne-Maree Kerr from AMK Training and Consulting on Monday, 3 November, 2014 - 14:31

Hi Bronwyn, I have on occasion been able to rename the file from an .iso to a .dmg and this will then run on a mac. If you option-click on the original file you downloaded and change the file extension it should run. Thanks, Anne-Maree