Annotate for Mac Office 2011 is a lightweight add-ins for Microsoft Word. Installation will only take a few minutes, and you can easily uninstall the add-in at any time. We offer a free version, and a PRO version. 

Note: Annotate for Mac Office 2011 does NOT work with Mac Office 2008 (unfortunately). This is due to limitations with Mac Office 2008 that Microsoft remedied with the release of Office for Mac 2011. 

Free Version

The free version of Annotate has many features that make commenting on student work more efficient and effective. The hard-to-read comment bubbles you normally get with Mac Office 2011 are replaced with a larger, more elegant font. Annotate for Mac Office FREE edition makes it easy to try out Annotate. We include the ability to edit 10 comments that you can automatically add to documents - an editor and grader's dream.

PRO Version

Annotate for Mac Office 2011 PRO brings a fully customizable library of comments, pre-populated with over 70 detailed examples (College Edition) that you can easily modify to suit your needs. You can add up to 250 comments, arranged in any order you'd like, made available through a menu, toolbar, and right-click menu. Annotate for Mac Office PRO is available to individuals for $45. This fee covers all bug fixes and minor updates. We may release additional features in the future and make them available for upgrade pricing.

To purchase Annotate for Mac Office 2011 visit the Purchase page.  After you have paid,  we will send you a download link to obtain your personalized version of Annotate for Mac Office 2011.

Step 1: Download the Annotate for Mac Office 2011 Template

Make sure you have exited Microsoft Word before beginning this process.

Annotate for Mac Office can be installed and uninstalled in seconds. The first step is to download the Annotate for Mac Office template and comment library. Make sure you download it to a folder that you can easily locate (like your desktop):

• Annotate for Mac Office 2011 Free College Edition (the file is zipped up)
• Or download the PRO version of Annotate via a link we provide after purchase

Step 2: Make a Copy of Annotate for Mac Office 2011 and Unzip

• You should make a copy of the file, and store it somewhere safe. Should you ever need to reinstall Annotate, you can use this backup. You can also use it on additional personal computers that you use (school/home etc.).
  
  
• Unzip the file using the Mac's built-in Archive Utility (right-click on the file name and choose "Open With" then "Archive Utility").  
  
  
• Copy the three files inside the resulting folder into the clipboard. You're going to place them in the Word Startup folder in Step 3. The three files are:
  Annotate for Mac Office template (contains the code that creates the toolbars and menus)
  Annotate College Edition Comment Library (that you can edit)
  Annotate College Edition Comment Library BACKUP (in case you want to revert to the original library)

Step 3: Paste Annotate into your Microsoft Word STARTUP folder

Paste the two files from Step 2 into your Microsoft Word 2004 or Microsoft Word 2011 Startup folder. This will ensure Annotate starts every time you open Microsoft Word. Follow these steps:

1. Open the Word startup folder in the Finder: 
• Mac Office 2011:
  ~/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Startup/Word
  
  
2. Delete any previous versions of Annotate for Mac Office 2011 that you find in the Startup folder.
   
   
3. Paste or copy the three files from Step 2 into the Startup folder.

4. Open Microsoft Word 2011.
   

5. You should see the Annotate menu (just to the right of the File menu). To speed up the opening of Word when you don't want to use Annotate, the default is that Annotate doesn't fully load. Click Open/Refresh Annotate in the Annotate menu to open your Comment Library and create a convenient floating toolbar.

6. The Annotate Comment Library will open when you click Open/Refresh Annotate. Editing the tables in this document (then clicking Open/Refresh Annotate) will update the Annotate toolbars. You can close this document; clicking Open/Refresh Annotate will reopen the file so you can make changes.

   The update process will take a few seconds when you first open Word. Each subsequent update will happen much faster (because the code must compile each time you open Word).

7. Click on a button in the floating toolbar OR the Annotate menu next to the File menu to insert the appropriate comment. Again, the first time you click to add a comment Annotate will take a few seconds. Subsequent clicks should happen in a split second. Each time you close and restart Microsoft Word the first click will take a few seconds.

8. Check our FAQ and Support pages known issues and help before Contacting Us.

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Upgrading Annotate is quite easy once it is installed, so as we add and tweak features you'll be able to benefit.