We already heard rumors that Office 2011 for Mac would be released on October 26^th, but today Microsoft has officially confirmed the release date. To accompany the announcement, they also released another “behind the scenes” video showing off some of the new features including full screen views for Word. It also shows UI improvements, faster application launch times, and other overall performance increases.

You can already preorder Office 2011 for Mac through Amazon, and soon enough many other retailers. You can check out the video below.

[Microsoft via 9to5Mac]