Office 2011 on Retina Display

Greetings,
I should start out by saying I'm new to the Mac Community in general. I just purchased a Retina, which I love. However, I noticed that Office for Mac (2011) looks poor and is somewhat slow when I use it *(as well as Firefox). Is there a solution to this, or does Office have to catch up to this new development from Apple? I use Office for work, so this is pretty important to me.
I appreciate any feedback.
Blessings,
Nathan

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