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Hi all,
How does the updated 64-bit Word differ from the 32-bit Word?
I am currently using Word 2011. This means I don't have to pay yearly renewal. If I opt to select the 64-bit version, will that entail purchasing the Word program that has to be renewed yearly, or can it be installed with the 2011 version?
Thank you!
Just as an aside, if you're a US military veteran, you can purchase an Office 365 Home subscription through the Exchange at a substantial discount.
Around the holidays, it goes on sale for around $29 per year (for 6 licenses and 6 TB of OneDrive cloud storage). I buy several years at a time worth and stack them up. Arguably a significantly better deal than purchasing the standalone version if you plan to upgrade in anything less than 5 or 6 years.
Just as an aside, if you're a US military veteran, you can purchase an Office 365 Home subscription through the Exchange at a substantial discount.
Around the holidays, it goes on sale for around $29 per year (for 6 licenses and 6 TB of OneDrive cloud storage). I buy several years at a time worth and stack them up. Arguably a significantly better deal than purchasing the standalone version if you plan to upgrade in anything less than 5 or 6 years.
Office 2011 is no longer supported by Microsoft at all. It no longer receives security updates from MS. I would not consider it safe to use any more if you receive documents from outside sources.
Office 2019 is available as a standalone product from Microsoft or as part of an Office365 subscription.
There is no way to update Office 2011 or older to 64 bit.
You would need to purchase either the subscription Office 365, or the one-time perpetual license Office 2019.
These are the current choices. Office 2016 is also 64 bit, but there's no point purchasing that now that Office 2019 is available.
The 2011 version cannot be updated to be 64 bit compliant unfortunately. The difference is just the libraries and dependencies used by each. In an effort to streamline macOS, Apple is no longer supporting the very very old 32 bit libraries and dependencies for these old applications. Transition has been under way for many years now.
You can choose to get the monthly or yearly Office 365 subscription, or the one time purchase of Office 2019 if you prefer.
See here: https://products.office.com/en/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products-for-mac
Note that this is only necessary if you plan on updating to macOS 10.15 Catalina in the fall when it is released. It you plan on staying with High Sierra, then your Office 2011 will continue to work as it has.
You would need to purchase an upgrade. The 64-bit requirement will take effect with the installation of Catalina. If you do not upgrade to Catalina, the 32-bit app should continue to work.
Thanks for the tip about the holiday sales!
Most appreciated!
Thanks fo the link!!
Interesting, will look into!
Thanks!
Very helpful!
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