can i downgrade back so i can still use my Microsoft word? I didn't realize it would make it non useable

UniquelyCrested wrote:

can i downgrade back so i can still use my Microsoft word? I didn't realize it would make it non useable

Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version - Apple Support

options—

Office for Mac running macOS Catalina

If you have Office 2011 for Mac or before WILL NOT run.

Office 2016 for Mac needs to be v15.35 or later.

Update the software or try an alternative for word documents—

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac


The current Office for Mac; Office 365 or Office 2019 (One-time purchase) are OK with Catalina

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-do-i-upgrade-office-ee68f6cf-422f-464a-82ec-385f65391350

https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products?&activetab=tab:primaryr1

To activate a Microsoft Office 365 subscription you simply enter the email address you used when you extended the subscription with Microsoft.


or try an alternative for word documents—

Pages.app built into the macOS https://support.apple.com/pages

LibreOffice shareware/ https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/

Did you make a full back up before upgrading?

Have you considered just upgrading to a recent version of Word, which is a whole lot less complicated?