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Microsoft Office

I had Microsoft Office 2011 which was bought couple of years ago. Now Once I updated the software to Catalina my word and excel is not working. What should I do to get using my Microsoft office again. I do not want to go on subscription.

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MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.12

Posted on Jan 12, 2020 12:33 PM

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Jan 12, 2020 1:09 PM in response to esjayp

For future reference, ALWAYS verify software compatibility BEFORE upgrading to a new operating system. Microsoft, and pretty much all SW providers will only continue to support older versions of their products for a certain period. It is a given that either or both HW & SW will need to be upgraded.


As an alternative to BobTheFisherman's suggestion to downgrade, you can elect to run a VM manager, like Parallels or VMware, on your Mac. Then create a VM of an earlier version of macOS or OS X that supports older third-party SW.

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