Upgrade deactivated my Microsoft office

I just recently updated my MacBook Pro and now my excel is asking me to activate. I don’t have a Microsoft account that I pay for, I automatically had it already on my Mac when I bought it. How do I get it activated again.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 20, 2020 11:04 AM

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3 replies

Jun 20, 2020 11:07 AM in response to correnrenee

Microsoft Office 2011 and older do not work with Catalina. You need a new version of Office.

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Jun 20, 2020 11:22 AM in response to correnrenee

Don't know. You did not say what you upgraded from <-> to.

Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version - Apple Support

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Jun 20, 2020 11:16 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

Thank you for your reply.

is it possible to go back to my last update rather than using the newest update?

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