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How can I access old Office for Mac windows files? They are 32 bit.

How can I access old Office for Mac windows files? They are 32 bit.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 12, 2020 12:28 PM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2020 12:37 PM

You can access previous versions of Office files in a variety of ways.

If you have an early version of Office for Mac 2016, you can update it at no charge. See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/troubleshoot/administration/office-2016-for-mac-64-bit-upgrade


If you have Office for Mac 2011 or earlier, you can either subscribe to Microsoft 365 or you can make a one-time purchase. See: https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products-for-mac?ms.officeurl=mac-compare-redir


Or use the free Microsoft Office on the web: https://products.office.com/en-us/free-office-online-for-the-web


Or Google Docs: https://www.google.com/docs/about/


Other options include using the free and very good Libre Office https://www.libreoffice.org/


or Apple's Pages and Numbers

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Jul 12, 2020 12:37 PM in response to gmom29

You can access previous versions of Office files in a variety of ways.

If you have an early version of Office for Mac 2016, you can update it at no charge. See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/troubleshoot/administration/office-2016-for-mac-64-bit-upgrade


If you have Office for Mac 2011 or earlier, you can either subscribe to Microsoft 365 or you can make a one-time purchase. See: https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products-for-mac?ms.officeurl=mac-compare-redir


Or use the free Microsoft Office on the web: https://products.office.com/en-us/free-office-online-for-the-web


Or Google Docs: https://www.google.com/docs/about/


Other options include using the free and very good Libre Office https://www.libreoffice.org/


or Apple's Pages and Numbers

How can I access old Office for Mac windows files? They are 32 bit.

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