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I just updated to OS Catalina, but my Microsoft Office suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) won't let me access my existing files with full editing access--read-only--unless I enter an annual subscription program. What?

Catalina does not retro-support previous versions of some software, including the Office suite.


So..I wanted to back down my upgrades to Mojave, but first needed to reinstall my original OS X Mountain Lion, which now is giving me problems. I'm stuck at a dead end when it asks me to indicate where Mountain Lion should start up from.


So..I'm operating on Catalina, but this Office suite access thing is a problem....any solutions?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 6, 2020 5:39 PM

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Posted on Aug 6, 2020 5:45 PM

Office 2019 and Office 365 are 64 bit and work with Catalina.

If you want to revert to a previous MacOS version follow these instructions: Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version - Apple Support

I would upgrade Office rather than revert to an older OS.

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