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Anyway to have the Microsoft Office products on my Mac without paying an annual fee?

I have Microsoft Office: mac 2011 installed on my mac, but now when I try to open any of the apps (Word, Excel, etc) it wants me to upgrade to Microsoft 365 for an annual fee and I can't use the apps unless I do so. Is this due to the 32 to 64 bit upgrade? Anyway for me to have the Microsoft Office products on my Mac without paying an annual fee?



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iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 22, 2020 10:52 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2020 2:28 PM

You're right about the 32 vs. 64-bit thing. Microsoft Office 2011 is 32-bit, so it won't work on macOS Catalina.


Instead of Microsoft 365, which is a subscription, you can buy Office 2019 as a one-off purchase from the Microsoft website.

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Anyway to have the Microsoft Office products on my Mac without paying an annual fee?

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