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I recently downloaded Mac OS Catalina. Now I lost Microsoft Word, Excell etc. which i paid for when I bought the iMac. How to I get Microsoft word back?

I recently downloaded Mac OS Catalina. Now I lost Microsoft Word, Excell etc. which i paid for when I bought the iMac. How to I get Microsoft word back? I used to have High Sierra. Should I go back to that?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 8, 2020 6:06 PM

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Posted on Nov 8, 2020 6:11 PM

Older versions of Microsoft Office are not compatible with Catalina.


If you have an early version of Office for Mac 2016, you can update it at no charge. However note that connecting to Microsoft 365 services using Office 2016 for Mac is not supported by Microsoft after October 13, 2020. 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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Nov 8, 2020 6:11 PM in response to Yarddog59

Older versions of Microsoft Office are not compatible with Catalina.


If you have an early version of Office for Mac 2016, you can update it at no charge. However note that connecting to Microsoft 365 services using Office 2016 for Mac is not supported by Microsoft after October 13, 2020. 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

I recently downloaded Mac OS Catalina. Now I lost Microsoft Word, Excell etc. which i paid for when I bought the iMac. How to I get Microsoft word back?

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