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Will Migration Assistant transfer MS Word documents from my old iMac to my new iMac? I have the 2011 version of Word on my old iMac.
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
If you want to continue using MS Word then yes, you should either buy Office for Mac 2019 or subscribe to Office 365. There are also web based alternatives such as libreoffice which are free. It all depends on your needs. If you use Word frequently the using the Microsoft solution, however if you use it 1x a month then why spend the money? You could use Pages which comes pre-installed on your new Mac and that will read and write MS Word files.
If you want to continue using MS Word then yes, you should either buy Office for Mac 2019 or subscribe to Office 365. There are also web based alternatives such as libreoffice which are free. It all depends on your needs. If you use Word frequently the using the Microsoft solution, however if you use it 1x a month then why spend the money? You could use Pages which comes pre-installed on your new Mac and that will read and write MS Word files.
Many thanks for you help. I do want to continue using MS Word and have one more question. Should I install Office for Mac 2019 on the new computer before or after using Migration Assistant to transfer documents?
It will transfer the documents but will not transfer Office for Mac unless you are using a 64 bit version which is currently either Office for Mac 2019 or Office 365.
Thanks very much! So should I install Office for Mac 2019 on my new iMac, i.e. the computer I want to transfer the documents to?
I'd install Office for Mac 2019 on the new Mac after you have migrated.
will Migration Assistant transfer MS Word documents from old iMac to new iMac? i have 2011 version of Word on my old imac
