MSOffice on Macbook Pro

GIsland wrote:

I just upgraded (a mistake I think) from Catalina to 11.1 in preparation for a couple of weeks of intense work starting Jan 30. Ppt seems to work but MSWord is not opening documents. I have Microsoft 365 for Mac. If you have a fix, MUCH appreciated and please write in very simple step-by-step terms.

Thanks for any help!!!

the App Store apps will require you to subscribe to Microsoft 365; Unless you buy from Microsoft:

Office for Mac running macOS Catalina

If you have Office 2011 for Mac or before WILL NOT run, For Catalina Office 2016 for Mac needs to be v15.35 or later.

Update the software : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac


Big Sur—Microsoft recently announced that it was officially ending support for Office 2016 for Mac on October 13, 2020. Apple Silicon compatibility in Office 2016 is questionable.

ref: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252033401?answerId=253949182022#253949182022

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/endofsupport/office-365-services-connectivity

The current Office for Mac; Office 365 or Office 2019 (One-time purchase) are OK with Catalina/Big Sur

How do I upgrade Office?

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-do-i-upgrade-office-ee68f6cf-422f-464a-82ec-385f65391350

compare:

https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products?&activetab=tab:primaryr1

Office Home & Student 2019:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-student-2019/cfq7ttc0k7c8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

Office Home & Business 2019: This stand alone includes Outlook—

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-business-2019/cfq7ttc0k7cq?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

To activate a Microsoft Office 365 subscription you simply enter the email address you used when you extended the subscription with Microsoft.