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What version of Office 365 works with High Sierra 10.13.6?

I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) that uses High Sierra 10.13.6. I believe that this is the highest OS available to the machine. No more upgrades available. When I try to install Office 365 on my MacBook Pro I get a message "This software requires macOS version 10.14.0 or later."


What are my options? Does microsoft let you use older versions of 365? I have an Office365 subscription that I use on my other (newer) machine.


Thanks everyone!


MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 1:58 PM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2021 3:27 PM

I spent some time with Microsoft's chatbots. Here's what to do:

Mac OS 10.12.6 “Sierra” is new enough to run Office 2019/ Microsoft 365 build 16.29.1, but you won’t be able to update Office any further. To install Office build 16.29.1, do the following:

  1. Uninstall Office for Mac:
    • Open Finder > Applications.
    • Command+click to select all of the Office for Mac applications.
    • Ctrl+click an application you selected and click Move to Trash.
  1. Download and install the Office 16.29.1 build of Office for Mac. Here:
  2. https://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/C1297A47-86C4-4C1F-97FA-950631F94777/MacAutoupdate/Microsoft_Office_16.29.19090802_Installer.pkg
  3. Turn off AutoUpdates:
    • Launch an Office app.
    • Go to the Help menu and choose Check for Updates to launch AutoUpdate.
    • Set it to Manually Check.


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Berntinurny Author
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Feb 10, 2021 3:27 PM in response to Berntinurny

I spent some time with Microsoft's chatbots. Here's what to do:

Mac OS 10.12.6 “Sierra” is new enough to run Office 2019/ Microsoft 365 build 16.29.1, but you won’t be able to update Office any further. To install Office build 16.29.1, do the following:

  1. Uninstall Office for Mac:
    • Open Finder > Applications.
    • Command+click to select all of the Office for Mac applications.
    • Ctrl+click an application you selected and click Move to Trash.
  1. Download and install the Office 16.29.1 build of Office for Mac. Here:
  2. https://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/C1297A47-86C4-4C1F-97FA-950631F94777/MacAutoupdate/Microsoft_Office_16.29.19090802_Installer.pkg
  3. Turn off AutoUpdates:
    • Launch an Office app.
    • Go to the Help menu and choose Check for Updates to launch AutoUpdate.
    • Set it to Manually Check.


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User profile for user: VikingOSX
VikingOSX
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Feb 10, 2021 2:48 PM in response to Berntinurny

Microsoft has retired and now no longer supports any earlier Office 2008/2011/2016 Suites, and now only offers their current 64-bit, Microsoft 365 subscription and Office 2019 for Mac single-purchase solutions. Because Microsoft is following Apple's customary three-year sliding window of operating system support, Microsoft now requires macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or later to install any Office product.


You are correct that macOS High Sierra is the last version of macOS supported on your 2011 vintage Mac.



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