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Sur support for MacBook Air 11" Early 2015 OS High Sierra 32-Bit MS Office Suite

Will an upgrade from Sur on the MacBook Air 11" Early 2015 OS High Sierra still support the Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., 32-bit Word, Powerpoint, etc.)?

Posted on Apr 2, 2021 12:48 PM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2021 1:08 PM

32-bit apps will not run on Catalina or Big Sur.


Microsoft does not provide free upgrades between major versions of their Office products (unless you subscribe to Microsoft 365) and older versions of Office are not compatible with macOS Catalina or Big Sur.


If you have a version of Microsoft Office that is not compatible, 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 and very good Libre Office https://www.libreoffice.org/

or 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/

or Apple’s Pages and Numbers

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Apr 2, 2021 1:08 PM in response to MacBook_Air_Early_2015_Sad

32-bit apps will not run on Catalina or Big Sur.


Microsoft does not provide free upgrades between major versions of their Office products (unless you subscribe to Microsoft 365) and older versions of Office are not compatible with macOS Catalina or Big Sur.


If you have a version of Microsoft Office that is not compatible, 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 and very good Libre Office https://www.libreoffice.org/

or 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/

or Apple’s Pages and Numbers

Sur support for MacBook Air 11" Early 2015 OS High Sierra 32-Bit MS Office Suite

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