MS Office transfer to Mac

The way I read it,

If you have a license for Microsoft 365, then you can download the Mac version of Office and sign into your Microsoft 365 account.

If you have some other version of Office, then you would need to purchase a license for the Mac version.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365

It's really a question for Microsoft Support.

The license for the full version of MS Office that I have allows installation on multiple platforms (see quote below).

You should be able to log into your Microsoft Office account from the Mac and install the correct version.

However, only one person can run it at a time.

"Microsoft 365 Family Subscription. For use by you and five (5) additional members of your household (up to six users total)."

Contact Microsoft. Microsoft Office requires an upgrade to install on newer computers.

If you own MS Office 2011 for Mac, it will not work on a Mac with macOS Catalina or above The reason is that version of Office is 32-bit and macOS Catalina or above requires 64-bit applications.

Office 2019 definitely runs on Monterey. I presume later versions of Office would also work fine.

- Pie Lover

EmmyFroyd wrote:

Having trouble transferring MS Office from my old PC to my new Mac. Microsoft seems to say it is not possible and I have to buy it again for the new Mac. That doesn't seem right! ...

If these are standalone versions of the apps and not part of their subscription service, then Microsoft has every right to charge you for a new license on a different platform. This also not something unique to Microsoft either. The majority of vendors that produce apps for multiple platforms require each platform to be licenses on each.