My old MacBook is not that old - 2018 - and has the up-to-date version of iOS.
I have tried wireless migrating and I have also directly connected the old and new MacBook using the thunderbolt cord - my files have transferred but not Microsoft Apps. When i connect the two MacBooks, and open Migration Assistant in the new MacBook, I get the following instruction:
"When transferring from another Mac, open the Migration Assistant app in the Utilities folder on that Mac and select "to another Mac" - which I am unable to do. I've also tried turning off the old MacBook and restarting it while holding down the "T" key per another instruction.
I can tell that the new MacBook can "see" that the old MacBook is here, but I cannot figure out how to make the Target Display Mode work. When I connect the old MacBook to the new one, I get a message "Cannot Use Thunderbolt Accessory - Connect accessory to a Thunderbolt port on this Mac." But that's exactly what I've done and it does not work.
I'm really not a moron, but I have followed Apple's instructions for different methods of getting all the data and apps from my old laptop to the new one and they are not working. I guess I'll try connecting to a TV and see whether that will allow me to see the screen on my old MacBook? Or is it just not possible for the Word. Excel, etc to migrate to the new laptop?