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I upgraded my Mac to Catalina (10.15.7) but now I can't access my current microsoft word; however the latest version of Word requires Mac 11 and is incompatible with Catalina. What can I do?
MacBook, macOS 10.15
After macOS Mojave, Apple's operating systems (Catalina and later) require 64-bit applications and do not support 32-bit versions. This does not apply to documents, just the applications. Older applications whether from Microsoft 365 or single-purchases (Office 2008/2011 for Mac) are incompatible with Catalina.
Shortly after Microsoft Ventura was released in Fall 2022, Microsoft then ceased support for new installations of Microsoft 365 (subscription) or single-purchase Office 2019/2021 on Catalina. Existing installations prior to the changes in the first sentence will continue to work on Catalina, just without product updates.
Your options on Catalina without Microsoft applications are:
After macOS Mojave, Apple's operating systems (Catalina and later) require 64-bit applications and do not support 32-bit versions. This does not apply to documents, just the applications. Older applications whether from Microsoft 365 or single-purchases (Office 2008/2011 for Mac) are incompatible with Catalina.
Shortly after Microsoft Ventura was released in Fall 2022, Microsoft then ceased support for new installations of Microsoft 365 (subscription) or single-purchase Office 2019/2021 on Catalina. Existing installations prior to the changes in the first sentence will continue to work on Catalina, just without product updates.
Your options on Catalina without Microsoft applications are:
I upgraded my Mac to Catalina but now I can't access my current microsoft word; however the latest version of Word is incompatible with Catalina. What can I do? I need my documents...
