I have a 2013 Macbookpro runninh BigSur. I would like to install a compatible Microsoft Office or 365. I use Excel for simple personal budgeting and word for simple word processing.
can you tell me what or how i can get suitable programs installed?
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Microsoft's policy is to support only the last three versions of macOS. Those are (Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma) – Big Sur fell off the list when Apple released Sonoma last September. As such, I'm not sure whether you can get Microsoft 365 (desktop version) or Microsoft Office Home & Student for your Mac (which can't upgrade past Big Sur).
There is the free office suite LibreOffice. The current version will run on Big Sur.
There are the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote programs included with your Mac. I consider Pages to be more of a page layout program than a word processor, but you can use it for some word processing tasks.
You might be able to use the Web-based versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These run in a Web browser (not as native programs. You would need to be connected to the Internet whenever you wanted to use them.
Microsoft Microsoft – Use Microsoft 365 apps for free on the web
Microsoft's policy is to support only the last three versions of macOS. Those are (Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma) – Big Sur fell off the list when Apple released Sonoma last September. As such, I'm not sure whether you can get Microsoft 365 (desktop version) or Microsoft Office Home & Student for your Mac (which can't upgrade past Big Sur).
There is the free office suite LibreOffice. The current version will run on Big Sur.
There are the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote programs included with your Mac. I consider Pages to be more of a page layout program than a word processor, but you can use it for some word processing tasks.
You might be able to use the Web-based versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. These run in a Web browser (not as native programs. You would need to be connected to the Internet whenever you wanted to use them.
Microsoft Microsoft – Use Microsoft 365 apps for free on the web
+1 for LibreOffice. :)
How can I get Microsoft Office or 365 on my MacBook Pro 2013 running Big Sur?
