Mac OS Mojave & Microsoft Office 2011

You will need to update to v14.7.7, if not there now. You will have to install the 14.1.0 update first, then you can use the 14.7.7 update. Search for these updaters:

Office2011-1410UpdateEN.dmg

Office2011-1477Update_EN-US.dmg

I used to have my Office install on a separate storage partition from the working OS's (so if the OS hammers and it will, all I have to recover is the OS) and Alias'd the User Data folder to the Documents folder. But these days it's becoming too risky. So I install Office in the working OS and copy the Database to the Documents folder. This will also increase the size of TimeMachine back ups if you have a large Office database. So beware, it's the nature of the beast.

If you are operating from another partition you will need to copy over your database folder for Office: Previous Working Install/Documents/Microsoft User Data to ~ (User in the current OS)/Documents/ . Since you have fired up Office, even though it failed, it should/may have made this folder that you will have to write over the folder (with all Office apps closed) that "has no data in it" with the one that does. If you have a database from an earlier version, i.e.: Office 2008, it will "update" the database to 2011 and you will have two "Identity" folders: one for Office 2008 (your old database) and the new Office 2011. OF WHICH if you are going to Office 2016, you will need to update the database to 2011 first, then move it to or install Office 2016 over 2011 and have 2016 update it again. You can archive the previous databases. But you have to go 2008 to 2011 to 2016. This is the only way it will work to get from 2008 to 2016 or further. They assume that you have been diligent in keeping up to date with their releases even though it may have not been "affordable". MS will try to push you to Office 365 which a lot of people are not liking. I don't care for 2016, much less 365. I have been using Office 2008 in Mojavé, but updated to 2011 since my database was so old and I feared it would eventually corrupt. Otherwise, I would have stayed in 2008. This is where I discovered that Office 2008 has a far better set of applications. As the Office's have been released they have stripped out the best features that were in the previous versions. That's why I will not be going to 2016.

Hope this helps . . .

Yes - thanks again to CK-Mac.

I have now upgraded to Mojave and Excel 2011 is working just as before. I wouldn't have been able to risk doing that without this forum / answer.

Yes I understand there might be a security risk (although without being an expert I think that this is probably manageable for opening your own excel / ppt files etc. For most stuff I would use Office 365, but frustratingly Excel 365 still does not include the ability to make your own userforms - so if you've done any development and need these then continuing to operate Excel 2011 is your only option [other than buying a windows computer or trying to create userforms in code which is a complete waste of time].

Cheers, Domc

Sorry guys MS Office 2011 and 2008 both work fine under Mojave 100%, but you cannot install it via Mojave. I've had MS Office running on this machine since 10.9, maybe earlier, and just done the Apple updates to Mojave and it works fine. Please see picture. I almost exclusively use MS office 2008 as I way prefer the floating tool boxes that save hours of my time when writing! But scrolling hovered over the app but not on the app is only 2011 and above. So they both work fine!

Office 2011 is not supported and may leave you in a vulnerable position. Heed the warning and only use supported versions of software. If you want to flirt with insecure installations then you should be posting in sites that support system modifications and security workarounds. If you block "incoming" then many apps will no longer work not to mention your Internet connection.

Microsoft Office support for macOS 10.14 Mojave - Office Support

I'm running Office 2011, although the suite itself is sorely lacking compared to Office 2008, in Mojavé 10.14.2b on Macbook Pro now. But up until I have had no issues. I was even able to install from the 2011 installer. I have it on my MacPro running 10.14.1, no problems there either.

Way too much doom and gloom without any real explanation. So anyone please tell us what issues are being had and why not to update, to what, until they are discovered . . .

The only issues I have read about are those from Microsoft trying to scare everyone to Office 365. Office 2011 is bad enough and 2016 a nightmare, so I'm staying right here. If the database wasn't all "converted" I could go back to 2008. Far more functional.

Microsoft Office support for macOS 10.14 Mojave - Office Support

It does work but there are a lot of things that do not work in the excel or word application. It is very buggy. I would suggest upgrading office to 2016 if you want to use Mojave.

The reason they give the link that it stopped supporting it with (place OS version here) is the Application may work true, the application may also leave the front door to your mac wide open for everyone and anyone to walk right in and take what they want.

The mention of it not being supported with (OS version) is NOT to say the App won't work, it's attempting to tell you that if you install it on an unsupported OS and that doing so may allow easily exploitable vulnerabilities in the OS that won't be plugged, because it's not supported on that OS. Or suddenly the app stops working all together, unfortunately, that's on you.

Not Apple, Not Microsoft.

I won't use an app on an unsupported OS for that reason. The school of hard knocks is painful, and can be very costly. But, gamble if you wish.

Machine: MacAir.

Program: new Mojave.

Problem: 2011 Office for Mac (despite MS claiming Mojave was comparable with 2011).

Situation: Before installing Mojave, I followed Microsoft's instructions to update and upgrade I did a normal backup onto external hard drive then downloaded MS update for 2011, created specifically to prep for Mojave.

Result: Office for Mac loaded new versions of Word and PPTX that have problems.

Issue: Load asks for proof of original purchase and for old emails from that era (now all changed of course!).

BUT: MS does not provided anywhere to enter the original purchase data or code.

Outcomes: New versions of Word and PPTX can't be accessed AND you are locked out of all your data.

Workaround: The old Word and PPTX apps are still in the dock and still work, so by loading these and then searching for the required docs you can open them.

Fix urgently needed: MS needs to fix the code entry system to allow access to the new apps by legitimate, honest clients. Also, MS should sack the idiot who failed to think this whole thing through.

Help: Anyone got any fixes, advice, ideas?

I ran 2008, 2011 and 2016 with no issues. It's just which version you prefer using. Although 2008 has Entourage instead of 2011 & 2016 having Outlook for their eMail Clients and that moves you into a whole new can of featureless worms.

I'll try again:

Microsoft Office support for macOS 10.14 Mojave - Office Support

And MS Office 2008 will work on Mojave too!

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The only difference is that 2011 and lower are NOT 64bit. That's where 2016 comes in, it is. I read something somewhere to run the Activity Monitor to check to see what of your apps are 64bit. It would not run well nor give me the bit info in Mojavé. I have moved back to my Sierra partition and fired up AM and it's running all over the place and under the "Disk" tab in the "Kind" column it'll say 32 bit or 64 bit. It's far more responsive than it was in Mojavé. It is showing Office 2011 as 32bit. I was playing with 2016 on my laptop as I was draining a new battery and it said that Outlook was 64bit. Not liking the way it looks and there again they removed more features. So for now I'm gonna stay in Sierra with Office 2011.

I hope this helps. Good Luck and Safe Journeys . . .

It's working for me. But for how long, who knows. Not real happy after really finding out what's missing from 2011, I won't be moving to 2016. Ran that for a bit and it's nasty.