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I have an older version of Microsoft Office and now I have to update it. I only need Microsoft Word. Does anyone know what it costs to upgrade Word?

What does it cost to upgrade to Microsoft Word only?


MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 29, 2020 2:09 PM

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May 29, 2020 2:45 PM in response to Gashleyla

Look into the Free LibreOffice, it handles MS Office files…


https://www.libreoffice.org/


Apple macOS (Mac OS X)

The software and hardware prerequisites for installing on a Apple macOS computer are as follows:

  • LibreOffice 6.3.x: macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or higher
  • LibreOffice 6.2.x: macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) or higher
  • Intel processor
  • 512 MB RAM
  • Up to 800 MB available hard disk space
  • 1024x768 graphic device with 256 colors (higher resolution recommended)

It is a recommended best practice to back-up your system and data before you remove or install software.

Notes:

  • For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required. Java is notably required for Base.
  • Due to an issue, there are the following restrictions with Java: on macOS 10.10 and newer, JRE isn't found, JDK is required
  • LibreOffice 4.3 can still run on OS X 10.6+, but please understand that this support ended when 4.3 was retired on May 27, 2015.

https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/system-requirements/#Apple


Feature Comparison of LibreOffice v6.4 with Office 365/Office 2019 for Mac

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Feature_Comparison:_LibreOffice_-_Microsoft_Office

I have an older version of Microsoft Office and now I have to update it. I only need Microsoft Word. Does anyone know what it costs to upgrade Word?

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