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Transferring Office for Mac from old iMac to new MacBook Pro

I purchased Office for Mac years ago with the iMac I've been using since, however we just purchased a new MacBook Pro and wonder if we have to buy the Office for Mac again, or if we can use the version/license we already have for Office for Mac on this new laptop? Hoping the answer is: You "can" use it on the new MacBook Pro. If so how do I upload/download it to my new laptop? Need step by step help.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Mar 7, 2021 12:05 AM

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Posted on Mar 7, 2021 8:48 AM

2021ADC wrote:

Need step by step help.



The current Office for Mac; Office 365 or Office 2019 (One-time purchase) are OK with Catalina/Big Sur

How do I upgrade Office?

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-do-i-upgrade-office-ee68f6cf-422f-464a-82ec-385f65391350

compare:

https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products?&activetab=tab:primaryr1


Office Home & Student 2019:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-student-2019/cfq7ttc0k7c8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab


Office Home & Business 2019: This stand alone includes Outlook—

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-business-2019/cfq7ttc0k7cq?activetab=pivot:overviewtab



To activate a Microsoft Office 365 subscription you simply enter the email address you used when you extended the subscription with Microsoft.



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Mar 7, 2021 8:48 AM in response to 2021ADC

2021ADC wrote:

Need step by step help.



The current Office for Mac; Office 365 or Office 2019 (One-time purchase) are OK with Catalina/Big Sur

How do I upgrade Office?

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-do-i-upgrade-office-ee68f6cf-422f-464a-82ec-385f65391350

compare:

https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products?&activetab=tab:primaryr1


Office Home & Student 2019:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-student-2019/cfq7ttc0k7c8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab


Office Home & Business 2019: This stand alone includes Outlook—

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-business-2019/cfq7ttc0k7cq?activetab=pivot:overviewtab



To activate a Microsoft Office 365 subscription you simply enter the email address you used when you extended the subscription with Microsoft.



Mar 7, 2021 8:47 AM in response to 2021ADC

2021ADC wrote:

I purchased Office for Mac years ago with the iMac I've been using since, however we just purchased a new MacBook Pro and wonder if we have to buy the Office for Mac again, or if we can use the version/license we already have for Office for Mac on this new laptop? Hoping the answer is: You "can" use it on the new MacBook Pro. If so how do I upload/download it to my new laptop? Need step by step help.




the App Store apps will require you to subscribe to Microsoft 365; Unless you buy from Microsoft direct:



Office for Mac running macOS Catalina

If you have Office 2011 for Mac or before WILL NOT run, For Catalina Office 2016 for Mac needs to be v15.35 or later.

Update the software : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac


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Big Sur—Microsoft recently announced that it was officially ending support for Office 2016 for Mac on October 13, 2020. Apple Silicon compatibility in Office 2016 is questionable.

ref: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252033401?answerId=253949182022#253949182022


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Big Sur—Microsoft 365 for Mac apps that run natively on Macs with M1.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/12/15/4-ways-microsoft-365-is-improving-the-experience-for-mac-users/


https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/endofsupport/office-365-services-connectivity


Transferring Office for Mac from old iMac to new MacBook Pro

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