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So even though I once had microsoft word on my Mac I can no longer even use it on my new mac?

Can I update Microsoft Word and thereby use it on my Mac. Right now it has that symbol with a slash through it meaning stay away or forbidden or some such thing. Thanks folks.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 9:14 AM

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Posted on Oct 26, 2021 9:17 AM

Not enough information provided to answer completely.

If your Office app is the older 32 bit app it will not run on an operating system version Catelina or newer. You would have to upgrade Office to the 64 bit version.

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Oct 26, 2021 9:17 AM in response to georgieb51

georgieb51 wrote:

Can I update Microsoft Word and thereby use it on my Mac. Right now it has that symbol with a slash through it meaning stay away or forbidden or some such thing. Thanks folks.


Update your third party software to be compatible or use an alternative software...


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


Big Sur compatibility—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. Office 2019 no issues.



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




https://support.microsoft.com/


Microsoft Corporation/Customer service

1 (800) 642-7676

Oct 26, 2021 9:17 AM in response to georgieb51

Microsoft does not provide free upgrades between major versions of their Office products (unless you subscribe to Microsoft 365) and older versions of Office are not compatible with macOS Catalina or Big Sur.


If you have a version of Microsoft Office that is not compatible, you can either subscribe to Microsoft 365 or you can make a one-time purchase. See: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/mac/microsoft-365-for-mac


Or use the free and very good Libre Office https://www.libreoffice.org/

or the free Microsoft Office on the web: https://products.office.com/en-us/free-office-online-for-the-web

or Google Docs: https://www.google.com/docs/about/

or Apple’s Pages and Numbers

Oct 26, 2021 12:35 PM in response to georgieb51

I can tell you first hand that's definitely possible. I had it happen with office and just yesterday was reminded that Carbon Copy Cloner v5 does not work with Monterey. I wanted to keep using CCC so I bought the upgrade to v6.


This situation is actually nothing new. It seems to be new only because MS Office programs are sometimes quite expensive compared to other 3rd party offerings.

So even though I once had microsoft word on my Mac I can no longer even use it on my new mac?

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