If you rely on Microsoft Office and are planning to upgrade to macOS High Sierra when it comes out later this year, be sure to back up your important files first.

Not all Office functionality may be available, and you may encounter stability problems where apps unexpectedly quit. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote will install and run on 10.13. Updating to version 15.35 will get you up and running-or more accurately, up and limping. Version 15.34 and older aren’t supported in macOS High Sierra, and may not even launch. Things aren’t as bleak for Office for Mac 2016, although they aren’t promising. As a reminder, after that date there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or technical content updates.

The article also makes it clear Office 2011 is at its end of life point.Īll applications in the Office for Mac 2011 suite are reaching end of support on October 10th, 2017. Microsoft posted a support article noting the status of Office for Mac 2011 saying there is no formal High Sierra support, and that no compatibility testing has been done. Office for Mac may not play well with macOS High Sierra Take note, Office for Mac users, Office 2011 isn’t supported in macOS High Sierra and Office 2016 looks sketchy, too.

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