Microsoft Office 2011 Mac Compatibility With High Sierra Rating: 3,9/5 1053 reviews

By Mike Wuerthele
Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 09:21 am PT (12:21 pm ET)

A support document published by Microsoft, and some AppleInsider testing, shows that while the newer versions of the office productivity suite will mostly work with High Sierra now, the current version does not —and older versions are getting left behind.
  1. 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. The article also makes.
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  3. Sep 28, 2017  Microsoft has stated that Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Lync 2011 have not been tested on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and no formal support for this configuration will be provided. Additionally, Microsoft has stated that all applications in the Office for Mac 2011 suite are reaching end of support on October 10th, 2017.

Sep 01, 2017 Microsoft has announced in a support document that Office for Mac 2011 will not be supported under macOS 10.13 High Sierra. It doesn’t go as far as to say the software will not work, but hints. Office for Mac 2011. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Lync have not been tested on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and no formal support for this configuration will be provided. Since October 10, 2017, Office for Mac 2011. is no longer supported. This means there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options, or technical content. I updated my MacBook Pro to the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4. My Microsoft Word (and other Microsoft products) no longer will open. It prompts me to get the latest version from the app store, however, my product key does not work for the new version for Word. How can I use my 2011 student version of Office 2011 for Mac on my laptop?




CompatibilityIn the support document, published shortly after the reveal of High Sierra, Microsoft declares that while the Office 2016 suite of applications from unreleased version 15.35 and later do work, users will still have to endure problems while waiting for a future update. According to Microsoft, 'not all Office functionality may be available' and stability problems may manifest where 'apps unexpectedly quit.'
Without delving into specific reasons why, Microsoft strongly recommends that users back up existing data before trying the software. The company is requesting that users send feedback if they choose to test High Sierra and Microsoft Office products.
Versions 15.34 —the current version —and earlier are not supported on High Sierra, and users may not be able to launch the apps at all, according to Microsoft. The 15.34 update was released on May 16
Microsoft notes in the same memorandum that Office for Mac 2011 'have not been tested' and 'no formal support for this configuration will be provided.' Office for Mac 2011 will also cease all support from Microsoft on October 10, 2017 and no further updates in any form will be provided after that date.

Mac Compatibility With Windows

AppleInsider tested the 15.34 version and found that they appear to launch and run for a period of time, but with notably slower speeds across the board. Furthermore, the apps quit unexpectedly fairly often during use.
The same issues manifested in a Mac with High Sierra that was not migrated to APFS, eliminating that as a primary source of the errors and crashing.
The latest Office for Mac 2011 from April, version 14.7.3, was examined, and was found to be in a worse state following the High Sierra update. Crashing was even more frequent than in the Office for Mac 2016, not even accounting for a number of other user interface oddities spanning the entire suite. A standard troubleshooting step for Microsoft Office applications is to uninstall and reinstall the suite. Neither the 2011 nor the 2016 versions were any better after a complete delete and reinstall.
Both the 2011 and 2016 versions of Office were usable prior to the High Sierra update.

Microsoft Office 2011 Mac Compatibility With High Sierra Pro

AppleInsider's testing found the 2016 suite to to be functional for the cautious under 15.34, and 2011 to be not reliable at all under High Sierra.

As of September 25, 2017, macOS 10.13 High Sierra is publicly available for all Mac users to install. Office 2016 for Mac is fully supported on High Sierra. For the best experience, we recommend you update Office to version 15.38 or later.

For updates regarding macOS 10.14 Mojave, see Microsoft Office support for macOS 10.14 Mojave.

Office 2016 for Mac

See 'What version of Office am I using?' if you don't know what version you're on.

Version of Office

Supportability

15.35 and later

Office 2016 for Mac is fully supported on macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

The first Mac version, called Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition, wasn’t released until, you’ve guessed it, 1998. It was re-engineered by Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit and introduced the Internet Explorer 4.0 browser and Outlook Express. Microsoft excel 2012 for mac pro. It also included Microsoft PowerPoint 98, Microsoft Word 98, and Microsoft Excel 98.Today, there’s very little difference between Microsoft Office for Mac and Microsoft Office for Windows.

If you encounter issues using Office 2016 for Mac, please send us feedback so we can address them. In Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, you can click on the Send a Smile icon in the top-right of the app. For Outlook, choose Contact Support from the Help menu.

15.34 and earlier

These versions are not supported on 10.13. In some cases, you may not be able to launch the Office apps. For example, users will see the following error message when attempting to launch Outlook 2016 ver. 15.34:

If you installed Outlook 2016 ver. 15.34 or earlier, and are not being offered an update to 15.35 or later, download the latest Office 2016 for Mac Suite Installer here.

Uninstall Microsoft Office Mac 2011

Office for Mac 2011

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Lync have not been tested on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and no formal support for this configuration will be provided.

Since October 10, 2017, Office for Mac 2011* is no longer supported. This means there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options, or technical content updates. Refer to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle for more information.

* Lync for Mac 2011 has a limited time of Extended Support for security fixes.