
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. “All applications in the Office for Mac 2011 suite are reaching end of support on October 10th, 2017.

“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,” the company explains. The software giant explains that Office for Mac 2011 does not support macOS High Sierra, so upgrading to this version of the operating system basically means that they won’t be able to use the productivity suite anymore. This includes Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, along with Skype and OneDrive for Business. Otherwise, you will have to either purchase a new device or continue using the now unsupported Office 2011 for Mac.Apple is expected to release the final version of macOS 10.13 High Sierra as soon as the next month, and with the majority of users very likely to upgrade their devices, Microsoft decided to issue a public warning for customers of its Office suite. If you have an Office 365 subscription but your computer can't run Office 2016 (if it's too old), you can use Office in the Cloud.


In late 2015, Microsoft released Office 2016 for Mac and it's available as a full retail purchase or as part of their Office 365 subscription package (highly recommended). What does this mean to you?įirst, it only means something if you're still running the old Microsoft Office 2011. Microsoft has announced that support for Microsoft Office 2011 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) for Mac is ending October 10, 2017.
