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.
I have Microsoft Word 2016 for mac version 15.32 recently installed on my MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) running macOS Sierra 10.12.3. When I'm typing the text is lagging up to 1 to 2 seconds. This is extremely annoying and not efficient for a word program. Microsoft has given some guidance about Office for Mac support on the upcoming MacOS ‘High Sierra’ 10.13. But not without a little encouragement to buy the Office for Mac. High Sierra will be publicly released in the (northern) autumn and some testers will have it already. There will be a public beta release later in June 2017. Aug 31, 2017 Mac Sierra 10.12.6Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 Version 14.7.6 (170621)When I try to open a docx file I get. The open XML file name.docx cannot be opened. Because there are problems with the contents or the. File name might contain invalid characters (for. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Lync for Office for Mac 2011 have not been tested on macOS 10.14 Mojave, and no support for this configuration will be provided. This means there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options, or technical content updates.
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. 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. |
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.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, Skype for Business, and OneNote will install and run on macOS 10.14 Mojave. Microsoft fully supports Office 2016, Office 2019 and Office 365 for Mac on 10.14 Mojave when you have the following Office updates installed:
Office 365/2019 - Build 16.17.0 or later
Office 2016 - Build 16.16.2 or later
Skype for Business 16.21.65 or later
For the best experience with 10.14 Mojave, be sure to keep your Office apps up-to-date. If the version of Office installed on your Mac is earlier than 16.14, and you are not being offered updates, you can download the latest Office for Mac suite installer. See 'What version of Office am I using?' if you don't know what version you're on.
Send feedback for Office for Mac on 10.14 Mojave
Help us improve Office for Mac. If you encounter any issues while using Office on 10.14 Mojave, please send us feedback so we can address them. Here's how:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote: Select the Send a Smile icon in the top-right corner of the app.
Outlook: Select Contact Support from the Help menu.
OneDrive: Select Report a problem in the menu bar.
Skype for Business: Select Report an issue from the Help menu.
Office for Mac 2011 and earlier
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Since October 10, 2017, Office for Mac 2011* is no longer supported.
Note: * Lync for Mac 2011 has a limited time of Extended Support for security fixes.
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Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Lync for Office for Mac 2011 have not been tested on macOS 10.14 Mojave, and no support for this configuration will be provided. 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.