#Office 2008 for mac no longer working for mac#

During its annual developer conference in June, Apple announced that Microsoft had already recompiled Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the first ARM-based Macs that are expected to ship later this year. Big Sur, the next major update be the first version of the OS compatible with both Intel-based and ARM-based Macs. The soon to be unsupported macOS 10.13 High Sierra was released three years ago, and Apple releases a new major update for its desktop OS every year in the fall season. Either way, Office 365 (now Microsoft 365) subscribers get monthly updates with quality and security fixes every month.

#Office 2008 for mac no longer working for mac#

The Office 365 apps for Mac are currently available from both the Mac App Store and a standalone installer you can get on. Apple is moving away from Intel chips to their own ‘Apple Silicon’ hardware, starting with the M1 chip. There are a few ‘gotchas’ but support for Apple Silicon is almost complete. New installs of Office 365 for Mac will also require macOS 10.14 Mojave or newer starting next month. Microsoft Office 3 for Mac (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) now work directly on the new M1 chip. It is suggested to uncheck the option 'Reopen Windows when logging back in.' By doing so, Mac wont open the last app used before the restart. If you continue with an older version of macOS, your Office apps will continue to work but you will no longer receive any updates including security updates”, the company explained. Restarting your Mac will ensure that the issue isnt associated with the software.

'As of the Microsoft 365 for Mac November 2020 update, macOS 10.14 Mojave or later is required to receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

Microsoft announced the change on its Office 365 message center, and users of these older versions macOS will no longer get app updates and new features starting next month. Office 365 for Mac apps will no longer be supported on macOS 10.13 High Sierra or older starting November 10, 2020.