

While the early years may have been all about how Microsoft could support Apple’s vision, the current reality is quite different. The Mac to MS Office relationship has been rocky at best, which started decades ago with the competitive relationship between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in the 1970s. It may be no surprise that when you Google “MS Office for Mac”, that the majority of the results returned are alternatives to the popular office productivity software.

Even Office 2016 users may encounter difficulties. So if you want to continue using Office 2011, we suggest not upgrading to macOS High Sierra for the time being.Mac users of Microsoft Office 2011 may be in for a nasty shock after upgrading to High Sierra, as Microsoft has announced that it’s no longer supported. Office 2011 will continue to operate well on earlier versions of the Mac operating system, including Sierra 10.12 or El Capitan 10.11. We’ve tested Office 2011 with High Sierra here at Connectech, and have experienced problems with saving files along with other stability issues. After this date there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options, or technical content updates.

(Users may have also seen a banner notification about this if they’ve recently opened Office 2011.) 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.Īdditionally, Microsoft has stated that all applications in the Office for Mac 2011 suite are reaching end of support on October 10th, 2017. Microsoft recently published a support document noting that Office for Mac 2011 will not be supported under the just-released macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
