I purchased a new MBP 15.4 in 3/2017. I have MSO for MAC Home & Student 2011 installed software. I upgraded my OS in 11/2017 from MACOSSierra 10.12.6 to MACOS High Sierra 10.13.1.
Microsoft has announced in a support document that Office for Mac 2011 will not be supported under macOS 10.13 High Sierra. Question: Q: Is Microsoft 2016 compatible with Sierra 10.12.3? I recently updated my 13' MacBook Pro to Sierra 10.12.3. Since the update, Microsoft Office 2016 apps will not run.
My excel workbooks stopped working-i.e., not compatible. I downgraded my OS back down to MACOSSierra 10.12.6 so I could continue to use my excel financial worksheets.
MS claims that Office 365 Personal works on high sierra but if you look at their website there are many unhappy folks with many problems including software incompatibility with MSO 365 and the stand along MSO 2016. I am only interested in word and excel. I know that you must have the latest version of Office to work on high sierra.
I would love to upgrade to high sierra but not until I'm confident that my word and excel will work with it. My financial life is on excel. I am most interested in the PAST SPECIAL feature in Excel where you can paste link, or just paste formulas, or values, etc. Lastly, I would prefer the stand along MSO 2016 but you only get one year of upgrades and patches and support. My question is what experience have you all had? I trust this site more than mso site.
Thanks in advance & HAPPY NEW YEAR! I use MS office 2011 on sierra and have tested briefly on High Sierra - but HS is not my working Mac OS and I just opened a few files etc. MS-office-2011 - first off - IMHO- best value for money I have ever spent in software - and I bought 3 copies because of company / consulting situations - they all work up to and including (so far) High Sierra. That is a pretty good run and took a lot of support from Microsoft to make sure they work with these OS versions. For a different perspective - a good friend of mine who uses excel extensively told me that because of Pivot Tables, some other financial functions and macros - that the upgrade was worth it for him as soon as 2016 appeared. He bought it and tells me I should upgrade every time we discuss software / MS OFFICE etc.
On the other hand - I am not a fan of the subscription payments. I don't think there is any Generic answer to upgrading MS Office - but it seems 2016 and the 365 version is a closer match to the windows version capabilities than ever before. My situation is that I am happy with 2011 and they have been supporting it longer than I thought they would - awesome I am expecting to upgrade soon. MS Office 2011 working great for me with High Sierra 10.13.2. I'm not an Excel user so can not comment specifically to that, however, Word and Powerpoint are fine.
Also, MS did announce a while back that they would continue to develop Office apps for the Mac. No telling when they advance the next version though. One thing should be noted about Office 2011.
It's a 32 bit app and Apple will likely kill off 32 bit apps with the next version of macOS which we may see later on this year. Office 2016 has been updated to 64 bits so that should be OK. I had Office 365 / 2016 as part of a job with a university, but I yanked it when I was no longer there and installed my 'old' 2011 Home & Student on High Sierra, though MS stated it would not work. Ans, as it turns out, this install was a week before they stopped supporting 2011, so I ensured I had all the updates applicable before the deadline. I've had no real problems with it at all - beyond some documents (including Excel) take longer than they should / used to to open.
And I daresay my mid-2011 Air is probably at the end of MacOS upgrade cycle now, so come October, both the OS and Office will grow old - though not useless - together on it. The local - not 365 - version? Might work on my Air / MacOS, but MS keeping their cards close to the chest on that one - but my guess is they want us to be stuck with a subscription and relying on their online services and storage, so will make the compatibility window (as it were) very small indeed.
If my Office 2011 hadn't worked on my High Sierra Air, I probably would have gone to LibreOffice to maintain a local - not virtual - Office. I had Office 365 / 2016 as part of a job with a university, but I yanked it when I was no longer there and installed my 'old' 2011 Home & Student on High Sierra, though MS stated it would not work. Ans, as it turns out, this install was a week before they stopped supporting 2011, so I ensured I had all the updates applicable before the deadline.
I've had no real problems with it at all - beyond some documents (including Excel) take longer than they should / used to to open. And I daresay my mid-2011 Air is probably at the end of MacOS upgrade cycle now, so come October, both the OS and Office will grow old - though not useless - together on it. The local - not 365 - version? Might work on my Air / MacOS, but MS keeping their cards close to the chest on that one - but my guess is they want us to be stuck with a subscription and relying on their online services and storage, so will make the compatibility window (as it were) very small indeed. If my Office 2011 hadn't worked on my High Sierra Air, I probably would have gone to LibreOffice to maintain a local - not virtual - Office. I purchased a new MBP 15.4 in 3/2017.
I have MSO for MAC Home & Student 2011 installed software. I upgraded my OS in 11/2017 from MACOSSierra 10.12.6 to MACOS High Sierra 10.13.1. My excel workbooks stopped working-i.e., not compatible.
I downgraded my OS back down to MACOSSierra 10.12.6 so I could continue to use my excel financial worksheets. I would love to upgrade to high sierra but not until I'm confident that my word and excel will work with it. My financial life is on excel.
I am most interested in the PAST SPECIAL feature in Excel where you can paste link, or just paste formulas, or values, etc. My question is what experience have you all had? I trust this site more than mso site. Thanks in advance & HAPPY NEW YEAR! Click to expand.Well now I'm wondering if the fact that Excel spreadsheets stopped working for Elnlou might have something to do with the complexity of those spreadsheets. For example the PAST SPECIAL feature that he mentioned? Does anyone else who is using Office 2011 with High Sierra have a problem with Excel spreadsheets?
My financial life, like Elnlou's, is in Excel and I would prefer to never upgrade willingly to High Sierra 10.13.x than to lose the fuctionality of Office 2011. I am mostly just interested in Word and Excel and to a limited degree Outlook.
But I need Excel everyday. That is encouraging that 'chscag' finds Office 2011 works fine for him on High Sierra, but he doesn't use Excel, and Excel functioning is of the highest importance to me. Anyone else using Office 2011 on High Sierra have experiences they would care to share? Well now I'm wondering if the fact that Excel spreadsheets stopped working for Elnlou might have something to do with the complexity of those spreadsheets.
For example the PAST SPECIAL feature that he mentioned? Does anyone else who is using Office 2011 with High Sierra have a problem with Excel spreadsheets? My financial life, like Elnlou's, is in Excel and I would prefer to never upgrade willingly to High Sierra 10.13.x than to lose the fuctionality of Office 2011. I am mostly just interested in Word and Excel and to a limited degree Outlook. But I need Excel everyday. That is encouraging that 'chscag' finds Office 2011 works fine for him on High Sierra, but he doesn't use Excel, and Excel functioning is of the highest importance to me.
Anyone else using Office 2011 on High Sierra have experiences they would care to share? Click to expand.Upgrade whenever you want. MS's Office has a name, it's just a name - just as Windows 10 is just a name for their now-perpetually updated version of Windows. MS is cutting off standalone licensing support in FWIW, review the link there. I subscribe to O365 now, buying Home licenses on the cheap when they go on sale - several features of Office are available only with O365 licensing now.
Office will be Office after that, it's not worth a few bucks to me as Office '2016' is getting regular updates and access to their Store fairly regularly now. Upgrade whenever you want.
MS's Office has a name, it's just a name - just as Windows 10 is just a name for their now-perpetually updated version of Windows. MS is cutting off standalone licensing support in FWIW, review the link there. I subscribe to O365 now, buying Home licenses on the cheap when they go on sale - several features of Office are available only with O365 licensing now. Office will be Office after that, it's not worth a few bucks to me as Office '2016' is getting regular updates and access to their Store fairly regularly now. Click to expand.Wow. I believe if I can find my way to v 15.38 I can then upgrade to MacOS High Sierra and preserve my financial workbooks.
I will have to diligently backup every thing during each step. My goal would be to install the perpetual MSO for MAC 2019 64 bit application when it comes out later this year and some how preserve my current workbooks from the MSO for MAC Home & Student 2011 version in the 2019 application. Any suggestions would be great.
Hoping it's possible. Thanks again!!! Click to expand.I can't image why it would not be. Even Office 2011 for Mac Home and Business continues to work fine for mw with the latest High Sierra 10.13.5. It is a 32 bit app so eventually it may stop working because of that, but Office 2016 for Mac is 64 bit so should work fine and the future Office 2019 for Mac would be 64 bit and should work fine as well. You might try here: and get Microsoft Home and Office 2016 for Mac at a very attractive price. I just got it but haven't bothered to install it yet since 2011 still works fine and because of the old saying 'if it ain't broke don't fix it!'
Also I don't know if they are still offering it but when I bought it there was a promo to either get a backup install CD OR a free license for Office 2019 Home and Office fof Mac when it comes out, so I opted for that. I can't image why it would not be. Even Office 2011 for Mac Home and Business continues to work fine for mw with the latest High Sierra 10.13.5. It is a 32 bit app so eventually it may stop working because of that, but Office 2016 for Mac is 64 bit so should work fine and the future Office 2019 for Mac would be 64 bit and should work fine as well. You might try here: and get Microsoft Home and Office 2016 for Mac at a very attractive price. I just got it but haven't bothered to install it yet since 2011 still works fine and because of the old saying 'if it ain't broke don't fix it!' Also I don't know if they are still offering it but when I bought it there was a promo to either get a backup install CD OR a free license for Office 2019 Home and Office fof Mac when it comes out, so I opted for that.
Click to expand.I checked out the website and the offer still seems to be there. Do you know if it is 64 bit?? So, when you're ready you will download it from a link they provided in an e-mail? Do you feel this website is legit? The website owner hides the country of origin. I'm just being cautious.
I'm trying to understand the procedure or process of how to upgrade. Forgive me if I'm dense about it.
If you have to uninstall MSO for Mac 2011 in order to install MSO for Mac 2016 or even MSO for Mac 2019 (if I decide to wait for that) how do you access your Excel files in MSO for Mac 2011? When you uninstall a program, do your Excel 2011 files remain and the upgraded program just opens them, hopefully, uncorrupted and in tact?
Image: Apple the most seasoned Mac users sometimes need to access Windows applications to get their work done. While the two ecosystems were at odds with each other for most of their early days in the enterprise, there are now many options for Mac users who need to access a Windows app or server.
Tools like Parallels and Virtualbox are popular among users but, for years, one of the standard applications for connecting the two systems is the Microsoft Remote Desktop connection. And, fortunately, the process for downloading and using the Microsoft Remote Desktop on macOS Sierra is fairly straightforward. Note: If you want to access Microsoft Remote Desktop on an older version of Mac OS X, check out.
As with most modern Mac applications, Microsoft Remote Desktop is available for download through the Mac App Store. Go to the icon Dock on your desktop and click the blue 'App Store' icon to open it. Inside the Mac App Store, type 'Microsoft Remote Desktop' into the search bar at the top right hand portion of the window.
The option you want is an orange icon with a computer monitor on it. It should be the first option listed. To begin downloading Microsoft Remote Desktop, click the blue 'Get' button. This app is free, so no price will be listed.Once you click on 'Get,' the button will turn green and say 'Install app.' Click the button again. For here, you can close out the App Store. To access the newly downloaded app, click the the grey 'Launchpad' icon in the Dock.
Click the Microsoft Remote Desktop app icon to open the app. If you can't seem to find the icon (it will look the same as it did in the App Store), try swiping left. If you have many application, the Launchpad will have multiple pages. Another way to find the app is by using the Spotlight Search feature, which you can access by clicking the looking glass at the top right of your home screen, or by using the shortcut Command + Spacebar. Once you have Spotlight open, type 'Microsoft Remote Desktop' and hit enter. Once open, the app should look like this: When you first open the application, you may be presented with a pop up window alerting you to what is new in Microsoft Remote Desktop. Feel free to close that window and continue on.
If you want to be able to quickly return to this application in the future, you should set it in your dock. To do so, right click (control + click) on the icon, mouse over 'Options,' and click 'Keep in Dock.' This will keep you from having to look for the icon every time you need to use it. At this point you'll need to enable remote access on your target PC. For a Windows 10 machine, head to the start button on the bottom left of your desktop. Click the start button and then click 'File Explorer.' In the next window, on the left side of the screen, right-click the option that says 'This PC' and then click 'Properties' at the bottom of the following pop up window.
In the system properties window, click on 'Remote settings' on the left-hand side. Make sure the radio button next to 'Allow remote connections to this computer' is clicked. Also make sure the box next to 'Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication' is checked if you have that authentication. If you want to get to this part faster, simply type 'Remote Settings' in Cortana from your Windows desktop and and click the search result that says 'Allow remote access to your computer.' You'll also need your full PC name if you don't already have it, which will be used to set up the connection.
Click on the start button and then click 'Settings' and the 'System.' At the bottom of the next window click 'About' and the PC name should be available at the top. Enabling a Windows 7, Windows 8, or Vista machine is a little different, but you can find out how to do that. Once you have enabled remote access and have the PC name, go to your Mac and click the 'New' button at the top left of the Microsoft Remote Desktop screen. You'll be prompted to fill in a few fields. First, you'll input the connection name. This is just an arbitrary name and has no real bearing on the connection itself.
For example, you could call it 'Sarah's work PC.' Next, you'll need to input the PC name (the one you wrote down from earlier), or the IP address so your Mac knows where to find the PC. The next line down allows you to configure a Gateway, which would allow a connection to virtual desktops or session-based desktops available on your company's network. Be sure to check with your network administrator to see if there is a gateway you are supposed to use. Credentials is where you will type in the domain, username, and password for the target PC so you can log in through the remote connection. Once again, check with your IT admin, but these should be your standard username and password for your target machine.
Resolution, colors, and full screen mode are all personal preferences for how you want the remote desktop to launch on your machine. If you're not sure, start with the standard settings and go from there. In the same window, click the 'Session' tab in the middle to configure peripheral devices for your remote desktop. With the 'Sound' drop-down, for example, you can choose where you want any sound to play. Clicking the box next to 'Connect to admin session' will allow you to connect to an administrator session on a Windows server, and 'Forward printing devices' will make your local printers available during your remote desktop session. 'Swap mouse buttons' will allow you to use left click commands with a right-click Mac mouse.
The third tap at the top of this window is 'Redirection.' Here, you can choose a local folder to be made available during your remote session. Click the '+' button, choose a name for the folder, and input the folder's path to have it available. When you are finished configuring your remote desktop, click the red close button at the top left of the dialog box and your new remote desktop will be added.
To start a session with that desktop, simply double-click it to begin. If you want to edit, duplicate, export, or delete that remote connection, right-click (control + click) on the desktop name to access those options. What do you think? Is there a better way to access your Windows applications? Tell us in the comments.