If updates are available, you will be prompted to update the macOS, if up-to-date, you see a message such as this, confirming the macOS installed With the error “MacOS Upgrade Required” Checking macOS UpdatesĪpple Symbol > About This Mac > Software Update If you have an unsupported macOS an attempted update will throw the following errors… On the top menu bar, click on “Help” then “Check For Updates” How to check your Mac's model and macOS version Checking Microsoft Office for updatesĪttempt to update Office, from any Office application (Word, Excel, Outlook etc) by doing the following

“ issues” that cannot be resolved in the usual manner by updating office and the macOS. Users of older (pre-2012) Macs running macOS 10.12 High Sierra or earlier have not been receiving updates since Novemand may already have noticed Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and OneNote. only macOS (10.14) Catalina and macOS (10.15) Big Surwill also be supported, mojave (macOS 10.13) will not be supported once Monterey is released. Microsoft have stated “ To provide you with the best e XPerience, Microsoft 365 for Mac and Office 2021 for Mac supports the three most recent versions of apple's macOS”Īnd with the imminent release of macOS Monterey (10.16) scheduled for November/December 2021 …. Upgrade macOS to continue receiving Microsoft 365 and Office for Mac updates

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015 or later).MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012 or later).MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012 or later).MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012 or later).MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012 or later).If you use Microsoft Office on a Mac and your Mac is not running macOS Catalina or macOS Big Sur (or later) and is not listed below, it is probably time to buy a new Mac, an iPad Pro or a Windows computer as Microsoft Office support, updates and compatibility will cease once macOS Monterey is released before the end of 2021. In the near future Microsoft will force Mac users to upgrade their macOS devices every 3 or 4 years … … if you want to run a fully supported Microsoft Office version on a macOS device.

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