Microsoft has recently announced that Office 365 apps would no longer run on macOS 10.13 High Sierra as of November 10, as the company is switching the focus to newer operating systems.
Needless to say, the change doesn’t come as a big surprise, as dropping support for old OS versions is something that happens on all platforms.
- 2 days ago If you’re subscribed to Microsoft’s Office 365 and you’re running a Mac computer that’s on macOS High Sierra, you have two choices – either you update your Mac to a newer version of macOS, or get a new Mac because Microsoft has announced that starting next month, they will be dropping support for macOS High Sierra and older.
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Important: In order to upgrade to Microsoft 365 or Office 2019, your Mac needs to meet the minimum operating system and hardware requirements. With the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina, Microsoft 365 for Mac and Office 2019 for Mac currently support macOS.
Microsoft says that Microsoft 365 for Mac and Office 2019 for Mac would no longer receive updates on an Apple computer unless it runs macOS 10.14 Mojave or a newer version.
“As of the November 2020 (build 16.43) update for Microsoft 365 for Mac or Office 2019 for Mac, macOS 10.14 Mojave or later is required to receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. If you continue with an older version of macOS, your Office apps will still work, but you'll no longer receive any updates including security updates,” Microsoft explains.
“Upgrading your operating system to macOS 10.14 or later will allow Office updates to be delivered for your apps. Note that new installs of Microsoft 365 for Mac or Office 2019 for Mac will also require macOS 10.14 or later.”
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Updating macOS, the best way to go
Needless to say, if you continue to run Microsoft Office app on macOS 10.13 or older, everything is supposed to work just like before, only that no other improvements are released. Not to mention that doing this comes with major security risks, as the vulnerabilities found in the productivity suite would no longer be fixed, leaving your device and data exposed to possible attacks.
“As new major versions of macOS are released and older versions become unsupported, we highly recommend you continue to update your macOS to a supported version in order to receive mainstream support such as security updates as well as new features (if you’re an Microsoft 365 for Mac subscriber). This applies for both Microsoft 365 for Mac and Office 2019 for Mac users,” the company explains.
Of course, the best way to go right now is to update to a newer version of macOS if your device supports it.
If you’re subscribed to Microsoft’s Office 365 and you’re running a Mac computer that’s on macOS High Sierra, you have two choices – either you update your Mac to a newer version of macOS, or get a new Mac because Microsoft has announced that starting next month, they will be dropping support for macOS High Sierra and older.Support For Windows Office 365
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According to Microsoft, “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. 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.”
If you can’t upgrade to a newer version of macOS or get a new Mac computer, Microsoft does mention that your apps will continue to work, it’s just that they will no longer be able to receive any updates for new features or security. If you don’t have any problems with using a potentially outdated piece of software, we suppose this isn’t really that big of a deal.
However, if you’re the sort that needs to be updated at all times for work or for school, then this could be an issue. It is a pity that High Sierra support is being dropped considering that it’s not that old (it was released in 2017), but it’s something you’ll have to take into consideration.
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