Microsoft Word

[homervanderjazz]

Hi,

I only really need to use MS Word on my Mac but note there is a subscription service you need to sign up to for 365. Is there any way around this, can an install be done of an older version of Word for example? Thanks.

 

[rpmurray]

What macOS are you running? Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021: Lifetime License for $29.97 for Big Sur or newer. Limited time offer.

 

[NoBoMac]

^^Good until July 14.

Saw it as well. And these type of deals do pop-up a few times a year via various sources.

If not needing to share documents with others, and not married to Word interface, can always go Apple Pages route. Or LibreOffice. Free/cheap Office replacements is a frequent topic on the site. For example:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/microsoft-office-no-subscription-option.2380175/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apache-openoffice-for-mac.2393401/

 

[homervanderjazz]

What macOS are you running? Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021: Lifetime License for $29.97 for Big Sur or newer. Limited time offer.

Many thanks, that is ideal

 

[homervanderjazz]

^^Good until July 14.

Saw it as well. And these type of deals do pop-up a few times a year via various sources.

If not needing to share documents with others, and not married to Word interface, can always go Apple Pages route. Or LibreOffice. Free/cheap Office replacements is a frequent topic on the site. For example:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/microsoft-office-no-subscription-option.2380175/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apache-openoffice-for-mac.2393401/

Thanks for your help

 

[Boyd01]

There's a $100/year version of Office (family??) that includes 5 licenses that can each install it on 5 devices and also get 1tb of cloud storage. Last time I checked, there was no requirement that these people all belong to the same family, but you should check this yourself.

Anyway, perhaps a friend or family member already has and extra one of these accounts and will add you for free?

 

[gilby101]

There's a $100/year version of Office (family??) that includes 5 licenses that can each install it on 5 devices

Microsoft365 Family is 6 licenses (users) on 5 devices each and 1 GB each.

 

[Boyd01]

Microsoft365 Family is 6 licenses (users) on 5 devices each and 1 GB each.

Sorry, yes you are correct - you get one license for yourself plus 5 additional ones. But the storage for each person is 1 TB, not 1 GB.

"Microsoft 365 Family subscribers can share subscription benefits with up to five other people. You can send an invitation or add people to your Microsoft family to share your benefits. Once they accept the invitation, they can install Microsoft 365 apps on their devices and access their own 1 TB of OneDrive storage

Share your Microsoft 365 Family subscription - Microsoft Support

Learn how to share Microsoft 365 Family subscription benefits with up to five people. Manage invitations, devices, and people you've shared Office with.

support.microsoft.com

 

[MacGizmo]

I don't know if it is still the case, but a few years ago you could use the online versions of the office apps for free.

 

[Boyd01]

Apparently it still is.

Free Microsoft 365 Online | Word, Excel, PowerPoint

With Microsoft 365 for the web you can edit and share Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files on your devices using a web browser.

www.microsoft.com

 

[gilby101]

But the storage for each person is 1 TB, not 1 GB.

Oh dear, pretty poor form on my part to correct you only to need further correction. Sorry about that.

 

[homervanderjazz]

Hi, so I have been carrying out the install for MS office 2021. However, it comes to the end of the installation and gets stuck at ‘running package scripts’. Anyone know what the issue may be and how to resolve? Thanks

 

[bogdanw]

Anyone know what the issue may be and how to resolve? Thanks

You could try to give the installer temporary Full Disk Access.
"Change Privacy & Security settings on Mac" https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-privacy-security-settings-on-mac-mchl211c911f/mac

Latest standalone installers
Office (without Teams)

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525133

Word

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525134

Excel

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525135

PowerPoint

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525136

Outlook

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525137

Microsoft AutoUpdate

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830196

 

[davidlv]

You could try to give the installer temporary Full Disk Access.
"Change Privacy & Security settings on Mac" https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-privacy-security-settings-on-mac-mchl211c911f/mac

Latest standalone installers
Office (without Teams)

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525133

Word

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525134

Excel

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525135

PowerPoint

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525136

Outlook

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=525137

Microsoft AutoUpdate

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830196

Thanks for the links! The regular MS site has not been updated yet. All of the apps get updated when you do a "Check for Updates" but that official site is still at version 16.74.1.
How do you find these things so quickly! Amazing
Edit: the regular MS Office site has now been updated to include 16.7.5

Update history for Office for Mac - Office release notes

Provides IT Pros with information about the latest updates for Office for Mac, including links to download packages, and an update history

learn.microsoft.com