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.
Office 365 for Mac has been designed specifically to support features that are unique to the Mac experience — features like Dark Mode and Continuity Camera in macOS, as well as the MacBook Pro Touch Bar and the Mac’s industry-leading Trackpad. If you have an Office 365 (or Microsoft 365) plan, you can provide your users with instructions on how to download and install Office for Mac for themselves. To install Office for Mac, a user has to be administrator on the Mac or know an administrator account name and password. Note: At the moment the Office 365 mobile apps will take you to the help and support pages, but there’s no direct method to create a support ticket. You can click around the help site until you find a link to a support page, but that’s not the same as having a specific option to contact support. Office 2019 connections to Microsoft 365 services (for example, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) are supported while Office 2019 is in mainstream support, through October 2023. A touch-enabled device is required to use any multitouch functionality, but, all features and functionality are always available by using a keyboard, mouse, or other.
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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 If you don’t have any problems with using a potentially outdated piece of software, we suppose this isn’t really that big of a deal.
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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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