Office 2016 compatible Windows 7

What incompatibility?

from the Office site

Outlook 2016

COMPONENT

REQUIREMENT

Computer and processor

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster x86-bit or x64-bit processor with SSE2 instruction set

Memory

2 GB RAM

Hard disk

3.0 GB available disk space

Display

1280 x 800  screen resolution

Graphics

Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX 10 graphics card.

Operating system

• Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 10 Server, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2
• Outlook for Mac: Mac OS X 10.10

For the best experience, use the latest version of any operating system.

Browser

The current or immediately previous version of Internet Explorer; the current version of Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox. Get more details.

.NET version

.NET 3.5 required. Some features may require .NET 4.0, 4.5, or 4.6 CLR to also be installed.

Patch level

See the Outlook Cumulative Updates.

Other

Outlook 2016 Internet functionality requires an Internet connection. Fees may apply.

Instant Search functionality requires Windows Search 4.0.

Certain advanced functionality may require connectivity to:

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2010, or Exchange Online. Outlook 2016 does not support connections to Exchange Server 2007.
• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2010, or SharePoint Online; and/or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2010.
• For integration with Skype for Business/Microsoft Lync (optional): Skype for Business Online, Lync 2013, Lync 2010, and Office Communicator 2007 R2. Office Communicator 2005 and Office Communicator 2007 are not supported.
• OneDrive or OneDrive for Business

Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Skype for Business Online, and OneDrive for Business are available with qualifying Office 365 subscriptions.

Certain inking features require Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7.

Speech recognition functionality requires a close-talk microphone and audio output device.

Rights Management features require access to either a cloud deployment of Microsoft Rights Management (Azure Rights Management) or an on-premises deployment (Active Directory Rights Management Services).

Dynamic calendars require server connectivity.

Microsoft account

is windows 7 compatible with microsoft word 2016? i need it for school

Yes, Yes, Yes!

Yes, it will work. Please describe what happens when you try to use it--what you think of as an incompatibility.

1. Click start and search for outlook.exe

2. Right-click Outlook.exe and then click Properties.

3. On the Compatibility tab,

4. Uncheck the Run this program in compatibility mode for check box.

5. Click Apply then OK.

6. Try to start Outlook.