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I need to know whether my Mac OS 11.7.10 is compatible with Microsoft Word. Thank you.

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2025-05-13T17:45:16+00:00

I need to know whether my Mac OS 11.7.10 is compatible with Microsoft Word. Thank you.

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 435K Reputation points
    2025-05-13T18:35:11+00:00

    Theoretically, maybe. Realistically/reliably, no.

    It would have to be a discontinued, unsupported release which cannot not be updated to a current level installed on a version of macOS which is discontinued & no longer supported by Apple.

    As an alternative you may be able to meet your needs with the free Online web apps or look into other product such as LibreOffice which also is free.

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  1. John Korchok 231.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-05-15T14:39:43+00:00

    Your OS will be compatible with an older version of Word, but not the current one. Here's my article on which editions of Office you can install on older operating systems: Most Recent Office You Can Run - Best Practices

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-16T13:26:13+00:00

    Thank you very much for your reply. I'm so pleased to know that I'll be able to run Word on my Big Sur OS. I am very grateful!

    Gemma Hooper

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-15T13:02:47+00:00

    Hi Bob,

    Many thanks for your reply which was very helpful, as well as being what I expected. I will look into updates which I think means a new computer. In the meantime, I have used LibreOffice. I hope I can transfer the Word documents that I occasionally access to tweak or add to across to LibreOffice. Thanks again.

    Gemma Hooper

    (Apologies if this is a duplicate.)

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-15T12:17:53+00:00

    Hi Bob,

    Many thanks for your reply which was very helpful, as well as being what I expected. I will look into updates which I think means a new computer. In the meantime, I have used LibreOffice. I hope I can transfer the Word documents that I occasionally access to tweak or add to across to LibreOffice. Thanks again.

    Gemma Hooper

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