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Saving and Finding a Word Document.

I used to be able to save a document I am working on in a separate folder called Documents. This would appear in a box with other folders such as Recent and Desktop. Now all of a sudden these folders have disappeared, and all I get are “Online Locations”…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-13T08:15:58.3233333+00:00
Sharon Maas 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-13T08:16:16.9266667+00:00

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How to fix visibility of Styles panel

Why does my Styles panel look like this and how can I fix it? It has nothing to do with the height of the window. The only way I can choose a style is to hover over each until a popup reveals the one I'm looking for. Running Word for Mac, Version…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-12T00:01:55.4866667+00:00
BV 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-13T01:27:23.63+00:00
BV 20 Reputation points
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Using MS Word on a MacBook Air, suddenly I cannot select text for copy and paste.

Using MS Word as a subscriber, I am unable to select text to copy, paste. How do I fix this?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-12T19:34:29.6133333+00:00
Lisa Grinnell 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-06-12T21:08:15.8066667+00:00
Stefan Blom 342.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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cant install 365 office word in my mac

I bought 365 Office for my Mac desktop, but it isn't installed because I have version 13.7.8. What should I do?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-05-30T02:20:26.5133333+00:00
dipak sapkota 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-12T17:54:38.0266667+00:00
Ivan B 114.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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how to download word for new mac

i just got a used mac running 13.4 ventura os and want to download word

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-10-23T01:55:07.25+00:00
MICHAEL BAGGETTA JR 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-12T16:54:46.6533333+00:00
Stefan Blom 342.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Recover document from last time worked on it[

Working on Microsoft word It’s set to auto save Spent 10hrs on doc and went back to it and nothing saved- help recover

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-11T22:52:17.95+00:00
Haley Rowe 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-12T16:43:36.8133333+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 436K Reputation points
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Removing a frame from the normal template

I can't begin to describe how much I despise MS Word right now. Like, even worse than my usual level of hatred and contempt for it. I got tired of having to switch out of the disgustingly ugly new Aptos default font, so I figured I'd switch it to Optima,…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-12T08:52:34.3333333+00:00
Wright, JD 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-12T09:27:08.1533333+00:00
DaveM121 889.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Access to office products

I purchased a microsoft office product key two years ago for my mac. I am no longer able to work in word, excel or powerpoint. I am unable to locate the product key.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-12T00:59:55.06+00:00
Kimberly Granger 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-12T01:36:53.9066667+00:00
Estrella721 39,590 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Mac OS Word Crashes Daily with Large Document

Hello, Mac OS Word will shutdown randomly with no warning when I'm working on a 400-page word document. It has been happening ever since I got my mac a few months ago. The random shutdowns happen about 20-30 mins after I start using the document and…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-11T01:26:12.65+00:00
Ben S 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-12T00:05:01.5133333+00:00
Xavier-D 9,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Word For Mac Quitting Due to Memory Leak

Word crashes after about 1 day's use, every time. I can see that it is being killed by my Mac due to a memory leak (Activity Monitor shows the memory usage of Word growing steadily from about 500M to 10G at which point my Mac presumably kills it). I…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-04-06T14:42:27.2366667+00:00
Ben L 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T14:57:59.11+00:00
Steven Kaufman 30 Reputation points
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FOOTNOTE FAIL

I am revising a manuscript (co-authored). Some footnotes need revision. I've been trying to add new ones which not only appear as 1 (rather than inserting into sequence eg as 3 after 2 and renumbered original 3 as 4) but continue as this number (not…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-10T05:47:14.0266667+00:00
Paul Long 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T07:18:40.9466667+00:00
Kai-H 19,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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add ins blocked by Microsoft for my Mac computer

I have a personal subscription to 365. I am already listed as admin, but I cannot give permission to Microsoft to allow 3rd party add ins. I need to install an add in from DivorceMate into the Word app

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-06T21:44:38.0866667+00:00
mary joseph 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T02:48:51.5366667+00:00
Ian-T 7,760 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Ordinal superscripts used to work in my document and no longer do

I am using MS Word (16.109.3) on MacOS (Tahoe 26.5) and am working on a medium sized document (184 pages). I have Word->Preferences->AutoCorrect->AutoFormat As you Type set to "Ordinals (1st) with superscript" enabled. This used to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-10T13:56:45.37+00:00
Mark Holloway 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-10T21:06:03.83+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 436K Reputation points
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I have microsoft 365 - but cant install word

I have an office 365 subscription then suddenly when I tried to open word - it says the application microsoft word cant be opned. I've tried to reinstall office 365 but it now says I dont have administrator rights. just very frustrated. can any…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-10T06:21:57.4166667+00:00
Sharon Howes 5 Reputation points
recommended 2026-06-10T09:26:24.05+00:00
Stefan Blom 342.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Documents suddenly disappeared

Documents gone.Suddenly a newsletter that I created on word and saved on my desktop disappeared . when I found it in Finder it said that I didn't have permission to open it and it was ineligible. I Bought a new macbook air on May 23 from Best Buy and…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-07T21:46:01.11+00:00
Sandy Camillo 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-10T07:57:22.85+00:00
Norah-L 6,790 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Mail merge not working since 3rd June 16.109 update

Since the update to V 16.109 on the 3rd of June I cannot complete a mail merge. Outlook is my default email, I have tried both legacy and new outlook and the result is the same - Word was unable to email your document.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-09T13:26:05.3433333+00:00
amanda gillot - computer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-09T16:17:42.0966667+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 436K Reputation points
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I can not edit my Resume

I can not edit my resume in Word. It says I don't have a subscription. I have downloaded Microsoft 365, and it lets me sign in, but Word doesn't work

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-03-04T14:46:42.3566667+00:00
Laura Silva 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-09T12:32:08.4966667+00:00
James A 40 Reputation points
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We couldn't connect to the '{0}' catalog server for this add-on.

I keep getting an error message when trying to add add-ins. This is true for all add-ins I've tried in the browser version of Word and Excel, although sometimes I get the error message and the randomly selected add-in appears anyway. In the desktop…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-03T17:30:24.0266667+00:00
Christy 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T07:29:17.7033333+00:00
Ian-T 7,760 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Word online - add-in cannot connect to catalog (Mac)

When I attempt to use the add-in feature for Word online, I receive error messages that state "Cannot connect to catalog" or "Add-in Error: We couldn't connect to the '(0)' catalog server for this add-in" See attached…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-06T20:42:08.36+00:00
Eric Brooks 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T07:07:43.4833333+00:00
Kai-H 19,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Open MS Word on an iMac after installing MS365

I just uploaded MS365 on my iMac, but now I can't open any of my files.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-07T19:36:33.2+00:00
Enid Watson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-07T22:26:29.8033333+00:00
Stefan Blom 342.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator