Microsoft sells Mac versions of popular PC applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. If you frequently need to use files created by these programs, getting Word or the entire Office suite may be a wise investment. Microsoft Office 2008 for OS X goes on sale in early 2008. It’ll be file-compatible with Office 2007 for Windows, just as Office 2004 for Mac was compatible with Office 2003 for Windows.
If you have to use Office 2004 on your Mac, Microsoft provides a program that converts the 2003/2004 files (such as .doc for Word) to the format (.docx) that the 2007/2008 programs use. Note that Microsoft Office 2008 won’t support Visual Basic for Applications. An alternative is available from REALbasic.
Install Office on a PC or Mac. On the computer or Windows tablet where you want to install Office, go to your account page. Under Install Information, click Install. If you’re installing on a Mac, after Office downloads, click MicrosoftOffice2011.dmg in the Downloads folder to start the installation. If you've created a document on Microsoft Word but want to edit it on a Mac computer, you'll find that your Mac does not come with Microsoft Word. Instead, Apple's built-in word processing. Apple Pages is like having Microsoft Word for Mac for free. Writing without Word. If all you need is an Apple word processor, Mac Pages can handle everything you will probably ever need to do. Like Word in Office for Mac, you can start with a blank document or use the template chooser. This means that you can actually run Windows on a Mac, which also means you can run Microsoft Office for Windows on a Mac. You will need a third-party application, such as Parallels, to run Windows on a Mac. You must also buy another license for Windows to run on a Mac, even if you already have it for PC.
You can buy Microsoft Word by itself, or you can buy the entire Office suite, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage, a Mac program similar to Outlook in Windows, but with somewhat different features.
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Microsoft Office is pricey, especially if you’re not upgrading from a previous version and don’t qualify for the student version. TextEdit, which comes with OS X, can open files in Microsoft Word (.doc) format.
If you’re planning to install Microsoft Windows on your Mac and you need to work with MS Office documents only occasionally, one approach is to install the Windows version of Office in Windows and use it there. If you use the virtual technologies for installing Windows, the Office applications can be used alongside Mac applications. You can also use a program called CrossOver Mac from CodeWeavers that runs the Windows versions of Office 97, 2000, and 2002 on your Mac without installing Windows. CodeWeaver’s approach isn’t always perfect. But if you’re planning heavy use of Office, you’ll be happier installing the Mac version.
Office empowers everyone to achieve more on any device. And Office loves Mac. We’re committed to delivering the power and simplicity of Office in an experience designed specifically for Mac, and we continue to make significant investments in the platform. Today, we’re excited to announce that Office 365 is now available on the newly redesigned Mac App Store. With one click, Mac users can download the cloud-connected, always-up-to-date version of the Office suite—including full installs of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and OneDrive.
Office 365 provides experiences tailored to the Mac and macOS, like Dark Mode, Continuity Camera, OneDrive Files on Demand, and Touch Bar support on the MacBook Pro. And it’s connected to the cloud, so you can access your content from any device, coauthor with anyone around the world in real-time, and use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to create more impactful content with less effort. The result is an experience that is unmistakably Office but designed for Mac.
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“We are excited to welcome Microsoft Office 365 to the all new Mac App Store in macOS Mojave. Apple and Microsoft have worked together to bring great Office productivity to Mac users from the very beginning. Now, with Office 365 on the Mac App Store, it’s easier than ever to get the latest and best version of Office 365 for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.” —Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing
You can view Apple’s announcement on today’s news in their Newsroom.
Download Office 365 from the Mac App Store.*
How To Use Microsoft Word On A Mac Computer
*It may take up to 24 hours for the app bundle to appear in all regions on the Mac App Store.