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Microsoft has given some guidance about Office for Mac support on the upcoming MacOS ‘High Sierra’ 10.13. But not without a little encouragement to buy the Office for Mac.
High Sierra will be publicly released in the (northern) autumn and some testers will have it already. There will be a public beta release later in June 2017.
The new MacOS has one major change so Microsoft’s caution about Office compatibility is understandable.
Office 2016 for Mac
Microsoft says Office 2016 for Mac version 15.35 or later will install on MacOS 10.13.
That’s interesting because the current public release of Office/Mac is v15.34 (0.01 less) – even the latest Office isn’t officially ready for the upcoming Mac release.
Microsoft will only say that v15.35 will install. Beyond that there’s a broad level of caution
“Not all Office functionality may be available, and you may encounter stability problems where apps unexpectedly quit. “
That means you’ll have to update your current Office 2016 for Mac before switching to High Sierra.
If you try to use Office 2016 for Mac v15.34 or before, you may be stopped.
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Office 2011 for Mac.
Microsoft says it hasn’t tested Office 2011 for Mac on High Sierra and no support will be provided.
They point out that support for Office 2011 ends in a few months, on 10 October 2017.
On the other hand, it’s hard to believe that the Office for Mac team hasn’t devoted some effort to testing Office 2011 on the upcoming macOS. Aside from the support deadline, Redmond has a vested interest in getting anyone with Office 2011 to hand over more money for Office 2016/Mac. Staying quiet on compatibility of Office 2011 serves Microsoft’s ends.
macOS ‘High Sierra’ a big deal
Usually macOS upgrades aren’t a major issue for Office compatibility but ‘High Sierra’ is different.
Apple is changing the entire disk/file system which is a major change that needs careful testing for programs like Office. Gone is the 30-year-old HFS+ system in favor of APFS Apple File System.
APFS has many new features but the one of most relevance to Office users is encryption. Unlike most file systems (including Microsoft’s NTFS), Apple File System has been designed with encryption in mind. An entire drive can be encrypted, much like Windows Bitlocker. There’s also a multi-key system with different keys for file and metadata.
Patience, Grasshopper
Because of this fundamental change to macOS, it’s prudent to wait for the public release of ‘High Sierra’ (and even then, maybe a few weeks more).
When you do upgrade macOS, do a full backup first and upgrade Office 2016 for Mac to the latest release before the macOS update
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Source: Microsoft (via The Verge) Originally Posted by The Verge
Microsoft is bringing its OneDrive Files On-Demand feature to macOS. OneDrive beta testers will be able to get access to the feature today, which lets OneDrive users use placeholders for files instead of syncing entire folders onto a MacBook. Mac users will be able to download files as they use them, instead of wasting space by syncing an entire OneDrive library.
The Files On-Demand feature requires macOS 10.14 Mojave (set to be released today) and an Apple File System (APFS) formatted volume. You can get early access to on demand OneDrive files on the Mac right here. Microsoft is also moving the Mac and Windows versions of OneDrive to a single code base, so that will mean the company will be testing more features for macOS each month. That will include testing features like Touch Bar integration, and any future OneDrive features planned for 2018 and beyond.
The Files On-Demand feature requires macOS 10.14 Mojave (set to be released today) and an Apple File System (APFS) formatted volume. You can get early access to on demand OneDrive files on the Mac right here. Microsoft is also moving the Mac and Windows versions of OneDrive to a single code base, so that will mean the company will be testing more features for macOS each month. That will include testing features like Touch Bar integration, and any future OneDrive features planned for 2018 and beyond.
Originally Posted by Microsoft
To try Files On-Demand for Mac, you'll need to do the following:- Update your operating system to the latest version of Mac OS Mojave 10.14. You can download and install Mac OS Mojave from the Mac App Store.
- Enable OneDrive to update automatically by opting into either the Office Insiders update ring or the OneDrive Insiders update ring (this link runs a script).
- If you've been using OneDrive on your Mac already (it's not a new account), quit OneDrive, delete the json files (*.json) in ~/Library/Caches/OneDrive, and then relaunch OneDrive.
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