'Support for Office for Mac 2008 will end April 9, 2013,' Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (MacBU), the firm's OS X development arm, said in a post on the team's blog Thursday.
Hi Denise, Office 2016 or 2019 for Mac is not free, so, you would first need to purchase a license for the new version. Delete Office 2011 for Mac, then download and install the new version.
If you don't want the upfront cost, you can also purchase an Office 365 subscription, which can cost about $10 per month: Office 365 for Mac, Office for Mac - Microsoft Office Installing the suite: Step 1 - Sign in to download Office Go to and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in. Sign in with the account you associated with this version of Office. This account can be a Microsoft account, or work or school account. Forgot your account details? See I forgot the account I use with Office.
On the Office home page, do the following depending on your version of Office. If you signed in with a Microsoft account, from the Office home page select Install Office Install. (Office 365 subscribers should select Install again).
This begins the download of Office. Follow the prompts on your screen to complete the install.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let us know. Best regards, Andre Da Costa Independent Advisor for Directly.