Tips for running Office for Mac 2011 and 2016 together?

[lrd]

My wife uses Outlook for Mac 2011. I developed an Applescript that will take her substitute teaching job assignment emails and create a calendar event. I then bought Office for Mac 2016 but learned (before I installed it luckily) that Microsoft removed the ability to run Applescripts, so now I need to develop a VBA version to run in 2016 Outlook. Problem is, I can't replace the current version (2011) until I have a working VBA script in Outlook 2016, but I can't develop working VBA code until I install Office 2016.

All that said, according to a Microsoft support dude, I can have both installed simultaneously (but he could not find any in-house website to assist and recommended I search for 3rd party help. Really Microsoft??). Has anyone done this? Any tips for install procedures (not screwing up the original install of 2011) and eventual upgrade of the data in 2011 to 2016?

Thanks

 

[chscag]

According to MVPs who post in the Microsoft Mac Office forums, both can co-exist together. Suggest going to their on line forums and asking the experts there. Let us know what you found out.

 

[lrd]

Thanks, I will. I went throughout the Microsoft support website and could not find that page

 

[chas_m]

I briefly ran MS Office 2011 and 2016 simultaneously while I was testing 2016. I had 2011 around from years ago and had just stopped using it over time. Ultimately I decided I didn't need either of them, but I remember no conflict or issue in having both on the machine at the same time.