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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1952311" data-attributes="member: 204485">Regardless of what or how you got MS Office for MacOS you need to completely remove all of it and its associated files before you can change anything about it.&nbsp; That means the Apps and support files.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; See here;[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/uninstall-office-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3[/URL]Once you have completed a clean sweep of all things MS you can re-download the free standing versions of Word and Excel from the Apple App store BUT you will notice under each app is the qualification;[ATTACH=full]40502[/ATTACH]Sadly this is how things are these days.&nbsp; Microsoft really prefers you to purchase a yearly subscription to 365.Alternatively you can still buy &quot;Office&quot; 2024 for Mac or PC here;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/p/office-home-2024/cfq7ttc0pqvj" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/p/office-home-2024/cfq7ttc0pqvj</a>In the past you used to be able to login to your &quot;My Microsoft&quot; page, find your previous purchases and re-download the complete MS Office for MacOS installer as well as revealing it's product key.&nbsp; Sadly that seems to be no longer possible but it may be worth you going here;[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/download-install-or-reinstall-microsoft-365-or-office-2024-on-a-pc-or-mac-4414eaaf-0478-48be-9c42-23adc4716658#installsteps=install_on_a_mac[/URL]Because I already have it it simply shows as completed.&nbsp; If I was to follow the instructions I gave you above to uninstall it it may show a different option.&nbsp; Obviously I can't test that.Or, you could buy the new version of Office and save yourself the subscription fee for 365 for as long as you use it, still worth it in my mind.&nbsp; I've been running MS Office Home &amp; Office 2021 for 4 years and it only cost me AU $140.00 that a lot less than the yearly subscription fee.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1952311, member: 204485"] Regardless of what or how you got MS Office for MacOS you need to completely remove [I]all[/I] of it and its associated files before you can change [I]anything [/I]about it. That means the Apps and support files. See here; [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/uninstall-office-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3[/URL] Once you have completed a clean sweep of all things MS you can re-download the free standing versions of Word and Excel from the Apple App store BUT you will notice under each app is the qualification; [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2025-06-26 at 11.37.26.png"]40502[/ATTACH] Sadly this is how things are these days. Microsoft [B]really[/B] prefers you to purchase a yearly subscription to 365. Alternatively you can still buy "Office" 2024 for Mac or PC here; [URL]https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/p/office-home-2024/cfq7ttc0pqvj[/URL] In the past you used to be able to login to your "My Microsoft" page, find your previous purchases and re-download the complete MS Office for MacOS installer as well as revealing it's product key. Sadly that seems to be no longer possible but it may be worth you going here; [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/download-install-or-reinstall-microsoft-365-or-office-2024-on-a-pc-or-mac-4414eaaf-0478-48be-9c42-23adc4716658#installsteps=install_on_a_mac[/URL] Because I already have it it simply shows as completed. If I was to follow the instructions I gave you above to uninstall it it may show a different option. Obviously I can't test that. Or, you could buy the new version of Office and save yourself the subscription fee for 365 for as long as you use it, still worth it in my mind. I've been running MS Office Home & Office 2021 for 4 years and it only cost me AU $140.00 that a lot less than the yearly subscription fee. [/QUOTE]

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