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How do I get my older desktop apps back in 365 Premier?

My 2017 iMac runs Ventura 13.7.8. When I installed apps for 365 Premier, it replaced my desktop apps with the new apps that are not compatible with my old system. How do I get back the Word, Excel, and Powerpoint that will run on my system?

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asked 2025-12-13T14:05:13.14+00:00
Fletcher Lamkin 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-13T14:53:26.09+00:00
paulr0511 39,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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When I type in my word document it is slow and lagging - i do have the latest update for word

Hello to you at Microsoft support... I have noticed recently when I type in my word documents that I am experiencing lagging in the formatting. I have recently downloaded the latest version of Word but it is still occurring. How best can I resolve this…

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asked 2025-12-13T03:13:27.3866667+00:00
Tamara Pluckrose 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-13T05:44:24.6433333+00:00
nobuko c 118.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I purchased and installed Office 365 on an Apple machine. Trying to open an app (Word) it says "No license was found." How do I talk to someone to fix this?????

I purchased and installed Office 365 on an Apple machine. Trying to open an app (Word) it says "No license was found. How to I talk to someone to fix this?????

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asked 2025-12-13T04:21:55.87+00:00
William Blume 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-13T05:34:36.14+00:00
Gunasekar N 51,190 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Unable to access my Microsoft Word since I had your staff delete a duplicate charge for the account

I have been working on this problem since yesterday. I originally was being billed for 2 accounts so yesterday I finally spoke with someone on the phone and she deleted the duplicate account. However today I have NOT been able to access my Microsoft…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-12-12T23:31:34.1866667+00:00
Janice Leveque 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-12T23:54:50.4733333+00:00
Janice Leveque 0 Reputation points
8 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Developer Tab Legacy tools in Word

I am trying to develop a simple application form and I need to put things like fillable text boxes, check boxes and selection options. Microsoft word used to have this, and it used to be so easy, but now I cannot get the Developer's tab to display any…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-12-11T18:13:44.0533333+00:00
GAIL WATSON 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-12-12T19:19:36.3233333+00:00
GAIL WATSON 0 Reputation points
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I cannot activate nor sign in to my profile

Good day, I cannot activate nor sign into my account when attempting to on word, xcel, etc. I can use word online, not sure if that requires loggin in or not, but half of my documents don't show up when I attempt to open them. When attempting to sign…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-12-10T22:32:05.89+00:00
Tyler Hackman 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T11:51:07.1133333+00:00
pawan singh 0 Reputation points
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PingFang still missing in all Microsoft 365 Apps on macOS and iOS

Over a year this issue come again! I can comfirm I have enabled PingFang on either macOS or iOS, but still I cannot find it in any Office Apps on Mac and iPhone. The system is the latest OS, macOS 26.1 and iOS 26.1.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-11-10T02:49:18.31+00:00
Ostrichbeta Chan 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-12T08:35:42.8966667+00:00
Ostrichbeta Chan 0 Reputation points
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How can I reset Word to default settings? (Word for Mac)

How can I reset Word to default settings? I created a booklet for a friend and every time I open up Word it goes back to those settings even though I have changed them over and over again.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-12-11T20:52:34.6033333+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-12-12T02:36:49.94+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 430K Reputation points
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always "Match Formatting"

Please teach me how to automatically "Match Formatting" whenever I paste in MS Word 365 MacOs.

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asked 2025-12-11T22:37:46.21+00:00
Adam Atienza 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-11T23:02:16.94+00:00
John Korchok 223.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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How to select text (Word for Mac)

I am no longer able to select text to drag and relocate it when editing. The cursor will not select text. How do I fix this?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-12-11T17:21:29.68+00:00
Martha 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-12-11T21:30:09.05+00:00
Stefan Blom 324K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Word documents unable to see name of document

I dont have an option for WORD so selected the Microsoft 365? What is the Child tag selections I have no idea what that is about. anyway I attempted to update and still not able to see the name of my word document unless I leave the full screen mode =I…

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asked 2025-12-11T14:57:05.1733333+00:00
Steve Keller 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T21:02:31.2966667+00:00
Stefan Blom 324K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Word Mac - When creating a new document it defaults to letter instead of A4

I am using MS Office H&B 2021 Mac My Mac OS is Tahoe 26.1, with language set to US English and region set to USA. I am in Europe and have all my printer defaults set to use A4 paper format. However, when I create a new Word document it still always…

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asked 2025-12-11T19:32:12.93+00:00
Gerd Goebel 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-12-11T20:33:26.6333333+00:00
Gerd Goebel 20 Reputation points
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The translate document button stopped working suddenly, Dec.9 2025

The translate document button stopped working suddenly, Dec.9 2025. What's the update on that?

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asked 2025-12-11T14:28:37.36+00:00
Alison Lee 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-11T16:21:09.39+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 430K Reputation points
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Unable to login in office 365 on Macbook Air

Hi, I am unable to sign in to Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, etc.) despite having an active paid subscription. I receive the following error message: "Unknown Error" An unknown error has occurred. The error code is: 0x0. Need…

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asked 2025-12-09T22:30:12.7666667+00:00
Arun Gandhi 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-11T14:39:42.89+00:00
Kai-H 6,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to remove new Copilot in-document icon in Microsoft Word?

In the latest update, Microsoft has rolled out a Copilot popup that interferes with my Word interface (Version 16.103 (25110922)). I have disabled Copilot. Copilot remains disabled. I turned Copilot on, restarted Word; turned Copilot back off; the popup…

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asked 2025-11-12T20:27:49.9766667+00:00
Anne Marie 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T08:58:12.6566667+00:00
Someone-1102 1 Reputation point
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I purchased a Office Home and Student license for 1 PC/MAC- I can't reinstall

I tried logging on to account. It recognizes my key but there is no way to reload

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asked 2025-12-10T21:39:41.91+00:00
Julissa Ruiz 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T22:15:17.9533333+00:00
Rez 12,680 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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MY Word application in my mac is opening the documents in Read only

My word application in my mac is opening documents as read only

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asked 2025-12-10T22:04:38.23+00:00
Mariana Lujan Puig 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T22:09:20.57+00:00
John Korchok 223.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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MS word consistently crashes when I try to open a file

EVERY time I have tried to open the program it fails and issues a crash report, I need a solution.

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asked 2025-12-10T17:33:00.16+00:00
TERRY LIGON 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T19:28:18.06+00:00
Rez 12,680 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Office for Home 2024 apps will not open on my MBP (macOS Tahoe)

I just purchased MS Office for Home 2024, but the apps won't open. When I attempt to open them, I get the error message: MS Word Quit Unexpectedly

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-12-08T22:22:38.4366667+00:00
Richard Berling 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T16:36:51.03+00:00
Richard Berling 0 Reputation points
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When I open Word, I get an Error 53 message. How do I resolve it?

The error message reads like this "Run-time error '53': File not found:/library/application support/Adobe/MACPDFM/MacPDFM.framework/Versions/A/MacPDFM"

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asked 2025-12-10T14:06:41.1833333+00:00
deborah ramsdell 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T16:31:24.35+00:00
John Korchok 223.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator