When you do a Safe Boot Mac OS fixes troubles with your Mac's directory and file system. It will take a long time for your Mac to start up in Safe Mode. Once your file system checks out OK, I think the next thing to do is another relatively simple procedure: Perform a Safe Boot by holding the SHIFT key down as your Mac starts up from a restart or shut down. If you do not have TechTools, use Apple’s Disk Utility application. TechTools is the only disk maintenance utility that I know of that is Big Sur compatible so far. If you have TechTools Pro (not free) use it to verify your startup drive. Because this issue affects all Office applications, the problem is almost certainly external to Microsoft Office.
You do have the current channel update installed. * Once complete conversation about this topic, kindly Mark and Vote any replies to benefit others reading this thread. Hope this will help you * Beware of scammers posting fake support numbers here. The screenshot the version of your OS version. Click the Apple icon, then click the About this Mac. Right-click on the application and choose Get Info from the menu. If you cannot open your Office application, in Finder, go to the Applications folder. The screenshot the version of your Office application. If the problem persists, please provide the following information: What`s more, you can try creating a new computer user to see whether can resolve this problem. It seems something wrong about the Microsoft Update Assistant, so we kindly suggest you can download the latest version of Office for the Microsoft Update Assistant from this link: Release history for Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) - Office release notes | Microsoft Docs Thank you for coming back and providing the more information. "Microsoft Agents" work for Microsoft Support. "Independent Advisors" work for contractors hired by Microsoft.
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If your version of Office is currently 16.anything, follow these instructions to install Microsoft Office updates: If the updater does not open automatically after download, double-click the downloaded. If your version of Office is currently 15.anything, follow these instructions to install Microsoft Office updates:ĭownload a copy of the current version of AutoUpdate from this link, install and then run AutoUpdate to bring your installation to current update level, then restart your Mac. Microsoft has a free, on-line version of Microsoft Office at, which is also a good substitute for older versions of Mac OS if you don’t mind the hassle of having to use the web. LibreOffice is a free, mostly compatible desktop suite. You should consider using LibreOffice to replace Microsoft Office.
If your version of Office is currently 14.anything or lower, your software will not run in Catalina or Big Sur. If you can’t open your Office application, in Finder, go to the Applications folder. The resulting dialog tells you which version you have. For example, in Microsoft Word, go to the Word menu. If you can open your Office application go to the application menu. Here's instructions for ALL versions of Word. I think the first thing to do is to install updates. You didn't say what version of Word is involved. Tin * Beware of scammers posting fake support numbers here. Have you made any special changes before the problem occurred? If the problem persists, please provide the following information so that we can give further suggestions:Ī detailed screenshot of your error message. If the problem still exists after the update, please start up your Mac in safe mode to check whether issues you’re experiencing are caused by software that loads as your Mac starts up.
Please make sure your Mac OS version is updated to the latest version, for you to reference: macOS - How to Upgrade - Apple We suggest you update Office for Mac to the latest version to check whether the latest version of the Office application can fix this problem. We kindly suggest you try the following methods: Based on your description, we understand that you are continually get the error message and you cannot open your Office application for Mac.