If migrating from PowerPC to Intel Mac, you should also be aware of this tip: See the alternatives below to upgrading to Office 2008 or 2011 to see if they might be cheaper or are able to fill the need. If you need to read newer Office documents, That includes v.X and 2004 even though they might have worked with prior versions of Mac OS X. Office 2011 has known issues with 14.5.5 and earlier versions and 10.11 El Capitan, and 14.5.6 was released to address them and 14.5.7 is already available.įor Mac OS X 10.7 and later, Microsoft Office 2008 (the installers that come with it may not be compatible, but most files can be dragged and dropped) and 2011 are compatible from it has its own forums at:Įarlier versions of Microsoft Office will not work natively with Mac OS X 10.7 or later (Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, or Yosemite), Note: all these titles are available if you run the Windows version of Office.įor those without those requirements there are numerous options out there: Microsoft Project has not ever been included with the Mac version. However, FileMaker Pro is an excellent alternative in terms of databases on the Macs. Office for the Mac has never included Access, the database in the Windows version, or Ink.
