1. Microsoft Office 2011 Mac Compatibility With El Capitan 2
2. Is Microsoft Office 2011 Compatible With El Capitan
3. Microsoft Office 2011 Mac Compatibility With El Capitan 2

2015-11-5  Microsoft is aware of issues with Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac on El Capitan. No timeframe announced by them for fixes. Keep checking your Office updates. Nothing anyone here, or Apple Engineering can do about your issues. 2015-10-10  Question: Q: Does MS Office 2008 work with El Capitan? Basically, Microsoft no longer supports office 2008. Consequently, they don't care that it doesn't install. Microsoft wants you to buy a subscription to their new office service. Apple also doesn't care, it's not their software. Photos for Mac Speciality level out of ten: 10. The IT Service Center will provide limited assistance with software and services running on El Capitan, but at this time, all Brown services do not work consistently with this operating system. Compatibility Table. The table below describes software and services that were tested on El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11).

Check compatibility

You can upgrade to OS X El Capitan from OS X Snow Leopard or later on any of the following Mac models. Your Mac also needs at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of available storage space.

MacBook introduced in 2009 or later, plus MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
MacBook Air introduced in late 2008 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac mini introduced in early 2009 or later
iMac introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac Pro introduced in early 2008 or later
Xserve models introduced in early 2009

To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu . If your Mac isn't compatible with OS X El Capitan, the installer will let you know.

Make a backup

Before installing any upgrade, it’s a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.

Get connected

It takes time to download and install OS X, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.

Download OS X El Capitan

For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Catalina, the latest version of macOS.

If you still need OS X El Capitan, use this link: Download OS X El Capitan. A file named InstallMacOSX.dmg will download to your Mac.

Install the macOS installer

Double-click the downloaded file to open a window showing its contents. Then double-click the file within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg.

Follow the onscreen instructions, which will guide you through the steps necessary to install.

Begin installation

After installation of the installer is complete, open the Applications folder on your Mac, then double-click the file named Install OS X El Capitan.

Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.

Allow installation to complete

Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both OS X and related updates to your Mac firmware.

Microsoft Office 2011 Mac Compatibility With El Capitan 2

Learn more

• OS X El Capitan won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.
• You can use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.

If you've either been waiting to update to OS X El Capitan because of issues with Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, or you've simply been suffering through them, good news—Microsoft has just pushed out a compatibility fix.

The Office for Mac 2011 patch brings the version number up to 14.5.6. The description says:

The hang situation that occurs during an account sync operation in Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 is fixed.

Microsoft has yet to issue a similar patch for Office 2016, which has been causing issues for customers as well. Hopefully that will follow soon.

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Is Microsoft Office 2011 Compatible With El Capitan

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