What Microsoft Office Is Compatible With Mac 10.11
We’ve redesigned Pages, Numbers, and Keynote to work even better with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Now, more features are supported, including commenting, conditional formatting, and bubble charts. And each update adds greater compatibility. It’s never been easier to take a Microsoft Office document from your Mac or PC and import it into Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. So you can keep the workflow flowing.
- What Microsoft Office Is Compatible With Mac 10.11 Update
- What Microsoft Office Is Compatible With Mac 10.11 X
See all the ways our productivity apps support popular Microsoft Office features.
| Microsoft Word Format (.docx) | Pages for Mac | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Bidirectional Text | Supported for Arabic and Hebrew | ||
| Column Formats | |||
| Font Types | Fonts available for download are imported. Unsupported fonts are substituted. | ||
| Ligatures | |||
| Line Spacing | |||
| Subscript | |||
| Superscript | |||
| Tab Setting | Some tab settings may look different | ||
| Text Boxes | |||
| Linked Text Boxes | |||
| Text Colors | |||
| Text Effects | |||
| Text Highlighting | |||
| Text Wrap | |||
| Vertical Text | |||
| WordArt | Text is preserved, but formatting may not be maintained | ||
| Lists | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Image Bulleted Lists | |||
| Numbered Lists | |||
| Text Bulleted Lists | Stylized bullets replaced with plain bullets | ||
| Tiered Numbered Lists | Some lists may look different | ||
| Paragraphs | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Background Shading | |||
| Formatting | |||
| Paragraph Styles | |||
| Illustrations | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| ClipArt | |||
| Floating Objects | |||
| Images | Most image formats are preserved | ||
| Shapes | |||
| SmartArt Graphics | Imported as shape | ||
| Charts | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| 2D Column | |||
| 2D Stacked Column | |||
| 2D 100% Stacked Column | |||
| 2D Bar | |||
| 2D Stacked Bar | |||
| 2D 100% Stacked Bar | |||
| 2D Line | |||
| 2D Stacked Line | Imported as Line chart | ||
| 2D Marked Line | |||
| 2D Stacked Marked Line | |||
| 2D 100% Stacked Marked Line | |||
| 2D 100% Stacked Line | Imported as Line chart | ||
| 2D Area | |||
| 2D Stacked Area | |||
| 2D 100% Stacked Area | |||
| 2D Smooth Marked Scatter | |||
| 2D Smooth Lined Scatter | |||
| 2D Straight Marked Scatter | |||
| 2D Straight Lined Scatter | |||
| 2D Pie | |||
| 2D Exploded Pie | |||
| 2D Pie of Pie | Imported as Pie chart | ||
| 2D Bar of Pie | Imported as Pie chart | ||
| 2D Marked Scatter | |||
| 3D Column | |||
| 3D Stacked Column | |||
| 3D 100% Stacked Column | |||
| 3D Bar | |||
| 3D Stacked Bar | |||
| 3D 100% Stacked Bar | |||
| 3D Line | |||
| 3D Area | |||
| 3D Pie | |||
| 3D Exploded Pie | |||
| 3D Stacked Area | |||
| 3D 100% Stacked Area | |||
| Bubble Charts | |||
| Doughnut | Imported as single tier doughnut chart | ||
| Exploded Doughnut | Imported as Pie chart | ||
| Surface Charts | |||
| Radar Charts | |||
| High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Line chart | ||
| Open-High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Line chart | ||
| Volume-High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Bar chart | ||
| Volume-Open-High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Bar chart | ||
| Column Cylinder | |||
| Stacked Column Cylinder | |||
| 100% Stacked Column Cylinder | |||
| 3D Column Cylinder | |||
| Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
| Stacked Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
| 100% Stacked Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
| 3D Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
| Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
| Stacked Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
| 100% Stacked Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
| 3D Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
| Bar Cylinder | |||
| Stacked Bar Cylinder | |||
| 100% Stacked Column Cylinder | |||
| Bar Cone | Imported as Bar Cylinder chart | ||
| Stacked Bar Cone | Imported as Bar Cylinder chart | ||
| 100% Stacked Bar Cone | Imported as Bar Cylinder chart | ||
| Bar Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart | ||
| Stacked Bar Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart | ||
| 100% Stacked Bar Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart | ||
| Header and Footer | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Footers | Tables in footers are not supported | ||
| Headers | Tables in headers are not supported | ||
| Page Numbering | |||
| Symbols | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Equation | |||
| Symbol | |||
| Page Setup Options | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Borders | |||
| Margin Presets | |||
| Orientation | |||
| Page Sizes | |||
| Page Background | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Page Color | |||
| Watermark | |||
| References | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Bibliography | EndNote bibliographies are supported. In Word Citation Manager bibliographies, text is preserved but cannot be managed. | ||
| Citations | EndNote bibliographies are supported. In Word Citation Manager bibliographies, text is preserved but cannot be managed. | ||
| Footnotes | |||
| Table of Contents | Not all styling is preserved | ||
| Reviewing Tools | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Comments | Text comments are supported | ||
| Ink Annotations | Imported as shapes | ||
| Track Changes | Changes to body text continue to be tracked. All other changes are accepted on import. | ||
| Miscellaneous | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
| Breaks | |||
| Hyperlinks | Web, email and bookmark hyperlinks are supported. File hyperlinks are removed. | ||
| Macros | |||
| OLE Objects | |||
| Tables | |||
| Themes | |||
You don't have to leave Microsoft Office if you decide to switch from PC to Mac. Microsoft has a perfectly good version of Office 365 for Mac that comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and more. If you've been thinking about switching away from the Office productivity suite, there are alternatives that offer many of the features you love in Microsoft's programs, plus some features you can't get anywhere else.
iWork Suite
Apple's alternative to Office is iWork. It's the most comparable alternative to Microsoft's productivity suite, only it comes free with every Mac. The interface is different, and will take some time to get used to, but if you're really interested in kicking Office to the curb, the iWork suite is the best alternative on Mac.
What Microsoft Office Is Compatible With Mac 10.11 Update
2016-1-29 Is Office for Mac compatible with OSX 10.11? I have a Macbook Pro running OSX 10.8, which I have not updated because I still use Office 2008 (I don't like the newer versions). Will this version of Office still run on the newer versions of OSX, including the newest 10.11? Office 365 customers get the new Office for Mac first. You’ll have Office applications on your Mac or PC, apps on tablets and smartphones for when you're on the go, and Office. Office 2019 is compatible with Windows 10 and the three most recent versions of macOS. For the best experience, use the latest version of any operating system. Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac provides 5 years of mainstream support. This 5-year term is aligned with the support model for Office 2016 for Mac. Office 2016 for Mac is fully supported on High Sierra. For the best experience, we recommend you update Office to version 15.38 or later. For updates regarding macOS 10.14 Mojave, see Microsoft Office support for macOS 10.14 Mojave. Office 2016 for Mac. See 'What version of Office am I using?' If you don't know what version you're on.
If you're ready for change, and Office's user interface, design, and tools aren't burned into your psyche, get Apple's iWork suite of apps. It comes preinstalled on new Macs, but you can also find it in the Mac App Store.
What Microsoft Office Is Compatible With Mac 10.11 X
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OpenOffice
OpenOffice by Apache is probably the most similar to Microsoft Office in look and design. It comes with a word processor, a spreadsheet maker, and a presentation creator, all with many of the same features their Office counterparts have. Files are saved as open document format files, so they can be opened with any document viewer, including Office apps, without needing to be converted first. The best part is that OpenOffice is completely free.
If you're looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office that looks and works pretty much exactly the same, but doesn't cost a dime, OpenOffice is for you.
2014-1-8 Microsoft word is still blurry on macbook retina after the updates hi there, I have installed Microsoft office 2011 and have updated to the latest version (14.3.6). I have done everything as stated on Microsoft blog for mac 2011 to copy the folder on desktop and copy it back; it hasn't solved the above mentioned issues. Microsoft word on mac blurry.
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is an open source productivity suite very similar to Microsoft Office that comes with a word processor, spreadsheet maker, and presentation creator. It also includes a vector graphics editor, a math formula editor, and a database manager. Files are saved as open document format files, so you can open them with any document viewer, including Office apps, without needing to be converted first, though it does provide tools for saving a document as an Office-specific file. LibreOffice is totally free. It is very similar in design to Microsoft Office, with some minor differences in the design.
LibreOffice is a solid replacement for the Office apps and includes some useful extra programs that Office doesn't even have.
Google Docs
Google Docs is the easiest replacement for Microsoft office because it's so accessible. If you have a Gmail account, or a Google Hangouts account, or a YouTube account, you have Google Docs. Just visit the web-based app from your browser and you can create word processor documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. There is a Google Drive app you can download onto Mac so you can work offline. The changes will be made when your Mac is back online. Google Docs doesn't look at all like Microsoft Office, and has a very different user interface, but it does have many of the same, familiar features you know from Office.
The thing that makes Google Docs so useful, however, is it's real-time collaboration, which works seamlessly with multiple users. I've worked alongside a dozen other people in one document. I am able to see where everyone is within the documents and can see exactly when changes are made.
If you're looking for a very easy to use Office replacement that is ideal for working with others in real-time, you'll be pleased with Google Docs.
What's your pick?
Do you use a Microsoft Office alternative you'd recommend to our readers that are new to Mac or just want to switch from Microsoft? Put your suggestion in the comments below and tell us why its the one you chose.
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