Microsoft has given some guidance about Office for Mac support on the upcoming MacOS ‘High Sierra’ 10.13. But not without a little encouragement to buy the Office for Mac. High Sierra will be publicly released in the (northern) autumn and some testers will have it already. There will be a public beta release later in June 2017. The new MacOS has one major change so Microsoft’s caution about Office compatibility is understandable. Office 2016 for Mac Microsoft says Office 2016 for Mac version 15.35 or later will install on MacOS 10.13. That’s interesting because the current public release of Office/Mac is v15.34 (0.01 less) – even the latest Office isn’t officially ready for the upcoming Mac release.
Microsoft will only say that v15.35 will install. Beyond that there’s a broad level of caution “Not all Office functionality may be available, and you may encounter stability problems where apps unexpectedly quit. “ That means you’ll have to update your current Office 2016 for Mac before switching to High Sierra. If you try to use Office 2016 for Mac v15.34 or before, you may be stopped.
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Source: Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. Microsoft says it hasn’t tested Office 2011 for Mac on High Sierra and no support will be provided. They point out that support for Office 2011 ends in a few months, on 10 October 2017. On the other hand, it’s hard to believe that the Office for Mac team hasn’t devoted some effort to testing Office 2011 on the upcoming macOS. Aside from the support deadline, Redmond has a vested interest in getting anyone with Office 2011 to hand over more money for Office 2016/Mac. Staying quiet on compatibility of Office 2011 serves Microsoft’s ends.
Feb 21, 2018 - Office 2016 for Mac is fully supported on High Sierra. For the best. Since October 10, 2017, Office for Mac 2011* is no longer supported.
MacOS ‘High Sierra’ a big deal Usually macOS upgrades aren’t a major issue for Office compatibility but ‘High Sierra’ is different. Apple is changing the entire disk/file system which is a major change that needs careful testing for programs like Office. Gone is the 30-year-old HFS+ system in favor of APFS Apple File System. APFS has many new features but the one of most relevance to Office users is encryption. Unlike most file systems (including Microsoft’s NTFS), Apple File System has been designed with encryption in mind.
An entire drive can be encrypted, much like Windows Bitlocker. There’s also a multi-key system with different keys for file and metadata. Patience, Grasshopper Because of this fundamental change to macOS, it’s prudent to wait for the public release of ‘High Sierra’ (and even then, maybe a few weeks more). When you do upgrade macOS, do a full backup first and upgrade Office 2016 for Mac to the latest release before the macOS update.
Adobe Creative Suite and Creative Cloud Adobe isn’t testing the Creative Suite versions of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and its other design apps for macOS High Sierra compatibility and warns CS4 users should expect issues. CS6 versions of Adobe’s apps ran fine in TMO’s tests, but occasionally crashed at inopportune times. Versions of the apps are supported as long as you stay up to current on updates—except for Illustrator. Adobe warned macOS beta testers that Illustrator wasn’t designed to run on High Sierra.
InDesign users are experiencing cursor-related bugs, too. If you rely on Adobe’s apps don’t upgrade to macOS High Sierra until compatibility issues are worked out. Wacom Tablet Users: If you need your for your design workflow don’t install macOS High Sierra. Compatible drivers won’t be available until some time in October. FileMaker Pro Database jockeys are OK to upgrade to High Sierra as long as you’re running at least.
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If that’s how you make your living, odds are you upgraded to even newer versions already. 1Password If you’re staying up to date with, meaning you’re running the latest version of 1Password 6, macOS High Sierra won’t be a problem for you. It’s been running fine for us—including database synchronization—in TMO’s tests. Carbon Copy Cloner Upgrade to before installing macOS High Sierra to make sure your backup routines don”t break. Since CCC leaves your files in a state where they’re viewable in the Finder you don’t need to worry about the backups being unreadable. Dropbox is macOS High Sierra compatible, although some users are having issues with its smart sync feature. If you don’t rely on that you should be safe to upgrade.
Evernote is critical for a lot of Mac users, and it’s working in macOS High Sierra. Version 6.12.3 was released on September 22nd and we recommend you install it before making the jump to High Sierra jus to be safe. Firefox Staying on top of updates should have you macOS High Sierra-ready.
Version 55.0.3 was released ahead of High Sierra, so make sure you have at least that before installing the upgrade. Google Chrome 60.0.3112.113 and some earlier updates are High Sierra-ready. Version 61.0.3163.100 came out before High Sierra was released and it’s compatible, too. Roaring Apps Website Remember the that detailed app compatibility for major operating system releases?
It’s pretty much worthless for macOS High Sierra. The compatibility database is built from user submissions, and it seems not that many people are interested in sharing their app experiences any more.
It’s still worth a quick check to see if there’s any useful information, but don’t count on it being the handy resource it once was.