Hi Hugh, Please check the following article and tell.I bought a new MacBook Pro thinking the problem was to do with my old iMac and all the old office software on it, but the same problem besets. I have rung and had endless discussions and help from Microsoft Support to no avail.
If you still can't edit documents then you need to Uninstall Office then go to the Microsoft 365 Portal and download & install office to make sure you are using the correct version. I bought Office for home 2019 on Jan 2nd. Once signed in you should have full access to edit your documents. Close & Reopen Word, then Sign in with your " (example : and password:
I also had some internet interruptions on my initial download to my downloads folder and had a hard time opening the package because it did not download the full 2.6GB. Apple Mac OS X Operating System Versions: Mac OS X version 10.4.9 (Tiger) or a later version of Mac OS Before you install this update, make sure that the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 1 (12.1.0) is installed on your computer. Beta Channel is a good option if you want the earliest but unsupported preview builds that are released more frequently. Current Channel (Preview) gives you early access to fully supported builds with minimal risk. Select Current Channel (Preview) or Beta Channel.
To see my tutorial on how to upgrade your OS X go here. Open an Office app, like Word, then click Help > Check for Updates > Advanced. If you are still logged in at the Top Left, then Log Out. Tip: I had to upgrade my OS X because you cant install Office for Mac with any version of OS X below 10.10. Once Keychain Access is open look for the Search field on the Top-Right of the screen and type in "Microsoft"ĭelete every key that comes up (When you search Microsoft), then exit Keychain Access. Here is a screenshot of the error message:Ĭlose all Microsoft 365 Applications then press the Command Key + Space Bar to pull up Spotlight Search and Type "Keychain" then select Keychain Access: Microsoft Office 2016 - Unmistakably Office, designed for Mac. For more information, see End of support for Office 2016 for Mac.
Microsoft will continue to work closely with Apple to address problems that may occur with Office for Mac 20 and Lion OS. Through this partnership, many issues were addressed leading up to the Lion release. For those who are having trouble editing documents in Microsoft 365 on a Mac (Shows up as Read Only). Note: Support for Office 2016 for Mac ended on October 13, 2020. Microsoft has been working with Apple from the early days of MacOS 10.7 (Lion).