Microsoft today announced the end of support for Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac. From today, Microsoft will not be releasing bug fixes, or security updates for these products. Also, Microsoft won’t offer technical support for these products. If you haven’t already started the Office 2010 migration process, you need to start now. Also, to use services like Exchange Online and SharePoint Online, you need Microsoft 365 Apps, Office 2019, or Office 2016.

Office 2016 Out Of Support

Office 2016 for mac support ending

“While we will not take any active measures to block legacy versions of the Office client from connecting, these older clients will fall out of step with the service enhancements and may present performance and/or reliability issues over time,” said Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365.

Office 2016 For Mac Support End Date

Microsoft points to October end-of-support for older Office apps accessing 365 services. Office 2010 for Windows; and Office 2016 for Mac. The last two exhaust general support on Oct.

Microsoft Office 2016 Support Lifecycle

Office 2016 for mac support ends

Following two options are available for people who want to upgrade from Office 2010.

  1. Created on May 23, 2017 New Contact Support feature in Outlook 2016 for Mac We are excited to announce that Contact Support (aka, in-app support) is now available to all users on the latest Outlook for Mac version 15.34 (170515) and later. To report issues, report bugs or provide feedback, simply go to Help Contact Support.
  2. On October 13, 2020, Office 2016 for Mac and Office 2010 reach their end of support. After that date, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support, bug fixes, or security updates for either version. Also, as previously announced, after October 13, 2020, customers will need to be using Micros.
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  • Microsoft 365 Apps, the subscription version of Office that comes with many Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) enterprise and business plans.
  • Office 2019, which is sold as a one-time purchase and available for one computer per license.
Office 2016 For Mac Support End

Source: Microsoft