It goes on to add, among other things, that support for Office 2016 was meant to be for only five years and these are going to run out in less than two months and a half from now. In fact, most online help content will be retired.“ Office 2008 was followed by Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, which was released on October 26, 2010, requiring a Mac with an Intel processor and Mac OS X version.

No further updates to support content will be provided.You’ll no longer receive phone or chat technical support.Security updates are what help protect your Mac from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. If Software Update finds new software, click the button to install it. Software Update then checks for new software. If you chose System Preferences, click Software Update in the window. You’ll no longer receive security updates. If you chose System Settings, click General on the left side of the window.You’ll no longer receive Office 2016 for Mac software updates from Microsoft Update.But here’s what the end of support means for you: Similar to Tuesday’s Office 2008 update, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.6.0 improves security and also fixes a vulnerability that can result in malicious code being run on your Mac. Rest assured that all your Office 2016 apps will continue to function-they won’t disappear from your Mac, nor will you lose any data. The official SoftMaker website: Find out more about SoftMaker Office for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android the fast, powerful and compatible office suite. “ Support for Office 2016 for Mac will end on October 13, 2020. (Curiously, it is the same day as the EOL of Office 2010 for Windows.) More about the EOL of Office 2016 for Mac here:

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