Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
4,228 questions with Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS tags
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Cannot complete authentication to download Word
Word stopped working. I was advised to trash the app and reload. However, I cannot proceed to re-install because I get a message saying I need to authenticate, a new window pops up and stalls.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-03-12T20:12:14.84+00:00
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Linzi Manicom
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answered 2026-03-12T21:59:08.19+00:00
Stefan Blom
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Why can I not save Microsoft word file on MacBook locally?
File will not save to hard drive. Why can I not save Microsoft word file on MacBook locally? Word file saving problem
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-12T16:23:28.92+00:00
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Jeff Harte
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answered 2026-03-12T20:27:20.75+00:00
Stefan Blom
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Selecting Text
I cannot select text with my mouse in Word. I have Microst365 and the Word version is up to date.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-12T20:01:59.8266667+00:00
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Arthur Paone
0
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answered 2026-03-12T20:02:10.2566667+00:00
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Space not allowed between words
I’m not able to put a space between words in the MS Word program. I have an Apple MacBook Pro and this happened 3 updates ago, then the following update helped, but now with the last update it’s back to not working again. My spacebar is fine. Also…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-12T19:34:21.4133333+00:00
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Michele
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answered 2026-03-12T19:42:32.23+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP
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Microsoft Word--pinwheel continuous
My Microsoft Word on my Home PC Mac has stopped working. I get the pinwheel continuously and cannot move in the document at all.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-12T02:49:13.9266667+00:00
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Nan
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commented 2026-03-12T18:04:33.3866667+00:00
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Christine Rice
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word for home needs updating
I have just purchased MS Office for my home Mac. All apps have installed with the exception of Word. A problem report keeps popping up and I cannot open the App.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
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Comments bubble dictation.
I would like to be able to dictate in the comments bubble in Word (Mac version) but when I create the comment using dictation, the words still go in the main text not the comment bubble. Is it possible to dictate comments? If so how.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-02-27T10:05:28.02+00:00
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Stuart Holmes
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commented 2026-03-11T14:42:10.5366667+00:00
Stuart Holmes
0
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latest Word for Mac update locks me out of updating all of my local documents
Just installed Word update version 16.106.3. When I try to update ANY of my locally stored documents, I get the message "You can't make this change because the selection is locked".
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-06T00:00:24.1766667+00:00
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Renee Legris
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commented 2026-03-11T00:37:28.5733333+00:00
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Xavier-D
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Just bought office home 2024 - doesn't work
I just purchased office home 2024 and downloaded it. No previous version on the machine. It opens files but in order to edit them it requires me to log into Microsoft 365. It shouldn't. This is the stand-alone version. How can I use the product I just…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-10T23:34:31.34+00:00
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Andy Davis
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answered 2026-03-11T00:24:54.8+00:00
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Aymeric-B
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Independent Advisor
2 answers
drag and drop
i cannot drop and drag text in word with my mouse, it will not allow me to select text without clicking on a mac
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-10T20:26:24.28+00:00
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Kristin Roper
0
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answered 2026-03-10T22:06:11.68+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP
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worthless tech
Your chat box is worthless no answer and tech hung up and never called back. I give you a -5.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-10T18:27:01.5833333+00:00
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Betty Vonderohe
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answered 2026-03-10T21:49:15.1+00:00
Stefan Blom
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Not able to cut and paste in word
Hi, I am not able to use the cut and copy functions in word, the cut and copy functions have been greyed out and I cannot drag my cursor over sections any longer. I have attempted to resolve this in preferences and lost a half day's work
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-09T17:52:07.4866667+00:00
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Francesca Beard
20
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accepted 2026-03-10T19:49:37.42+00:00
Francesca Beard
20
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1 answer
Pasting to Word Sporadically Fails (Microsoft Office Home 2024 for Mac)
Unable to copy e.g., webpage or .pdf, and paste into Word (Microsoft Office Home 2024 for Mac) v. 16.106.3 MacBook Pro 16" Intel 2020 OS 26.3.1 Word 16.106.3 First occurred after pasting multiple web pages into Word approximately 1 month ago. The…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-10T14:42:35.0066667+00:00
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aspector-3616
0
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answered 2026-03-10T14:42:55.36+00:00
Q&A Assist
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Copy and paste no longer working in Word on Mac
Word on my Mac no longer allows me to copy and paste. Any fixes for this?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-02-28T21:09:43.72+00:00
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LAdy1125
10
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edited a comment 2026-03-10T04:39:37.1233333+00:00
aspector-3616
0
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All Word docs now "Read Only" on new Mac
Hello, I just got a new iMac, and all the Word documents I had on my previous MacBook Air are now marked Read Only. I thought this might be because my account has two emails, but I tried signing in on both, and all Word docs are still Read Only. Is…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-09T23:02:55.2233333+00:00
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Suzan C
0
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answered 2026-03-09T23:45:07.2433333+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon
61,635
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Transferred word docs from old computer, How to change from read only
Bought Office Home 2/2026 Transferred word and excel docs from old Mac to new Mac. All docs are read only. How to fix?
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-09T20:07:41.49+00:00
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Alison Goodman
0
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answered 2026-03-09T20:43:09.7833333+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon
61,635
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Independent Advisor
3 answers
I can not print from word
have a macbook, I can not print from word. ggggggg
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-04T14:09:02.6133333+00:00
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Jeff Ludwick
0
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answered 2026-03-09T13:28:23.4666667+00:00
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Mark Sheldon
0
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3 answers
Word Gone after system update
After system update, Microsoft Word is gone. Files default to Pages.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-08T16:07:24.19+00:00
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Leni Jahn
0
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commented 2026-03-09T12:24:06.0333333+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP
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can't change any font characteristics
I am using a .docx file that has a table/template. There a gray boxes to fill out in the table/template that when i place text into them, the font characteristics are different throughout the file. All font options are grayed out: format painter, font,…
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-08T19:59:42.61+00:00
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beth dougherty
40
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commented 2026-03-09T04:12:48.1566667+00:00
beth dougherty
40
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Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint all quitunexpectedly
I updated my Microsoft 365 for my Mac last week and now Microsoft 365 products immediately quit unexpectedly after I attempt to open them
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
4,228 questions
asked 2026-03-08T19:21:50.22+00:00
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John Mullane
20
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commented 2026-03-08T20:57:09.6533333+00:00
John Mullane
20
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