This wikiHow will teach you how to upgrade Microsoft Office to a new version. If you currently own Office 2013 through an Office 365 subscription purchased prior to Office 2016's release, the good news is you can update to Office 2016 for. If you downloaded Office from the Mac App Store, and have automatic updates turned on, your apps will update automatically. But you can also manually download the updates: Open the Mac App Store from your Dock or Finder. Click Updates on the left side menu, then click Update All, or the Update button next to the apps that you want to update.
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Office 2010 reached its end of support on October 13, 2020. Microsoft will no longer provide the following:
Technical support for issues
Bug fixes for issues that are discovered
Security fixes for vulnerabilities that are discovered
See Office 2010 end of support roadmap for more information.
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If you're the admin responsible for the Microsoft 365 for business subscription in your organization, you're in the right place. Admins are typically responsible for tasks like managing users, resetting passwords, managing Office installs and adding or removing licenses.
If you're not an admin and you have a Microsoft 365 Family product, see How do I upgrade Office for information about upgrading your older, home use version of Office.
Get ready to upgrade to Microsoft 365
As an admin, you control what version of Office people in your organization can install. We highly recommend that you help users in your organization running older versions of Office such as Office 2010, Office 2013, or Office 2016 upgrade to the latest version to take advantage of its security and productivity improvements.
Upgrade steps
The steps below will guide you through the process of upgrading your users to the latest Office desktop client. We recommend you read through these steps before beginning the upgrade process.
Step 1 - Check system requirements
Check the system requirements for Office to make sure your devices are compatible with the latest version of Office. For example, newer versions of Office can't be installed on computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
Tip
If you have users in your organization running older versions of Windows on their PCs or laptops, we recommend upgrading to Windows 10. Windows 7 has reached end of support. Read Support for Windows 7 ends in January 2020 for more info.
Check out the Windows 10 system requirements to see if you can upgrade their operating systems.
Check application compatibility
To ensure a successful upgrade, we recommend identifying your Office applications--including VBA scripts, macros, third-party add-ins, and complex documents and spreadsheets--and assessing their compatibility with the latest version of Office.
For example, if you're using third-party add-ins with your current Office install, contact the manufacture to make sure they're compatible with the latest version of Office.
Step 2 - Check your existing subscription plan
Some Microsoft 365 plans don't include the full desktop versions of Office and the steps to upgrade are different if your plan doesn't include Office.
Not sure which subscription plan you have? See What Microsoft 365 for business subscription do I have?
If your existing plan includes Office, move on to Step 3 - Uninstall Office.
If your existing plan doesn't include Office, then select from the options below:
Upgrade options for plans that don't include Office
Option 1: Switch Office subscriptions
Switch to a subscription that includes Office. See Switch to a different Microsoft 365 for business plan.
Option 2: Buy individual, one-time purchases of Office, or buy Office through a volume license
Buy an individual, one-time purchase of Office. See Office Home & Business or Office Professional
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Buy multiple copies of Office through a volume license. See, Compare suites available through volume licensing.
Step 3 - Uninstall Office
Before installing the latest version of Office, we recommend you uninstall all older versions of Office. However, if you change your mind about upgrading Office, note the following instances where you won't be able to reinstall Office after uninstalling it.
We recommend if you have third-party add-ins, contact the manufacturer to see if there's an update that will work with the latest version of Office.
Select the version of Office you want to uninstall
Known issues trying to reinstall older versions of Office after an uninstall
Office through a volume license If you no longer have access to the source files of these volume license versions of Office, you won't be able to reinstall it.
Office pre-installed on your computer If you no longer have a disc or product key (if Office came with one) you won't be able to reinstall it.
Non-supported subscriptions If your copy of Office was obtained through discontinued subscriptions, such as Office 365 Small Business Premium or Office 365 Mid-size Business, you won't be able to install an older version of Office unless you have the product key that came with your subscription.
If you'd prefer to install your older version of Office side-by-side with the latest version, you can see a list of versions where this is supported in, Install and use different versions of Office on the same PC. A side-by-side installation might be the right choice for you, if for example, you've installed third-party add-ins you're using with your older version of Office and you're not yet sure they're compatible with the latest version.
Step 4 - Assign Office licenses to users
If you haven't already done so, assign licenses to any users in your organization who need to install Office, see Assign licenses to users in Microsoft 365 for business.
Step 5 - Install Office
After you've verified the users you want to upgrade all have licenses, the final step is to have them install Office, see Download and install or reinstall Office on your PC or Mac.
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If you don't want your users installing Office themselves, see Manage software download settings in Office 365. You can use the Office Deployment Tool to download the Office software to your local network and then deploy Office by using the software deployment method you typically use.
-->We recommend that you uninstall any previous versions of Office before installing Microsoft 365 Apps. To help you uninstall versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI) as the installation technology, you can use the Office Deployment Tool and specify the RemoveMSI element in your configuration.xml file.
There are several ways that you can use the RemoveMSI element when installing Microsoft 365 Apps.
- Uninstall all Office products on the computer.
- Identify any existing language resources, like language packs, and install the same languages.
- Keep some Office products and uninstall all other Office products on the computer.
RemoveMSI can be used to uninstall 2007, 2010, 2013, or 2016 versions of Office, Visio, or Project that were installed using Windows Installer (MSI).
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RemoveMSI doesn’t uninstall prior versions of Office, including Visio and Project, that use Click-to-Run as the installation technology. You can uninstall those versions of Office through Control Panel or by running the Office Deployment Tool and using the Remove element in your configuration.xml file.
Requirements for using RemoveMSI
The following are requirements for using the RemoveMSI element in your configuration.xml file:
- You must be using at least version 16.0.12827.20268 (setup.exe version 16.0.12827.20258) of the Office Deployment Tool, which you can download from Microsoft Download Center. We recommend that you always download and use the most current version of the Office Deployment Tool. To check the version of the Office Deployment Tool, right-click on setup.exe, choose Properties, and then choose Details.
- You must be installing at least Version 1803 of Microsoft 365 Apps. Version 1803 or later is available in Current Channel, Monthly Enterprise Channel, Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview), and Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel.
- You must be installing Microsoft 365 Apps on a computer running at least Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or above.
Note
Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020. For more information, see Windows 7 end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps.
Uninstall all Office products
To uninstall all versions of Office, including Visio and Project, that are already installed on the computer, add <RemoveMSI /> to your configuration.xml file. Language resources – for example, language packs, language interface packs, or proofing tools – will also be removed.
Here’s an example of a configuration.xml file that installs the 64-bit Current Channel version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in English from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet and uninstalls any Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office on the computer.
Install the same language resources
If there are language resources – for example, language packs, language interface packs, or proofing tools – already installed on the computer, you can get Click-to-Run versions of the same language resources installed when you install Microsoft 365 Apps. To install the same language resources, add <Language /> to your configuration.xml file.
Here’s an example of a configuration.xml file that installs the 64-bit Monthly Enterprise Channel version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in English, along with any existing languages on the computer, from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet and uninstalls any Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office on the computer.
The following are some additional details about using MatchPreviousMSI in your configuration.xml file.
- You must include the RemoveMSI element.
- You must specify at least one language ID. For example, en-us.
- The setting isn’t product specific. For example, if Office Professional Plus 2013 in French and Visio Standard 2013 in German are installed, you will get both French and German, along with any other language IDs you have specified, when you install Microsoft 365 Apps.
Important
If you’re installing Microsoft 365 Apps from a location on your local network, such as a shared folder, make sure you’ve downloaded all the possible language files to that folder. If any of the languages needed to install aren't available in that folder, the installation will continue but without those languages being installed. To avoid this situation, we recommend that you include AllowCdnFallback='True' in your configuration.xml file. This will use the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet as a backup source from which to install the language files.
Keep some Office products and uninstall all other Office products
We recommend that you uninstall any previous versions of Office, including Visio and Project, before installing the newer version. But, in a few cases, such as for application compatibility testing, you might need to keep a previous version installed for a limited time while you transition to the new version.
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To keep a particular Office product, you add an IgnoreProduct line to your configuration.xml file and you specify its product ID.
The following are examples of supported IDs for Project and Visio:
- PrjStd
- PrjPro
- VisStd
- VisPro
- PrjStdR
- PrjProR
- VisStdR
- VisProR
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The product ID is the Setup ID that is found in the Setup.xml file in the {product}.WW folder of the installation files for your previous version of Office. For example, the Setup.xml file for Office Professional Plus 2010 is found in the ProPlus.WW folder.
The ID isn't version specific. All versions found on the computer will be kept. For example, if you specify VisPro, both Visio Professional 2016 and Visio Professional 2013 will be kept. Language resources for those versions are also kept. For example, language packs, language interface packs, or proofing tools.
Only full product removals are supported. For example, if you have Office Professional Plus 2013 installed, you can't uninstall everything except Excel. You either must keep or uninstall the entire product. You can only keep a previous installation of Excel if it was installed as a standalone product, not installed as part of an Office suite, like Office Professional Plus.
Here’s an example of a configuration.xml file that installs the 64-bit Monthly Enterprise Channel version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in English from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet and uninstalls any Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office, except for Visio Professional, on the computer.
Other products that can be removed
Installations of the following products will also be removed by using the RemoveMSI element unless you use IgnoreProduct:
- SharePoint Designer. The product ID is SharePointDesigner.
- InfoPath. The product ID is either InfoPath (for volume licensed versions) or InfoPathR (for retail versions).
- Lync 2013 or later. Note that Lync 2010 can't be removed by using the RemoveMSI element.
- Office products that were installed separately and not as part of an Office suite. For example, a standalone installation of Access.
- Access 2010 Runtime or later. The product ID is AccessRT.
- Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable or later. The product ID is AceRedist.
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Access Database Engine is most commonly included as part of other applications which are interacting with Access data sources, and uninstalling Access Database Engine could impact functionality of these applications. Before removing Access Database Engine, ensure that any applications which require this component are removed or no longer needed.
Additional information about using RemoveMSI
The following are some additional details about using the RemoveMSI element in your configuration.xml file.
- You can also use these settings if you’re installing any of the following products:
- The subscription version of the Project desktop app that comes with Project Plan 3 or Project Plan 5.
- The subscription version of the Visio desktop app that comes with Visio Plan 2.
- Microsoft 365 Apps for business (previously named Office 365 Business), which is the version of Office that comes with some Microsoft 365 business plans, such as Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
- A volume licensed version of Office 2019, such as Office Professional Plus 2019.
- User settings, preferences, and documents are retained, even if you’re uninstalling all Office products.
- You can use the RemoveMSI element in conjunction with the MSICondition attribute. That attribute allows you to control the installation of an Office product based on whether a particular MSI-based product is already installed on the device. For example, only install Project Online Desktop Client if Project Professional is already installed on the device. For more information, see MSICondition attribute.
- Some previous versions of Office, Visio, and Project must be uninstalled before installing Microsoft 365 Apps. For example, Office Professional Plus 2016. If they aren’t uninstalled beforehand, the installation of Microsoft 365 Apps will fail. For more information, see Supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Visio, and Project on the same computer.
- A reboot is required to finish uninstalling the Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office, but the reboot isn’t enforced. You can reboot after the Microsoft 365 Apps installation is finished.
- Removing a product might fail if the product is open on the user's device and the Level attribute for the Display element in your configuration.xml file is set to None. If you set the Level attribute to Full, the user will be prompted to close the program so the removal can continue. You can use the FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN property, but that could result in data loss.
- If you're using RemoveMSI on a Windows 7 SP1 computer, pinned shortcuts that the user created might sometimes remain even though the previous version of Office and all of its other shortcuts have been removed. To remove the pinned shortcut, simply click on it and you'll be prompted to remove it. Or, sign in as the user who created the pinned shortcut, and then run the Office Deployment Tool to upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps.