Unable to edit on MS word App.

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Unable to edit on MS word App.

Adekanmbi, Adedamola 0

Hello, Please could you help with how I can use Microsoft Word on my Macbook? I have access to Microsoft office 365 from school but Ms word only permits me to reead, I can't edit at all. Please help..

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Answer 1

Stefan Blom 353.5K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Which version of macOS do you have? You must have macOS 12 or later; otherwise, you can't run Microsoft Office. See https://www.brandwares.com/bestpractices/2023/03/most-recent-office-you-can-run-best-practices/ .

Adekanmbi, Adedamola 0 Reputation points

2026-09-19T19:07:43.63+00:00

Hello,

I have MacOs Tahoe 26.6 running on MacBook Air.
Adekanmbi, Adedamola 0 Reputation points

2026-09-19T19:09:55.08+00:00

Hello,

I have MacOs Tahoe 26.6 running on MacBook Air but word app still is not working. Please see screen touched attached.

Answer 2

Stefan Blom 353.5K MVP Volunteer Moderator

I have MacOs Tahoe 26.6 running on MacBook Air.

Thanks for the follow-up. Which specific Microsoft Office product is provided by your educational institution? Double-check that you have a version that lets you install the Office apps locally on your computer.

Adekanmbi, Adedamola 0 Reputation points

2026-09-19T19:13:11.5966667+00:00

I have sent an email to the school's IT department. I will revert as soon as I get a response.
Stefan Blom 353.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-09-19T19:21:16.87+00:00

Good luck. Do let us know how it goes. :-)

Note that, in most cases, your user account will tell you which is included with the product. If it says "Office desktop apps," that a good sign that you are in fact allowed to install the apps on your computer.