Office suites for individuals and families are a one-time purchase that includes apps such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. These suites do not include cloud-backed features (for example, PowerPoint Designer, Data Types in Excel) or any of the services included in Microsoft 365 (for example, OneDrive, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online).

General information

To set up Office for the first time, visit the Office Setup page and follow the instructions on the screen.

Once you have set up Office, you can manage your account at the Office My Account page.

Microsoft 365 is designed to work with the latest browsers and versions of Office. If you use older browsers or versions of Office that are not in mainstream support: 

  • Microsoft won’t deliberately prevent you from connecting to the service, but the quality of your Microsoft 365 experience may diminish over time.

  • Microsoft won’t provide code fixes to resolve non-security related problems.

Learn more about Office versions and connectivity to Microsoft 365 services. View related timelines on the Microsoft 365 and Office system requirements matrix.

The following conditions apply to all supported Office suites for individuals and families.

  • Internet functionality requires an internet connection. Fees may apply.

  • Installation requires a connection to the Internet or a local area network (if installing over a network).

  • Product functionality, feature availability, and graphics may vary on older systems. For the best experience, use the latest version of the operating systems specified. Some features may require additional or advanced hardware or server connectivity.

  • A touch-enabled device is required to use any multitouch functionality, but all features and functions are always available by using a keyboard, mouse, or other standard or accessible input device.

  • Cloud file management features require OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint.

  • Microsoft account or organizational account required for license assignment.

The following conditions apply to all supported Office suites for individuals and families.

  • Some search functionality in Outlook for Windows requires Windows Search.

  • Certain advanced functionality may require connectivity to a supported version of Microsoft Exchange Server (or Exchange Online) or Microsoft SharePoint Server (or SharePoint Online). See the Microsoft support lifecycle policy site for supported versions of Exchange Server and SharePoint Server.

  • Integration with Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams requires connectivity to a supported version of Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams. See the Microsoft support lifecycle policy site for supported versions of Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams.

  • LinkedIn support requires a LinkedIn account.

  • Speech recognition functionality requires a microphone.

  • Read-aloud functionality requires an audio output device.

  • Dynamic calendars require server connectivity.

Office 2024

The Office 2024 resources below apply to the following products:

Office 2024 for individuals and families is supported under the Modern Lifecycle Policy. View related timelines on the lifecycle page.

Connections to Microsoft 365 services (for example, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) are supported while Office 2024 is in mainstream support.  Learn more about Office versions and connectivity to Microsoft 365 services. View related timelines on the Microsoft 365 and Office system requirements matrix.

Component

Window requirements

macOS requirements

Applicable and editions

Office Home 2024

Office Home & Business 2024

All Office 2024 apps included in suites or offered as standalones

Office Home for Mac 2024

Office Home & Business for Mac 2024

All Office 2024 apps included in suites or offered as standalones

Computer and processor

1.1 GHz or faster, 2-core

Intel or Apple Silicon (As supported by the three most recent versions of macOS.)

Memory

4 GB RAM

4 GB RAM

Hard disk

4 GB of available disk space

10 GB of available disk space

Display

1280 x 768 screen resolution (64-bit Office required for 4K and higher)

1280 x 800 screen resolution

Graphics

Graphics hardware acceleration requires a Direct3D 9.1 or higher graphics adapter, with a WDDM 1.3 or higher graphics driver

Not applicable

Operating system

Windows 11 or Windows 10

Note: For ARM-based devices, Windows 11 is the minimum supported operating system.

Office for Mac is supported on the three most recent versions of macOS. As new major versions of macOS are made generally

Internet connection

Internet access is required for the following situations:

  • To look up device pre-entitlements if your device came bundled with a copy of Office.

  • To redeem and associate a copy of Office with your Microsoft account or your device ID.

  • To activate apps, like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  • Periodic connection to the internet is required to keep your apps activated.

Internet access is required for the following situations:

  • To look up device pre-entitlements if your device came bundled with a copy of Office.

  • To redeem and associate a copy of Office with your Microsoft account or your device ID.

  • To activate apps, like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  • Periodic connection to the internet is required to keep your apps activated.

Browser

The current version of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Firefox.

The current version of Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox.

.NET version

Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed.

Not applicable

Office 2021

The Office 2021 resources below apply to the following suites and standalones:

Office 2021 is supported under the Modern Lifecycle Policy. View related timelines on the lifecycle page.

Connections to Microsoft 365 services (for example, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) are supported while Office 2021 is in mainstream support.  Learn more about Office versions and connectivity to Microsoft 365 services. View related timelines on the Microsoft 365 and Office system requirements matrix.

Component

Windows requirements

macOS requirements

Applicable editions

Office Home & Business 2021

Office Home & Student 2021

Office Professional 2021

All Office 2021 apps included in suites or offered as standalones

Office Home & Business for Mac 2021

Office Home & Student for Mac 2021

All Office 2021 apps included in suites or offered as standalones

Computer and processor

1.1 GHz or faster, 2-core

Intel or Apple Silicon (As supported by the three most recent versions of macOS.)

Memory

4 GB RAM

4 GB RAM

Hard disk

4 GB of available disk space

10 GB of available disk space

Display

1280 x 768 screen resolution (64-bit Office required for 4K and higher)

1280 x 800 screen resolution

Graphics

Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update)

Not applicable

Operating system

Windows 11 or Windows 10

Office for Mac is supported on the three most recent versions of macOS. As new major versions of macOS are made generally available, Microsoft will drop support for the oldest version and support the newest and previous two versions of macOS.

Internet connection

Internet access is required for the following situations:

  • To look up device pre-entitlements if your device came bundled with a copy of Office.

  • To redeem and associate a copy of Office with your Microsoft account or your device ID.

  • To activate apps, like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  • Periodic connection to the internet is required to keep your apps activated.

Internet access is required for the following situations:

  • To look up device pre-entitlements if your device came bundled with a copy of Office.

  • To redeem and associate a copy of Office with your Microsoft account or your device ID.

  • To activate apps, like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  • Periodic connection to the internet is required to keep your apps activated.

Browser

The current version of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Firefox.

The current version of Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox.

.NET version

Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed.

Not applicable

Office 2019

The Office 2019 resources below apply to the following suites and standalones:

Office 2019 is supported under the Fixed Lifecycle Policy. View related timelines on the lifecycle page.

Support for Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac ended on October 13, 2023. View related timelines on the lifecycle page.

Connections to Microsoft 365 services (for example, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) are no longer supported for Office 2019 as of October 2023.  Learn more about Office versions and connectivity to Microsoft 365 services. View related timelines on the Microsoft 365 and Office system requirements matrix.

Components

Window requirements

Applicable editions

Office Home & Business 2019

Office Home & Student 2019

Office Professional 2019

All Office 2019 apps included in suites or offered as standalones

Computer and processor

1.1 GHz or faster, 2-core

Memory

4 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM (32-bit)

Hard disk

4 GB of available disk space

Display

1280 x 768 screen resolution (32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher)

Graphics

Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update)

Operating system

Windows 11 or Windows 10

Browser

The current version of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Firefox.

.NET version

Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed.

Office 2016

The Office 2016 resources below apply to the following suites and standalones:

Office 2016 is supported under the Fixed Lifecycle Policy. View related timelines on the lifecycle page.

Support for Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac ended on October 13, 2020. View related timelines on the lifecycle page.

Connections to Microsoft 365 services (for example, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) are no longer supported for Office 2016 as of October 2023.  Learn more about Office versions and connectivity to Microsoft 365 services. View related timelines on the Microsoft 365 and Office system requirements matrix.

Component

Window requirements

Applicable editions

Office Home & Business 2016

Office Home & Student 2016

Office Professional 2016

All Office 2016 apps included in suites or offered as standalones

Computer processor

1 GHz or faster x86-bit or x64-bit processor with SSE2 instruction set

Memory

2 GB RAM

Hard disk

3 GB of available disk space

Display

1024 x 768 screen resolution. Minimum resolution assumes zoom, DPI settings, and text scaling are set at 100%. If not set to 100%, minimum resolution should be scaled accordingly.

Graphics

Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX 10 graphics card.

Operating system

Windows 11, Windows 10, or Windows Server 2016.

Browser

The current version of Microsoft Edge,, Chrome, or Firefox.

.NET version

.NET 3.5 required. Some features may require .NET 4.0, 4.5, or 4.6 CLR to also be installed.

Notes: 

  • Instant Search functionality requires Windows Search 4.0.

  • Excel

  • To use PowerPivot, you must have .NET 3.5 or .NET 4.0 and at least 2 GB of RAM.

  • To use Excel 2016 with the Power View add-in, you must have Silverlight 5 installed and at least 2 GB of RAM.

  • Outlook

  • Certain inking features require Windows 10 or Windows 11.

  • Speech recognition functionality requires a close-talk microphone and audio output device.

  • Outlook license requirements for Exchange features

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