Microsoft Office 2016 Quit Unexpectedly Mac
Jul 26, 2017 This is how I fixed office 2016 from crashing on startup. I also use Windows 10 for my OS. This may or may not work for you depending on what version of office you use and a few other factors. Heyy, my outlook 2016 for mac quits unexpectedly frequently after the short interval of time of opening it. Someone gave me the idea of rebuilding the outlook mac database but the rebuilding is stuck on recovering data since hours. I am helpless, need a quick and effective solution as I have thousands of work emails. To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods, depending on your version of Office for Mac. Excel 2016 for Mac Step 1: Quit all programs and close all windows. On the Apple menu, click Force Quit. Select an application in the 'Force Quit Applications' window. Note You cannot quit Finder. Click Force Quit. It comes up in different versions and both Mac and Windows users can access this platform. However, similar to any other version, users may get some issues while accessing Mac Outlook 2016. One such frequent issue is Outlook 2016 Mac quit unexpectedly and Mac Outlook 2011 not starting.
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Sep 01, 2017 It also notes that users of Office 2016 for Mac may experience problems with High Sierra Microsoft says that versions 15.34 and earlier are not supported, and you may not be able to launch the. Jan 29, 2017 Heyy, my outlook 2016 for mac quits unexpectedly frequently after the short interval of time of opening it. Someone gave me the idea of rebuilding the outlook mac database but the rebuilding is stuck on recovering data since hours. I am helpless, need a quick and effective solution as I have thousands of work emails.
Note
Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.
Symptoms
When you start Microsoft Word for Mac, or when you try to open a new document, you experience one of the following conditions:
The program closes unexpectedly.
Error message:
Note
This error message may also occur during usage of application such as saving a document.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, follow steps below.
Microsoft Word for Mac 2008 or Later
Step 1: Quit all applications
On the Apple menu, click Force Quit.
Select an application in the 'Force Quit Applications' window.
Click Force Quit.
Repeat the previous steps until all active applications.
Warning
When an application is force quit, any unsaved changes to open documents are not saved.
Step 2: Remove Preferences
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.Word.plist.
If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Microsoft Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.plist file to the trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
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The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Open the Microsoft folder.
Locate the file that is named com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist.
Move the file to the desktop.
Start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist file to the trash.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Application Support folder.
Open the Microsoft folder.
Open the Office folder.
Open the User Templates folder.
Locate the file that is named Normal, and move the file to the desktop.
Start Word and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the Normal file to the Trash. If the issue continues to occur, proceed to the next step.
If the issue continues to occur, go to the next step.
Step 3: Peform clean boot
For information how to clean start your Operating system (OS), see Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
2398596 How to use a 'clean startup' to determine whether background programs are interfering with Office for Mac
If the issue continues to occur in Safe mode, go to the next step.
Step 4: Remove and then reinstall Office
For information how to remove and then reinstall Office, see the following article:
If after removing and then reinstalling Office, the problem continues to occur, go to the next step.
Step 5: Use the 'Repair Disk Permissions' option
You can use the Repair Disk Permissions option to troubleshoot permissions problems in Mac OS X 10.2 or later versions. To use the Repair Disk Permissions option, follow these steps:
- On the Go menu, click Utilities.
- Start the Disk Utility program.
- Click the primary hard disk drive for your computer.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click Repair Disk Permissions.
Note
The Disk Utility program only repairs software that is installed by Apple. This utility also repairs folders, such as the Applications folder. However, this utility does not repair software that is in your home folder.
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.Word.plist.
If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.plist file to the trash.
Qit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Open the Microsoft folder.
Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist.
Move the file to the desktop.
Start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist file to the trash.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open the Documents folder.
Open the Microsoft User Data folder.
Locate the file that is named Normal, and move the file to the desktop.
Start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the Normal file to the trash.
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-->Office 2016 for Mac is a version of Office that’s available as a one-time purchase from a retail store or through a volume licensing agreement. It will be supported with security updates and bug fixes, as needed, until October 13, 2020. The minimum supported macOS for Office 2016 for Mac is 10.10 (Yosemite).
Note
- For security reason, Microsoft has deprecated the use of SHA-1. Learn more
- For release notes for Office 2016 for Mac releases prior to September 2018, see Release notes for Office for Mac.
- For release information for Office for Mac, which is the version that comes with Office 365 subscriptions, see the release notes and update history for Office for Mac.
- Office 2019 for Mac is the most current version that’s available as a one-time purchase. For release information for Office 2019 for Mac, see the release notes and update history for Office for Mac.
Updates for Office 2016 for Mac are available from Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). To use Microsoft AutoUpdate, start an Office application, such as Word, and then choose Help > Check for Updates. If you're an admin and want to update the computers in your organization with your existing software deployment tools, you can download and deploy the update packages for each application.
Most current packages for Office 2016 for Mac
The following table lists the most current packages for Office 2016 for Mac and for the individual applications, such as Word and Excel. All packages are 64-bit only. The build date is listed in parentheses, in a YYMMDD format, after the version number. The install package is used if you don't have the application already installed, while the update package is used to update an existing installation.
March 10, 2020
Version 16.16.20 (20030700)
Application | Download links | SHA256 hashes for install package |
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Office suite (all applications) | Install package | E6B38E17FECF5BF67CB08C5EF405BCEFE2079A079637D5800E1815B1FCB8E0B6 |
Word | Install package Update package | 1B60C30C16005DE9D88C93DF5371BEC856944F98B8337D5408DC96C90A808E86 |
Excel | Install package Update package | 4634B23F41A57B02D27F71C37D87856786DEF3653A40FFFFCEDF43857E1D9754 |
PowerPoint | Install package Update package | B062BAD7FEE443EDA0F5804F4F7C6D90585F62D91B74BD47F9D1EDE29C13DFA8 |
Outlook | Install package Update package | 07E736079C55DC0EB6C355FF45A51A2987D5623F8D1F8F485F378EE721937980 |
OneNote | Update package | Not applicable |
March 2020 release
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Version 16.16.20 (Build 20030700)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | CVE-2020-0850 CVE-2020-0852 CVE-2020-0892 | Word update package |
Excel | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
February 2020 release
Release Date: February 11, 2020
Version 16.16.19 (Build 20021000)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2020-0759 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
January 2020 release
Release Date: January 14, 2020
Version 16.16.18 (Build 20011202)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2020-0650 CVE-2020-0651 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
December 2019 release
Release Date: December 10, 2019
Version 16.16.17 (Build 19120800)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2019-1464 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | CVE-2019-1462 | PowerPoint update package |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
November 2019 release
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Version 16.16.16 (Build 19111100)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2019-1446 CVE-2019-1448 CVE-2019-1457 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
October 2019 release
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Version 16.16.15 (Build 19101400)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2019-1327 CVE-2019-1331 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
September 2019 release
Release Date: September 10, 2019
Version 16.16.14 (Build 19090900)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2019-1263 CVE-2019-1297 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
August 2019 release
Release Date: August 13, 2019
Version 16.16.13 (Build 19081100)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | CVE-2019-1201 CVE-2019-1205 | Word update package |
Excel | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
July 2019 release
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Version 16.16.12 (Build 19071500)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2019-1110 CVE-2019-1111 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | CVE-2019-1084 | Outlook update package |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
June 2019 release
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Version 16.16.11 (Build 19060902)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | CVE-2019-1034 CVE-2019-1035 | Word update package |
Excel | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
May 2019 release
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Version 16.16.10 (Build 19051200)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | CVE-2019-0953 | Word update package |
Excel | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
April 2019 release
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Version 16.16.9 (Build 19041201)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2019-0828 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite | CVE-2019-0822 |
March 2019 release
Release Date: March 12, 2019
Version 16.16.8 (Build 19031202)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
Microsoft Office 2016 Quit Unexpectedly Mac 2019
February 2019 release
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Version 16.16.7 (Build 19021001)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2019-0669 | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
January 2019 release
Release Date: January 16, 2019
Version 16.16.6 (Build 19011400)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | CVE-2019-0561: Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2019-0585: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Word update package |
Excel | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
December 2018 release
Release Date: December 11, 2018
Version 16.16.5 (Build 18120801)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2018-8597: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8627: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | CVE-2018-8628: Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | PowerPoint update package |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
November 2018 release
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Version 16.16.4 (Build 18111001)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2018-8574: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8577: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite |
October 2018 release
Microsoft Office 2016 For Mac
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Version 16.16.3 (Build 18101500)
This release provides the following updates.
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | Excel update package | |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite | CVE-2018-8432 Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
September 2018 release
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Version 16.16.2 (Build 18091001)
This release provides the following updates.
Microsoft Word Quit Unexpectedly Mac
Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
---|---|---|
Word | Word update package | |
Excel | CVE-2018-8429: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2018-8331: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Excel update package |
PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
Outlook | Outlook update package | |
OneNote | OneNote update package | |
Office suite | CVE-2018-8332: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |