How to Update Microsoft Office on Mac

Last Updated: June 29, 2020 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to update Microsoft Office on Mac. You can easily check for updates and install them in the Help menu of any Microsoft Office product.

Steps

1
Open any Microsoft Office application. You can open Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. To access any of the Office apps on your Mac, click the desktop and click Go in the top menu bar, and then select Applications in the drop-down menu.
2
Click Help. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.

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3
Click Check for Updates. It's the third option in the Help menu.
- If you don't see "Check for Updates" in the Help menu, click here to download the latest version of the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool.
4
Select "Automatically Download and Install." It's the third radio button option under the "How would you like updates to be installed?" in the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool.
5
Click Check For Updates. It's in the lower-right corner of the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool. This will check for the latest update of Microsoft Office and install the updates.

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Community Q&A

Question

Still looking for how do I update Microsoft office to 64 bit for Mac?

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Community Answer

Choose Start, point to All Programs, and then choose Windows Update. Do any of the following: If updates need to be installed, choose Install updates. To start checking for updates, choose Check for updates. For more information, choose View available updates.