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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)

ApplicationDownload linksSHA256 hashes for install package
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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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

Graduate. Version 16.16.17 (Build 19120800)

This release provides the following updates.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload link for update package
Word
Word update package
Excel
CVE-2019-1464
Excel update package
PowerPoint
CVE-2019-1462PowerPoint 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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)

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This release provides the following updates.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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

February 2019 release

Release Date: February 12, 2019

Version 16.16.7 (Build 19021001)

This release provides the following updates.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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

Release Date: October 16, 2018

Version 16.16.3 (Build 18101500)

This release provides the following updates.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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.

ApplicationSecurity updatesDownload 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

Microsoft OneNote for Mac helps you detect and fix spelling errors as you type. This can save you time and effort while keeping your notes error-free.

Check spelling and grammar as you type

When you type, OneNote automatically checks for potential spelling errors, and underlines the words you should check with a squiggly red line.

To check a misspelling, control-click the underlined word, and choose the appropriate option.

You can do one of the following:

  • If available, click one of the suggestions to substitute the misspelled word.

  • Click Ignore, to reject the error detection.

  • Click Add to Dictionary, to make sure that OneNote doesn’t detect the word as an error in the future.

  • Click Smart Lookup, to do a quick Bing search on the word.

Check spelling on an entire page

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To check spelling on an entire page, do the following:

  1. Click Tools > Spelling.

  2. In the Spelling pane on the right, do any of the following:

    • Click Ignore to skip the currently selected text and move on to the next item.

    • Click Add to add the currently selected text to the dictionary so that OneNote doesn’t detect the word as an error in the future.

    • Select a replacement word in the list, and then at the bottom of the pane, click Change.

Turn automatic spelling check on or off

  1. On the menu bar, click OneNote > Preferences.

  2. In the OneNote Preferences dialog box, click Spelling.

  3. Under Spelling and AutoCorrect, check or clear the Check spelling as you type check box.

Turn automatic capitalization on or off

  1. On the menu bar, click OneNote > Preferences.

  2. In the OneNote Preferences dialog box, click Spelling.

  3. Under Spelling and AutoCorrect, check or clear the Capitalize the first letter of sentences check box.

Turn periods with double-space on or off

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You can set OneNote to add a period after a word or sentence by tapping the space bar twice.

  1. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences.

  2. In System Preferences window, click keyboard.

  3. Click the Text tab.

  4. Check or clear the Add period with double-space check box.

Check the spelling of your notes in a different language

You can change the proofing language for text on a page.

Note: Microsoft remote desktop for mac nla. You cannot change the proofing language for an entire notebook. Nor can you set the default proofing language for all future sessions with OneNote.

Spell Check Free

  1. On the menu bar, click Tools > Set Proofing Language.

  2. In the Language list, select the language you want OneNote to use during an spelling check.

  3. Click OK.

  4. After the spell checking is complete, the spelling language will revert back to the original language.