Microsoft Office For Mac Os X Lion 10.7.5 -

If you cannot find a legitimate copy of Office 2011, or if you prefer software that is slightly more modern, consider these alternatives that work on older Intel Macs:

If you are looking at this as a requirement for installing software today, please note that this software is End-of-Life (EOL).

Running Office 2011 on OS X Lion carries significant risks: Microsoft Office For Mac Os X Lion 10.7.5

If you rely on Office for work or school, consider upgrading hardware or OS:

If you must keep Lion:

The version of Microsoft Office that natively and most effectively ran on OS X Lion 10.7.5 was Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. Released in late 2010, Office 2011 was fully supported on Lion (10.7.x) and the subsequent OS X Mountain Lion (10.8). It was the successor to the troubled Office 2008 and brought the Mac version much closer in line with its Windows counterpart (Office 2010).

If you only need to read and lightly edit Office files, consider dropping Microsoft Office entirely: If you cannot find a legitimate copy of

| App | Pros | Cons | |------|------|------| | LibreOffice 4.4 (last Lion-compatible) | Free, actively patched for old Macs | Interface is clunkier than Office 2011 | | Google Docs (via old Firefox) | Modern collaboration | Browser support on Lion is terrible now | | Pages ‘09 (from old iWork DVD) | Very fast, native Lion feel | Lacks advanced Excel features |

Honestly? LibreOffice 4.4 feels more secure than Office 2011 on Lion today. If you must keep Lion:

If you use Outlook 2011, note that it uses a database file (.olm). For Lion, ensure you do not let the database exceed 15 GB, as performance will plummet. Also, you cannot connect to modern Office 365 Exchange servers without enabling “Basic Authentication” (which Microsoft is phasing out globally).