Remove Office 365 (2011) For Mac Applications. Go ahead and launch Finder and then select Applications; Command and then click for you to be able to choose the folder of Microsoft Office 2011. After that press the Ctrl button and then click an application you select and then Move to Trash. Remove Office 365 (2016) on Mac.
To uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac, you can either remove them manually or use a third-party uninstaller utility. If you want to completely uninstall MS Office from Mac, jump to Part 3 to learn about FonePaw MacMaster Uninstaller for Mac. Uninstall Office 365 (2011/2016) on Mac Manually.
Use Launchpad to delete an app
Launchpad offers a convenient way to delete apps that were downloaded from the App Store.
To open Launchpad, click it in the Dock or open it from your Applications folder. You can also pinch closed with your thumb and three fingers on your trackpad.
If you don't see the app in Launchpad, type its name in the search field at the top of the screen. Or swipe right or left with two fingers on your trackpad to show the next or previous page.
Press and hold the Option (⌥) key, or click and hold any app until the apps jiggle.
Click next to the app that you want to delete, then click Delete to confirm. The app is deleted immediately. Apps that don't show either didn't come from the App Store or are required by your Mac. To delete an app that didn't come from the App Store, use the Finder instead.
Deleting an app doesn't cancel any subscription you may have purchased with that app. Learn how to cancel subscriptions for apps that were downloaded from the App Store.
Use the Finder to delete an app
Locate the app in the Finder. Most apps are in your Applications folder, which you can open by clicking Applications in the sidebar of any Finder window. Or use Spotlight to find the app, then press and hold the Command (⌘) key while double-clicking the app in Spotlight.
Drag the app to the Trash, or select the app and choose File > Move to Trash.
If you're asked for a user name and password, enter the name and password of an administrator account on your Mac. This is probably the name and password you use to log in to your Mac.
To delete the app, choose Finder > Empty Trash.
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To use an app again after deleting it, either reinstall it or restore it from a backup.
To reinstall apps that were installed as part of macOS, reinstall macOS. This applies to apps such as Safari, iTunes, Books, Messages, Mail, Calendar, Photos, and FaceTime.
You can also redownload apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that were installed from the App Store, iTunes Store, or Apple Books.
Learn how to delete apps on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Learn what to do if the Dock contains an icon with a question mark.
If you are MAC user, you must be familiar with the fact that installing applications on your PC is a very easy task. On the other hand, uninstalling the applications is not so simple and straight forward. Although, it may sound little unlikely, but it is not. Since trying to uninstall application in Mac may seem to be easy but sometimes it not the case.
1. Why Do You Need to Uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac
If you are using you MAC computer for academic activities or business purposes, you would tend to install Office file because such applications are essential for your writing assignments, making presentation or saving data as an excel sheet. As these applications are updated on regular basis, you may want to delete or uninstall the previous version and install updated versions as soon as they are available. Besides, some users simply do not want to use the Microsoft Office anymore, as they may not like that there are not enough shortcut keys or the formulas in MS Excel make their system slow.
Since the MS Office is primarily designed to be installed and used on Windows PC, Mac users may not always be happy with MS office. The most probable issue is when you run MS office on MAC, you would not have all the shortcut keys that are available for any user of Windows running the same software. As another example, you cannot select the whole line pressing CTRL key whenever you enter an equation in Excel. It becomes slow as it is not specifically designed for MAC. Having such issues, many people would like to completely uninstall MS office from their systems. If you are one of those users who want to uninstall the MS office 2011/2016 from your MAC, you will find the answers in this guide.
2. How to Uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac
2.1 Uninstall MS Office for Mac Applications
If you follow these simple steps, you can remove MS office from your MAC with ease.
Step 1. Find 'Applications'on your MAC PC in the Finder option.
Step 2. Press Command + click to select all the applications that are related to MS Office.
Step 3. While pressing the CTRL, now you need to right click on all the selected MS office applications that you need to remove from your system.
Step 4. Click on 'Move to Trash'and the selected files will be deleted from your system.
2.2 Remove Office from Dock
It is possible that you put some of the applications of MS office in your dock. If this is the case, go to each MS office application, press CTRL and click. Go the 'Option' and click on 'Remove from Dock'.
Restart your system in order for the changes to take effect.
2.3 Remove Files from Your User Library Folder
First, you need to set the Finder view option if you want to remove files from 'Library Folder'. Follow these steps to remove Office files from user library folder.
Step 1. Press Command, Shift and h key in the Finder.
Step 2. Click on View and select as List, in the top on the Finder Menu. Then click on View >Show View Options.
Step 3. Select 'Show Library Folder' in View Options, and click on Save.
Step 4. Now, go back to the Finder and open Library >Containers.
Step 5. Press CTRL and click all these listed folders and select the option of 'Move to Trash'.
Step 6. Open the Group Container by clicking the back arrow to go back to the Library Folder.
Step 7. Press the CTRL key and click each of the listed folders (if present), then click on 'Move to Trash'.
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3. How to Install Microsoft Office on MAC
After the uninstallation, you may still need to install the Microsoft office 2016 or other versions on your Mac in the future. If so, you can follow the steps below.
First, you need to sign in to your account to download your MS office file. Go to www.office.com and select the option 'Sign in'.
Sign in with the user account that is associated with the Office version. It could be a Microsoft account or a work or school account. After signing into your associated account, you need to follow the steps that match your account type and then download your files.
Step 1. Once the downloading is finished, opening Finderand go to Downloads to double click the file named as 'Microsoft Office installer.pkg' (the name may slightly vary).
Step 2. When the first screen of the installer appears, select Continue to begin the process of installation.
Step 3. Next, review the license agreement of MS office and click on 'Continue' and then select the option 'Agree'.
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Step 4. Then you need to select the option of how you want to install MS office, click Continue.
Step 5. The next screen will display the disk requirements. You may also change the installation location, next click on 'Install'.
Step 6. Next, if prompted, you need to enter your login password of your MAC system and click 'Install Software'. It will start installing the software.
When the installation is finished, click on 'Close'.
Step 1. To launch newly installed MS office app and start the activation process, click the 'Launchpad' in the dock to display your installed apps.
Step 2. Click the icon of 'Microsoft Word', it will open 'What's New' window automatically when you first launch the application.
Step 3. Click on 'Get Started' to start the activation process.
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Step 4. To pin the office app icons to the dock, go to the Finder >Applications and open any office app that you want to dock. In the dock, press CTRL and click, or right click the app icon, then choose 'Options' and then click on 'Keep in Dock'.
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While using MS office apps, if you protected your files using a password and you somehow forgot your password. You can use 'Passper:Password Recovery Expert'tool. That gives you complete solution to recover or remove the password of your locked files and Windows. Passper can open your password protected files, including Word, Excel, PDF, PowerPoints files as well as ZIP and RAR files.