

If I need to “write”, I prefer Google Docs. In cases where I need to “edit” existing word files, I either upload them on Google Docs or open with them on LibreOffice. 99% of the time I need to “read” only word files I come across. Its not speed-issue only about Microsoft Office.They have many more issues so no votes for Microsoft Office anyway!įor word files, I use Mac’s “Preview” application as default application to “open” documents. I found all of them very disappointing to be honest. Alternatives to Microsoft Office…įor Mac, there are many alternatives.
MAC UNINSTALL OFFICE 2011 MAC MAC
This article gives proper instructions which help your Mac run faster after removing Office. Removing Microsoft Office 2008 or 2011 is not that obvious on Mac. But it seem to work as you can see from comments on this post. Remove Microsoft Office 2008/2011 Completely from Mac. Unofficially, you can use a third party tool I found here – I found it after my job was done so I could not test it. (Unofficial) Uninstaller for Microsoft office 2011 I know instructions are quite lengthy and cumbersome for average users but that only official way. Microsoft Office 2011įor Office 2011, Microsoft doesn’t provide any “Remove Office” tools! You need to follow official 2011 uninstallation instructions posted by Microsoft here. You need to follow official 2008 uninstallation instructions posted by Microsoft here. At first, it may look like it does remove office completely as its name suggest but that is not true. Microsoft Office 2008įor Microsoft Office 2008, Microsoft provides a small tool called “Remove Office” under /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Additional Tools. To confirm this, my other friends also noticed considerable speed improvement for Mac, when they removed Microsoft office. I removed it (Microsoft Office) and my Mac got all its speed back. The first time you open it you’ll need to give it permission to access your Mac. Click 'App Cleaner & Uninstaller' to open it. Go to 'Finder' and then the 'Applications' folder. If you are feeling your Mac is running “slow” AND if you have Microsoft Office installed, then you can try removing Microsoft Office. The example used here to remove Office 2011 is App Cleaner & Uninstaller.
