Apple version of Office 2019 becomes useless in a month
The only solution is to buy an upgrade (or switch providers)
If you use Office 2019 on a Mac, your software will soon stop working properly and there's nothing you can do but buy an upgrade.
From July 13, 2026, Office applications on the Apple platform could lose the ability to edit, save, or create new files. Opening and printing will still work, but otherwise it's "reduced functionality mode" time, as Microsoft puts it.
The problem is due to the expiration of the certificate used to validate the user's Office license, and it will affect both Microsoft 365 subscribers on macOS, iPhone, and iPad and non-subscribers. Affected software includes Office 2021 and 2019.
The fix requires an update to macOS 12 or later, or iOS 17 on an iPad or iPhone, followed by an application update, which is where the problems could start.
While updates are a way of...
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