do I now need to pay for Microsoft Word?
I upgraded to macOS Catalina and it appears I need to pay for Microsoft Word. Is this true or did I do something incorrectly?
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If you were using an early version of Office 2016, that can be upgraded at no charge: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/troubleshoot/administration/office-2016-for-mac-64-bit-upgrade
If you were using Microsoft Office 2011 or earlier, that will not run on Catalina. Options include:
Subscribing to Office 365 or making a one-time purchase of Office for Mac: https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products-for-mac?ms.officeurl=mac-compare-redir
Using the free Office on the web: https://products.office.com/en-us/free-office-online-for-the-web
Downloading and using the free Libre Office: https://www.libreoffice.org/
Using the free Google Docs: https://www.google.com/docs/about/
Using Apple's free Pages and Numbers: https://www.apple.com/pages/
and https://www.apple.com/numbers/