Can't install office home and student 2021 on macbook pro

I have a macbook pro running ventura 13.4.1. Followed the instructions for dowload. It dowloaded am OfficeSetup.exe file which it cannot install because I am not running windows. The Office box says specifically for Mac and PC. What can I do?

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Jul 30, 2023 9:08 AM

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Posted on Jul 30, 2023 6:42 PM

You need to download the Mac version. The .exe version is for Windows.


Microsoft has a detailed page on this here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/download-and-install-or-reinstall-microsoft-365-or-office-2021-on-a-pc-or-mac-4414eaaf-0478-48be-9c42-23adc4716658


This includes tips on how to download the proper installer.


Hope this is helpful,


Reid



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Jul 30, 2023 6:42 PM in response to tesk13

You need to download the Mac version. The .exe version is for Windows.


Microsoft has a detailed page on this here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/download-and-install-or-reinstall-microsoft-365-or-office-2021-on-a-pc-or-mac-4414eaaf-0478-48be-9c42-23adc4716658


This includes tips on how to download the proper installer.


Hope this is helpful,


Reid



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