Option 1 - Uninstall Office from the Control Panel. Open the Control Panel. Tip: If you installed the Office apps as part of a suite, such as Office Home and Student or Microsoft 365, search for the. In the search box on the task bar, type control panel, then select Control Panel. To uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac completely, please follow steps at https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d.
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Uninstalling Microsoft Office 365 on your Dell PC There are several different reasons why you would want to uninstall Office 365 from your PC. Uninstall Microsoft 365 Office with support tools Additionally, you can also use a tool to completely uninstall the Office applications that come with Microsoft 365. For Mac, see Uninstall Office for Mac. After you uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac you now need to uninstall the Office Licence of the Microsoft file or the leftover files of the Microsoft Office on your Mac. It is not unusual to keep the leftover of any files on your Mac, it is a waste of storage space on your Mac, and to prevent the files to occupy even a little space onto your.
This document explains how to completely uninstall Office 365.
You may experience issues with Outlook that are often resolved by performing a full uninstall/reinstall of Microsoft Office. Examples of possible errors that could be resolved by fully uninstalling Office 365 include: Inability to open up Office 365 applications, receiving error messages, sporadic issues that result in lack of fully functionality, etc.
Verify version of Office - it is highly recommended you install Office ProPlus version.
Uninstall Office
Important: If you intend to install Office 365 onto the computer, follow these steps:
- Remove credentials - 'Reset/Remove your account credentials from within your OS' section.
- Install Office 365 - download/install.
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I found these instructions on Microsoft's support site. - Not sure if I am allowed to post them here...
Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications
From Microsoft support page - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Troubleshoot-Office-2016-for-Mac-issues -by-completely-uninstalling-before-you-reinstall-ec3aa66e-6a76-451f-9d35-cba2e14 e94c0
IMPORTANT Follow the steps in this article only if you've tried the usual Office for Mac uninstall process and are still having difficulty reinstalling or starting Office applications.
To completely uninstall Office 2016 for Mac you must remove the applications, supporting files, and keychain entries, plus any icons you've added to the Dock. Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process.
You must be signed in as an administrator or provide an administrator name and password to complete these steps.
There are several things to remove. This article steps you through each one.
Step 1: Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications
- Open Finder and click Applications.
- Command +click to select all of the Office 2016 for Mac applications
- Ctrl+click or right-click the applications you selected and click Move to Trash.
Step 2: Remove supporting files from the Library and User folders
Completely Remove Office For Mac
Remove files from the Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.
- Open Finder, click Go > Computer, and then click View >as Columns.
- Go to Macintosh HD > Library > LaunchDaemons.
- In the LaunchDaemons folder, ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (if present)
- Go to Library > PrivilegedHelperTools, ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper (if present)
- Go to Library > Preferences and ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist (if present)
Remove files from your user Library folder
To remove files from your user Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.
- In Finder, press +Shift+h.
- On the Finder menu, click View > as List, and then click View > Show View Options.
- In the View Options dialog box, select Show Library Folder.
- Switch back to Column view (+3) and click <YourUserName>Library > Containers and ctrl+click or right-click each of these folders if present, and then click Move to Trash.
5. Switch back to Column view (+3) and click <YourUserName>Library > Group Containers and ctrl+click or right-click each of these folders if present, and then click Move to Trash.
Removing Microsoft Office From Computer
Step 3: Remove Keychain Entries
Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access and remove the following password entries:
2. Search for all occurrences of ADAL in the keychain and remove all those entries if present.
Step 4: Remove Office 2016 for Mac icons from the Dock
If you added Office icons to the Dock they may turn into question marks after you uninstall Office 2016 for Mac. To remove these icons, control+click or right-click the icon and click Options > Remove from Dock.
Step 5: Restart your computer
When you've removed all the files listed in this section, empty the Trash and restart your computer.
If you plan to reinstall properly See Also
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