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Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, starting with Version 2004. To learn more, read this article. In our documentation, we'll usually just refer to it as Microsoft 365 Apps.

Security updates for Microsoft 365 Apps releases

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For a complete list of security updates, see the following article:

I keep getting monthly update notices urging me to install Office 2008 update 12.3.6, but when I attempt to do so it tells me it 'can't be installed on this volume'. I have loads of room on my HD, Office for Mac 2011 updates install easily, so what the heck is the problem? The program is in my Application folder and runs fine.

Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps releases

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Update sizes for Microsoft 365 Apps releases

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Release notes for Microsoft 365 Apps releases

For a complete list of release notes by update channel and year, see the following articles:

• Current Channel: Release Notes, Archived Release Notes
• Monthly Enterprise Channel: Release Notes
• Semi-Annual Enterprise (Preview): Release Notes, Archived Release Notes
• Semi-Annual Enterprise: Release Notes, Archived Release Notes

Release history for Office Deployment Tool

For a complete list of Office Deployment Tool releases, see the following article:

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Office for Mac release information

For information about updates to Office for Mac, which is included with any Microsoft 365 subscription plan that includes Microsoft 365 Apps, see the following articles:

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Note

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac updates:

1. Start any Office for Mac application on your computer.

2. Click Help menu, click Check for Updates.

3. Under How would you like to check for software updates, click Automatically. Click the Check for Updates button.

The latest version of Office 2008 for Mac is 12.3.6. This update is also available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Workaround 1 Use the File/Open option to open the file

1. Start the Word for Mac application.

2. On the File menu, click Open.

3. In the Convert File window, scroll down and select Recover Text from any file. If you get a warning, click OK.
   Note Some formatting might change.

4. On the File menu, click Save As.

5. In the Format list, select Word Document (.docx), then click Save. Refer the following screen shot.
   

Workaround 2 Use an earlier version of Word for Mac or Apple TextEdit

Try opening the file by using an earlier version of Word for Mac such as Word 2004 or Apple TextEditor. Some old Word documents can be opened in TextEdior with basic formatting.

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More Information

If you cannot open the file by using these workarounds, search for a backup copy in a Time Machine backup, in your email (if you ever sent the file to someone), on a network share, on a phone, or on a flash drive. If you cannot open the file, it may be corrupted.
For information about how to troubleshoot this issue, see Troubleshooting damaged documents in Word for Mac.
Ways to open a document in Word 2008 for Mac:

• Double-click the document.

• Drag a document to the Word 2008 for Mac program icon.

• Drag a document to the Word 2008 for Mac program icon that is in the Dock.

• Run an AppleScript that uses the Finder to open a Microsoft Word document.

Affected Word for Mac file types

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Note that Word for Mac does not support Works (wps) or Publisher (pub) files. Both of these programs do not have a Mac OS counterpart, therefore, cannot be opened on Mac OS.