- How To Set Manual Update Microsoft Word Mac 2017
- Microsoft For Mac Updates
- Microsoft Office Update For Mac
Apr 12, 2017 To start, though, click on “ Check for Updates:” on the lower right. It’ll then go out to Microsoft’s update server and check: Pay attention here: This is an update for the actual AutoUpdate program, not the update for Microsoft Word. But to proceed you’ll need to apply this one. Launch any of the Microsoft Office Apps (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Click File Account Click Update Options Update Now If an update is.
-->Applies to:Office for Mac, Office 2019 for Mac, Office 2016 for Mac
Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) version 3.18 and later includes the msupdate command-line tool. This can be used to start the update process for Microsoft applications produced for Mac, such as Office. The tool is primarily designed for IT administrators so that they have more precise control over when updates are applied. You can download the latest version of MAU from this link.
msupdate works by sending Apple Events to the MAU daemon. On macOS 10.14 Mojave and later, you may see a privacy prompt when running msupdate for the first time. If you are using an enterprise management tool such as Jamf Pro, you should deploy a Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) payload to pre-approve access. Samples of such a payload can be downloaded from here.
Use the following steps to start using the tool:
- Open the Terminal application
- Enter
cd /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS - Run
./msupdate --help
The following options are displayed:
Examples of how to use msupdate
- Display the current configuration parameters for AutoUpdate:
./msupdate --config - Display the current configuration parameters in machine-readable format:
./msupdate --config --format plist - List all available updates:
./msupdate --list - Download and install all available updates:
./msupdate --install - Download and install the latest updates for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint:
./msupdate --install --apps MSWD2019 XCEL2019 PPT32019 - Download and install a version-specific update for Outlook:
./msupdate --install --apps OPIM2019 --version 16.17.180090901
Application identifiers
The following table lists the applications for Mac supported by AutoUpdate. The identifier is used when specifying the --apps parameter. When specifying multiple applications on the command-line, separate identifiers with a space.
| Application | Latest version1 | 2016 version2 |
|---|---|---|
| Word | MSWD2019 | MSWD15 |
| Excel | XCEL2019 | XCEL15 |
| PowerPoint | PPT32019 | PPT315 |
| Outlook | OPIM2019 | OPIM15 |
| OneNote | ONMC2019 | ONMC15 |
| MAU | MSau04 | MSau04 |
| OneDrive | ONDR18 | |
| Teams | TEAM01 | |
| Skype for Business | MSFB16 | |
| Remote Desktop | MSRD10 | |
| Intune Company Portal | IMCP01 | |
| Defender ATP | WDAV00 | |
| Edge Canary | EDCN01 | |
| Edge Dev | EDDV01 |
How To Set Manual Update Microsoft Word Mac 2017
1 These identifiers are used for Office 2019 for Mac, either a retail or a volume licensed version, and for Office for Mac (from an Office 365 plan) running on macOS version 10.12 (Sierra) or higher.
2 These identifiers are used for Office 2016 for Mac, either a retail or a volume licensed version, and for Office for Mac (from an Office 365 plan) running on macOS version 10.11 (El Capitan) or earlier.
Note
- If an update is pending for MAU itself, that update must be applied before any applications can be updated.
- Identifiers are not case-sensitive when run interactively from the command-line, but use the character casing from the table above when running from a management tool such as Jamf Pro.
Related topics
Microsoft For Mac Updates
- Update history and release notes for Office for Mac
Hi Kristen,
Microsoft Office Update For Mac
I'm having the exact same issue, and it just happened yesterday for me too. I've spent the whole day trying to resolve it by chatting with a few different MS help agents and so far no progress.
They say because my version is 'obsolete' (it's 2008) it's longer supported so they can't help me figure this out, all they can do is press me to subscribe to Office365 instead. I gave up at one point and just decided to subscribe to Office365 but even that isn't working -- I get a 'Sorry we're not able to complete your purchase at this time; try again later' message over and over again.
I think it's an incompatibility issue between older Office versions and the new High Sierra OS on Mac -- did you recently upgrade to that as I did?
One possible solution they suggested was to reinstall my MS Office software if I still have the disks. I don't. Then they said if I could provide them with the product key # they could verify my purchase and they'd be able to fix the issue remotely.
Again, they couldn't tell me where to find that number in my Office application files because my version is no longer supported. I downloaded a free software to help me find it and provided it to them. They then said because my version is obsolete they can't actually fix it remotely. Very frustrating.
Another possible solution they suggested was to update my DNS setting and then restart my computer. I did but it didn't make a difference.
They finally suggested trying Apple support to see if they could figure it out, so that's my next step for now. Will let you know if I find anything out. Please do the same if you find a way out of this mess - thanks, Paul