Microsoft Word Not Opening Mac

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  1. Microsoft Office Word Not Opening
  2. Microsoft Word Not Opening On Mac
  3. Microsoft Word Not Responding Mac

Symptoms

  1. Step 1 The easiest way to open Word on Mac is by using the Spotlight search. Simply click on the search icon on the top-right corner of the screen. Step 2 You can either look for the MS Word application or type the name of the document that you wish to open.
  2. For some reason, microsoft word will not launch/open anymore. Nothing has changed from my knowledge on both my OS or the version of microsoft word that I have installed. I am running OS High Sierra version 10.13.3 and have the latest update of microsoft word, whatever that might be.

You may see this error when you start Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 or 2008:

Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Right-click the Word program button that appears on the Windows taskbar, and then click Maximize on the shortcut menu. If the Word program window appears, click Exit on the File menu. Restart Microsoft Word. Method 2: Use the Move Feature in Windows to Reposition the Word Program into View. Click the Word program button on the Windows taskbar.


Cause

This can happen if:

  • Word preferences are corrupted.

  • The user account profile is corrupted.

  • Programs running in the background are interfering with Word for Mac.

  • Application files are corrupted.

Resolution

IMPORTANT: The location of certain files are different if you have Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. To check if it is installed, open Word, and then click About Word from the Word menu. If the version number is 14.2.0 or above, you have Service Pack 2 and you should follow the Service Pack 2 steps when provided in this article.

Method 1 - Reset Word for Mac preferences


Warning This step will remove custom preferences, such as keyboard shortcuts, or changes to the toolbars or dictionaries.
Corrupt Word preferences may cause this error. Follow these steps to reset them:

  1. Quit all programs.

  2. On the Go menu, click Home > Library. If you have OS X 10.7 (Lion) or above, click Go, hold down the OPTION key and choose Library.

  3. Open the Preferences folder and drag com.microsoft.Word.plist to the desktop. Xbox mac address generator. If you can't find the file, continue to the next step.

  4. Now, open the Microsoft folder (in Preferences), and drag com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist to the desktop.
    Note If you have Service Pack 2 installed, open Application Support > Microsoft instead of Preferences > Microsoft.

  5. Start Word. Do you see the error?

    • No. Quit Word, and drag one of the files back to its default location and test again. If the error re-appears, the file you just dragged back is corrupt. Move it to the Trash. If there's still no error, drag the other file from your desktop to the Trash. Congratulations, this solved the problem.

    • Yes. Quit Word, and restore both files to their original location. Go to the next step.

  6. Quit all programs.

  7. On the Go menu, click Home > Library. If you have OS X 10.7 (Lion) or above, click Go, hold down the OPTION key and choose Library.

  8. Open the Application Support folder, then the Microsoft folder, then the Office folder, and then the User Templates folder.

  9. Find the Normal.dotm file, and drag it to the desktop.

  10. Start Word. Do you see the error?

    • No. Quit Word, and drag Normal.dotm from your desktop to the Trash. Congratulations, this solved the problem.

    • Yes. Quit Word, and restore the file to its original location. Go to the next method.

Method 2 - Create a new user account

A corrupt user account could cause this error. To test and see if this is the problem; follow the steps in this article to create a new user account:

Testing your user account to troubleshoot Office for Mac applications
If the problem continues to occur, go to the next method.

Method 3 - Clean start the operating system

We recommend you clean start the operating system to determine if other programs are interfering with Word for Mac. To do this, see this article on how to clean start your computer:

Perform a clean startup to determine whether background programs are interfering with Office for Mac
If the problem continues to occur, go to the next method.

Method 4 - Run Repair Disk Permissions

You can use the Repair Disk Permissions option to troubleshoot problems in Mac OS X 10.2 or later versions. To use this option, follow these steps:

  1. On the Go menu, click Utilities.

  2. Start the Disk Utility program.

  3. Choose the primary hard disk drive for your computer.

  4. Click the First Aid tab.

  5. Switching from mac to windows 7. Click Repair Disk Permissions.

Note: The Disk Utility program only repairs software that is installed by Apple. This utility also repairs folders, such as the Application folder. However, this utility doesn't repair software that is in your home folder. For more information about this option, see Apple's article About Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature.
If the problem continues to occur, go to the next method.

Method 5 - Remove and then reinstall Office for Mac

Corrupt Word for Mac application files could cause this error. We recommend you remove and then reinstall Office to fix this type of corruption. To do this, choose the article based on your version of Office for Mac:

How to uninstall Office for Mac 2011

You can convert and open documents in Pages on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. If you don't have an Apple device, you can use Pages online at iCloud.com.

Convert and open documents in Pages on iPhone or iPad

You can work with a variety of file formats in Pages on your iPhone or iPad. Check which formats are compatible with Pages on iPhone and iPad.

Convert a Pages document in Pages on iPhone or iPad

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

  1. Open the document that you want to convert, then tap the More button .
  2. Tap Export.
  3. Choose a format for your document.
  4. If you chose EPUB, set any additional options.
  5. Choose how you want to send your document, like with Mail or Messages.

Open a file in Pages on iPhone or iPad

To open a file like a Microsoft Word document in Pages on iPhone or iPad, tap the file in the document manager. If you don't see the document manager, tap Documents (on iPad) or the back button (on iPhone), then tap the file that you want to open. If a file is dimmed, it's not in a compatible format.

You can also open a file in Pages from a different app like the Files app, or from an email:

  1. Open the other app, then select the document or attachment.
  2. Tap the Share button .
  3. Tap Copy to Pages. The original file remains intact.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. Tap Done to open the document in Pages.

Convert and open documents in Pages for Mac

You can work with a variety of file formats in Pages for Mac. Check which formats are compatible.

Convert a Pages document in Pages for Mac

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

  1. Open the Pages document that you want to convert.
  2. Choose File > Export To, then select the format.
  3. In the window that appears, you can choose a different format or set up any additional options. For example, you can require a password to open an exported PDF, choose to use the table of contents in an exported EPUB book, or choose the format for the exported Word document.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Enter a name for your file, then choose a location for the file.
  6. Click Export.

To send a file in a specific format through Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or Notes, choose Share > Send a Copy, choose how you want to send the document, then choose a format.

Open a file in Pages for Mac

You can open a file from the Finder or from the Pages app:

  • From the Finder, Control-click the file, then choose Open With > Pages. If Pages is the only word processor on your Mac, you can just double-click the file.
  • From the Pages for Mac app, choose File > Open, select the file, then click Open. If a file is dimmed, it's not a compatible format.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. You might see also see warnings when you open documents created in older versions of Pages.

Open and convert documents in Pages for iCloud

Pages for iCloud lets you open, edit, and share your files from a supported browser on a Mac or PC. Check which file formats are compatible with Pages for iCloud. If you don't have an Apple device, learn how to create an Apple ID.

Convert a Pages document in Pages for iCloud

  1. Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
  2. Click Pages.
  3. In the document manager, click the More button on the file you want to convert, then choose Download a Copy. If you have the document open, click the Tools button in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.*
  4. Choose a format for the document. The file starts begins to download to your browser's download location.

Unzip without password mac. * To convert your document to an EPUB book, open the document, click the Tools button in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.

Open a file in Pages for iCloud

  1. Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
  2. Click Pages.
  3. Drag the file you want to upload into the Pages document manager in your browser. Or click the Upload button , select the file, then click Choose.
  4. Double-click the file in the document manager.

Check file format compatibility

Formats you can open in Pages

You can open these file formats in Pages on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and online at iCloud.com:

Microsoft Office Word Not Opening

  • All Pages versions
  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx) and Office 97 or later (.doc)
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
  • Plain Text files (.txt)

Formats you can convert Pages documents into

Pages on iPhone or iPad:

  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx)
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
  • PDF
  • EPUB

Microsoft Word Not Opening On Mac

Pages for Mac:

Not
  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx) and Office 97 or later (.doc)
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
  • Plain Text files (.txt)
  • PDF
  • EPUB
  • Pages ‘09

Pages for iCloud:

  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx)
  • PDF
  • EPUB

Microsoft Word Not Responding Mac

Learn more

  • Pages on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and online at iCloud.com use the same file format. If you create or edit a document in Pages on one platform, you can open it in Pages on any of the other platforms.
  • You can update to current versions of Pages on your iPhone or iPad from the App Store. To update Pages on your Mac, use the App Store app on your Mac.
  • If you convert a Pages document into Pages '09-compatible document, learn more about changes that happen when you export to iWork '09.




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