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Office in the Mac App Store
Page Last Updated: September 17, 2020 @ 1:07pm Pacific Time

Welcome
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook were first released to the Mac App Store (aka MAS) on January 24, 2019 - joining the existing OneNote and OneDrive applications that were previously available. The purpose of this page is to discuss best practices and known issues for organizations that are considering the deployment of Office from MAS. There is an official high-level FAQ on docs.microsoft.com that covers the basic questions and you should read this first if you haven't already done so.

Release History and Download Links
Only the latest released build is available for download from MAS.

Release Date	Suite Bundle	Word	Excel	PowerPoint	Outlook	OneNote	OneDrive
09/15/20	16.41	16.41.20091302	16.41.20091302	16.41.20091302	16.41.20091302	16.41.20091302	20.124.0621
08/13/20	16.40	16.40.20081201	16.40.20081201	16.40.20081201	16.40.20081201	16.40.20081201	20.084
07/14/20	16.39	16.39.20071300	16.39.20071300	16.39.20071300	16.39.20071300	16.39.20071300	20.084
06/16/20	16.38	16.38.20061401	16.38.20061401	16.38.20061401	16.38.20061401	16.38.20061401	20.064
05/12/20	16.37	16.37.20051002	16.37.20051002	16.37.20051002	16.37.20051002	16.37.20051002	20.052
04/21/20	16.36	16.36.20041300	16.36.20041300	16.36.20041300	16.36.20041900 (16.36.1)	16.36.20041300	19.232
03/10/20	16.35	16.35.20030802	16.35.20030802	16.35.20030802	16.35.20030802	16.35.20030802	19.232
02/18/20	16.34	16.34.20020900	16.34.20020900	16.34.20020900	16.34.20020900	16.34.20020900	19.222.0110
01/14/20	16.33	16.33.20011301	16.33.20011301	16.33.20011301	16.33.20011301	16.33.20011301	19.192.0926
12/11/19	16.32	16.32.19120802	16.32.19120802	16.32.19120802	16.32.19120802	16.32.19120802	19.192.0926
11/14/19	16.31	16.31.19111002	16.31.19111002	16.31.19111002	16.31.19111002	16.31.19111002	19.152.1013
10/17/19	16.30	16.30.19101301	16.30.19101301	16.30.19101301	16.30.19101301	16.30.19101301	19.152.1013
09/10/19	16.29	16.29.19090802	16.29.19090802	16.29.19090802	16.29.19090802	16.29.19090802	19.152.0801
08/19/19	16.28	16.28.19081202	16.28.19081202	16.28.19081202	16.28.19081202	16.28.19081202	19.123.0624
07/17/19	16.27	16.27.19071500	16.27.19071500	16.27.19071500	16.27.19071500	16.27.19071500	19.103.0527
06/14/19	16.26	16.26.19060901	16.26.19060901	16.26.19060901	16.26.19060901	16.26.19060901	19.070.2410
05/14/19	16.25	16.25.19051201	16.25.19051201	16.25.19051201	16.25.19051201	16.25.19051201	19.043.0304
04/16/19	16.24	16.24.19041201	16.24.19041201	16.24.19041201	16.24.19041201	16.24.19041201	19.043.0304
03/12/19	16.23	16.23.19030902	16.23.19030902	16.23.19030902	16.23.19030902	16.23.19030902	19.012.0121
02/12/19	16.22	16.22.19021100	16.22.19021100	16.22.19021100	16.22.19022200	16.22.19021100	19.002.0107
01/24/19	16.21	16.21.19011700	16.21.19012303	16.21.19011700	16.21.19011700	16.21.19011500	18.240.1202

Common Issues

• Problem: When installing Office (or any other application) through VPP, the InstallApplication command fails with 'VPP redownload call timed out <MDMClientError:72>'
  Workaround: As a workaround, you need to Cancel the failed MDM commands.
  Status: This is an intermittent ongoing problem that Apple is looking into.
  
  
  
• Problem: On Catalina 10.15.3 attempts to update Office (or any other application) through VPP silently fail. Inspecting the console log reveals a logic flaw in storeassetd.
  Workaround: While unviable for most production environments, one workaround is to delete the application, and let VPP reinstall the new version.
  Status: This issue is being tracked by Apple under RADAR:59682388.
  
  
  
  
• Problem: When forcing updates through Jamf Pro, updates get stuck during installation if the app is currently open, and the user receives no notifications that updates are pending
  Workaround: Close apps before pushing the update from the Jamf Server
  Status: Jamf support is investigating as case JAMF-0635688 and with Apple as RADAR 48120258, but at the moment, this appears to be a known limitation of the MDM/VPP architecture. This issue is not limited to just Office apps, but also affects Xcode, Slack, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, etc
  
• Problem: The built-in 'softwareupdate' command does not list Office updates
  More Info: This is a known limitation of the command - it only shows first-party updates, and not general MAS app updates
  
            
  
  
• Problem: If Office apps are installed through Jamf Self Service, users cannot obtain app updates either through Self Service or the Mac App Store app
  Workaround: None
  Status: Jamf support is investigating as case JAMF-0635688, but appears to be a known limitation.
  
  
• Problem: The MAS version of OneDrive does not show file sync status in Finder
  More Info: The absence of overlays is a known limitation of OneDrive when acquired from MAS
  Workaround: Deploy the standalone CDN version of OneDrive
  
• Problem: Clicking the 'Get Add-ins' button in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook launches the browser window
  More Info: This is an intentional difference between the MAS and CDN versions of Office app (to comply with App Store policy). The CDN version will launch an in-app dialog, the MAS version will launch the browser.