Microsoft today released an update for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, which fixes a significant Outlook bug that Office users ran into after upgrading to OS X El Capitan. After installing the new Apple operating system, many Outlook 2011 users found themselves unable to access their mail due to a syncing issue that caused the app to hang whenever it attempted to access the server.

Users were seeing a spinning Wait cursor whenever a sync was attempted and Outlook would become unresponsive, making it impossible to fetch new emails. The new 14.5.6 update should fix this problem for Outlook users who have installed OS X El Capitan and is a much better fix than Microsoft's previous workaround, which simply suggested users run OS X Yosemite.

office_mac_2011_boxes
Though Microsoft has fixed one major bug OS X El Capitan users are running into, there are still problems with Office 2016. Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint 2016 are crashing for many users, preventing them from being used with OS X El Capitan.

Microsoft has said that it is working on a fix for Office 2016, but it has not given a timeline for when users can expect the issues to be solved.

Top Rated Comments

macpeach55 Avatar
136 months ago
Fixing the five year old software before you fix the current software? Well, that's just genius. :confused:
I imagine that there are many more people still on 2011 than there are on 2016, & looks like the 2011 bug was easier to fix than the big problems with 2016, so I think they did the right thing.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FelixII Avatar
136 months ago
Fixing the five year old software before you fix the current software? Well, that's just genius. :confused:
At least they don't drop support immediately after releasing a new version. Parallels, I'm looking at you.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
AngerDanger Avatar
136 months ago
Fixing the five year old software before you fix the current software? Well, that's just genius. :confused:
But still no Office 95 support. :(
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
136 months ago
Bigger news, Office 2016 is available for Home Use Program for $9.95 starting today...
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
136 months ago
Thanks, HEAVENS! It worked!
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Crosscreek Avatar
136 months ago
Where did I put my XP at?
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Popular Stories

tim cook data privacy day

Tim Cook Warned by CIA That China Could Move on Taiwan by 2027

Tuesday February 24, 2026 4:03 am PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook was among a handful of top tech executives who attended a classified CIA briefing warning that China could attack Taiwan by 2027, according to a sweeping investigative report by The New York Times ($). The previously unreported briefing was apparently held in a secure room in Silicon Valley in July 2023. The meeting is said to have been arranged at the request of the...
iphone fold text

iPhone Fold Crease Measurements Revealed as Device Hits Production

Wednesday February 25, 2026 5:37 am PST by
Apple has submitted production line orders for its upcoming foldable iPhone, effectively confirming that the device will launch this year, claims a Chinese leaker. According to the Weibo account "Fixed Focus Digital," assembly lines recently received the orders from Apple, which has apparently allowed the leaker to learn the crease measurements for the device's 7.8-inch inner display....
Apple Announces Special Event in New York Feature 1

Apple Reportedly Plans to Unveil at Least Five New Products Next Week

Sunday February 22, 2026 9:48 am PST by
In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple will have a three-day stretch of product announcements from Monday, March 2 through Wednesday, March 4. In total, he expects Apple to introduce "at least five products." Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. A week ago, Apple invited selected journalists and content creators to an "Apple Experience" in...