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Microsoft Office discussions on WindowsForum.com cover licensing certificate expirations affecting Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps after July 13, 2026, which trigger reduced functionality mode where users can open and print files but cannot edit, save, or create them. Other topics include Windows updates breaking Office launch via OLE automation, troubleshooting Format Painter issues, and the survival of WordArt in Microsoft 365. Recurring themes involve the tension between perpetual licenses and update-gated software, legacy integration problems, and diagnostic approaches to Office failures.
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    Microsoft Office Reduced Functionality on Apple After July 13, 2026

    On July 13, 2026, Microsoft Office apps on some Macs, iPhones, and iPads will drop into reduced functionality mode if they have not received updated license-certificate builds, leaving users able to open and print files but unable to edit, save, or create them. The deadline is not a dramatic...
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    Why WordArt Still Exists in Microsoft 365—and Why It Moved Off the Main Path

    Microsoft WordArt remains available in modern Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office apps in 2026, but the once-prominent decorative text feature now lives mostly under the Insert tab rather than at the center of everyday document creation. Its survival is not an accident. WordArt...
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    Microsoft Office Mac iPhone iPad Certificate Update by July 13, 2026

    Microsoft’s Office apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad need a licensing-certificate update before July 13, 2026, or affected installations of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote may fall into reduced functionality mode, where documents can be opened and printed but not edited, saved, or...
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    Windows KB5094126 KB5093998 Break Office Launch via OLE Automation

    Microsoft confirmed on June 16, 2026, that Windows updates released on or after June 9, including Windows 11 KB5094126 and KB5093998, can prevent some third-party applications from launching Microsoft Office apps or opening Office documents through OLE automation on affected PCs after...
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    Office 2019 for Mac loses editing after July 13, 2026 (certificate expires)

    Starting July 13, 2026, Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac and older Microsoft 365 apps on unsupported macOS, iPhone, and iPad devices may enter reduced functionality mode, allowing users to open and print files but blocking editing, saving, and creating documents. The proximate cause is an expiring...
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    Format Painter Not Working? Diagnose Clipboard, Shortcuts, Add-ins & Protection

    Microsoft Office users can usually fix Format Painter failures by restarting the affected app, trying Microsoft’s formatting-copy shortcuts, testing the file in Office Safe Mode, disabling add-ins, and checking whether the document is protected against formatting or editing changes. The problem...
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    Office 2019 for Mac Losing Edit Access in Reduced Functionality Mode (July 13, 2026)

    Microsoft says Office 2019 for Mac, iPhone, and iPad will enter reduced functionality mode on July 13, 2026, leaving affected Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote users able to open and print files but not edit, save, or create them. The company frames the change as a certificate and...
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    Office 2019 for Mac Loses Editing on July 13, 2026: License Cert Expiry Explained

    Microsoft says Office 2019 for Mac will enter reduced functionality mode on July 13, 2026, leaving Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote able to open, view, and print files but unable to create, edit, or save documents. The change is not a conventional feature retirement so much as a...
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    CVE-2026-47293: Patch Tuesday Office Click-to-Run EoP Servicing Risk

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-47293 on June 9, 2026, as a high-severity Microsoft Office Click-to-Run elevation-of-privilege vulnerability affecting Office 2019, caused by a use-after-free flaw that can let an authorized local attacker gain elevated privileges. The important part is not that...
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    CVE-2026-45463: Why Office “Remote RCE” Can Map to CVSS “Local”

    Microsoft’s CVE-2026-45463 is titled as a Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability because the attacker can be remote from the victim, even though the CVSS attack vector is Local because exploitation requires malicious code or content to be processed on the victim’s own machine. That...
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    CVE-2026-45461 Office RCE: Why AV:L Still Means Remote-Style Risk

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-45461 on June 9, 2026 as a Critical Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability, even though its CVSS vector lists the attack vector as local because exploitation depends on code being run on the victim’s machine. That wording is not a contradiction so much...
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    CVE-2026-44821 Office Info Leak: Patch Now, Watch Mac Delay, Secure SharePoint

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-44821 on June 9, 2026, as an Important-rated Microsoft Office information disclosure vulnerability caused by an out-of-bounds read that can let an unauthorized local attacker expose small portions of heap memory after convincing a user to open a malicious Office...
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    CVE-2026-45474 Office RCE: Remote Attacker, Local Exploit—What Defenders Need

    Microsoft’s CVE-2026-45474 advisory describes a Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability because the attacker can be remote from the victim, even though the CVSS attack vector is local because exploitation requires malicious code or content to run on the target machine during the...
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    CVE-2026-45472: Office RCE Mac Fixes Not Yet Available (June 9, 2026)

    Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 disclosure for CVE-2026-45472 says security updates for Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021, Office LTSC for Mac 2024, and Microsoft 365 for Mac are not immediately available, with Microsoft promising a later CVE revision when those Mac fixes ship. That is the...
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    Office 2019 for Mac Reduced Functionality July 13, 2026: Read-Only by Certificate

    Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac will enter reduced functionality mode on July 13, 2026, when an expiring license-validation certificate leaves Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote able to open and print files but unable to create, edit, or save them. That is the plain technical trigger...
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    Office Certificate Change July 13, 2026: Mac Apps May Become Read-Only

    Microsoft is warning Office users on Macs, iPhones, and iPads that a licensing certificate change taking effect on July 13, 2026, may push outdated Office installations into reduced functionality mode, leaving affected apps able to open and print documents but unable to create, edit, or save...
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    July 13, 2026 Office Read-Only on Macs/iPhones: Certificate Update Deadline Explained

    Beginning July 13, 2026, Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 apps on Macs, iPhones, and iPads running older Apple operating systems may enter reduced functionality mode, allowing users to open and print files but not edit, save, or create documents. The immediate trigger is not a new Windows...
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    Microsoft Office Read-Only Mode on Old Apple Devices From July 13, 2026

    Microsoft says that from July 13, 2026, Microsoft 365 apps and Office 2019 or Office 2021 on older Apple operating systems may enter reduced functionality mode, leaving Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote able to open or print files but not edit, save, or create them. The cutoff lands...
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    Office 2019 Mac Goes Read-Only July 13, 2026: Licensing Cutoff Explained

    Microsoft will push affected Office apps on macOS, iPhone, and iPad into reduced functionality mode on July 13, 2026, leaving Office 2019 for Mac users able to open and print documents but unable to edit, save, or create files. The immediate trigger is an expiring licensing certificate, but the...
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    CERT-In Warns Microsoft Office Flaws: Update Now to Prevent Code Execution

    India’s Computer Emergency Response Team has warned that vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office could expose affected users to arbitrary code execution, information theft, denial of service, and cloud-service disruption, while Microsoft has already released updates for the Office apps and users are...
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