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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...

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Office users on Macs, iPhones, and iPads that a licensing certificate change taking effect on July 13, 2026, may push outdated Office installations into reduced functionality mode, leaving affected apps able to open and print documents but unable to create, edit, or save...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Microsoft says some Office and Microsoft 365 apps on macOS and iOS will enter reduced functionality mode after July 13, 2026, unless they are updated to builds carrying a renewed licensing certificate, with Office 2019 for Mac users left without an update path. That is not merely an obscure...

Microsoft is preparing to let Word, Excel, and PowerPoint users move the new floating Copilot button back into the ribbon after complaints that the Microsoft 365 interface change was intrusive, with web app updates expected to begin rolling out in late May 2026 and desktop updates likely to...

Microsoft released its May 2026 Patch Tuesday updates on May 12 for Windows 11, Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Azure, Dynamics 365, Edge, and related products, fixing roughly 138 reported vulnerabilities, including about 30 rated critical and no flaws Microsoft listed as publicly known or...

Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-40420 on May 12, 2026, as an Important-rated elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run affecting Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise and supported Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021, and Office LTSC 2024 installations. The bug is not a...

Microsoft has listed CVE-2026-42831 as a Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability in the Security Update Guide, and the most important public signal on May 12, 2026, is not exploit drama but Microsoft’s confidence that the flaw exists and has enough technical shape to warrant action...

CVE-2026-40360 is a Microsoft Excel information disclosure vulnerability published in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide on May 12, 2026, affecting Excel users who process untrusted workbooks and requiring administrators to evaluate Office updates through the same Patch Tuesday machinery used for...

CISA’s latest update to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog is a reminder that age is no defense when attackers find a reliable path into widely deployed software. On April 14, 2026, the agency added CVE-2009-0238, a Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability, and...

Microsoft’s March 10, 2026 security roll‑up added a sharp new item to defenders’ to‑do lists: CVE‑2026‑26134, a Microsoft Office vulnerability described by the vendor as an integer overflow or wraparound that can be leveraged by an authorized local user to achieve elevation of privilege, and...

Apple's new MacBook Neo demo quietly does what product teams and PR scripts rarely admit out loud: it shows Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint among the most recently used apps, then drags Word onto the Dock — a small cinematic choice that reads like a wink acknowledging Microsoft 365’s hold...

Microsoft’s Security Response Center has registered CVE-2026-21259 as a heap‑based buffer overflow in Microsoft Excel that can be turned into a local elevation‑of‑privilege (EoP) condition — a serious class of vulnerability that demands immediate attention from patch and security teams even...

The Open Resource Tech Center has launched a local Microsoft Office Mini Workshop Series aimed at helping residents sharpen core productivity skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint while exposing learners to modern Microsoft 365 workflows — an initiative that brings practical, instructor-led...

Microsoft has begun shipping an automatic, on‑device alt text experience for images in Word and PowerPoint — but only on machines that meet Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hardware standard — bringing a major accessibility workflow change that promises faster descriptions, stronger privacy guarantees...

Microsoft is rolling its biggest Office-era AI upgrade yet, folding agentic automation, expanded Copilot chat, inbox and calendar understanding, and new voice experiences into Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook — a staged rollout that blends free-for-subscribers chat features with more advanced...

Microsoft is expanding the reach of its Copilot AI across Microsoft 365 by bringing a no‑additional‑cost Copilot Chat experience directly into Office apps and by launching a lower‑priced Copilot Business tier aimed at small and mid‑sized companies — moves that shift more generative AI capability...