Jan 29, 2019 Uninstall Office 365 (2011/2016) on Mac Manually; Uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac Easily; 1. Microsoft Office Removal Tool for Mac? Microsoft Office Removal Tool is an official uninstallation app offered by Microsoft, which allows users to completely remove any version of Microsoft Office and all of its apps, including Office 2007, 2010, 2013.

1. Dec 07, 2016 Uninstall Office for Mac 2016 Volume License Running latest version of Office for Mac 2016 as of this writing, on MacOS Sierra. I've installed a Volume Licensed version of Office, but am lacking features of o365 and would like to remove the VL to log into o365.
2. There are two kinds of add-ins: Office Add-ins from the Office Store (which use web technologies like HTML, CSS and JavaScript) and add-ins made by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). If you're looking for a built-in add-in such as Solver or Analysis ToolPak, select the Tools.

Applies to:Office 2019 for Mac, Office 2016 for Mac

The Volume Serializer (VL) is used to activate Office 2019 for Mac or Office 2016 for Mac as a volume licensed version. It's an approximately 4 mb package file that you run on a user's computer, either before or after you've installed Office.

Download the Volume License (VL) Serializer from the VLSC

To download the VL Serializer, do the following:

1. Sign in to the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC).
2. Select the Download and Keys tab.
3. Depending on the version that you're deploying, search for 'Office 2019 for Mac Standard' or 'Office 2016 for Mac Standard.'
4. Select the Download link in the results panel.
5. Select the Continue button at the bottom of the window.
6. Select the icon (circle with download arrow) to download the VL Serializer .iso file.
7. Once the download is complete, mount the .iso file to extract the VL Serializer package file.

Make sure you have the correct VL serializer version for the version of Office that you're deploying to your users.

Then, deploy and run the VL Serializer package file on each computer that you want to activate Office as a volume licensed version.

Note

• You can't use the VL Serializer for Office 2019 for Mac to activate a volume licensed version of Office 2016 for Mac.
• Volume licensed versions of Office 2019 for Mac have version numbers of 16.17 or higher. Volume licensed versions of Office 2016 for Mac have version numbers of 16.16 or lower, such as 16.16.2 or 16.15.

Additional information about the VL Serializer

• The volume license is located in the /Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist directory.
• The licensing plist generated by the VL Serializer contains data that's encrypted by using the serial number of the boot drive on the computer where it was generated. Upon each Office application launch, the plist is decrypted by using the current boot drive serial number as the decryption key. If the data cannot be decrypted (for example, boot drive serial number is different), Office will go into an unlicensed state without warning.
• Because the license plist file is encrypted using information from the computer on which it's installed, you can't copy it to a different computer to activate Office on that computer.
• There's a single VL Serializer package that contains a single key that's shared between all volume licensed customer installations.
• The VL Serializer package contains a binary executable that's named 'Microsoft Office Setup Assistant.' It's this executable that actually activates the volume license.
• If you install the volume licensed version of Office 2016 for Mac from the .iso file downloaded from the VLSC, you don't need to run the VL Serializer. That installer package already has the VL Serializer functionality built-in. But, we recommend that you always download and install the most current version that's available on the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet. For more information, see Download Office for Mac to your local network.
• The VL Serializer package is compatible with mobile device management (MDM) servers such as Microsoft Intune, Jamf Pro, or FileWave.

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'I have the 2011 edition Microsoft Office and I was trying to install the new 2016 apps, but they would not update. I was suggested uninstalling the older version first and try again. But I don't know how to do that. How do I uninstall Microsoft Office from my Mac including all its apps?'

You may want to uninstall Microsoft Office for Mac or just uninstall word on Mac for fixing some bugs in the existed apps or installing the updated version. No matter what kind of situation you are facing, here's the answer you are searching for about how to properly uninstall Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications on Mac: uninstall Office 2011/2016, Office 365 on Mac.

1. Microsoft Office Removal Tool for Mac?

Microsoft Office Removal Tool is an official uninstallation app offered by Microsoft, which allows users to completely remove any version of Microsoft Office and all of its apps, including Office 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016 as well as Office 365.

Unfortunately, this removal tool only works for Windows system, such as Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10. To uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac, you can either remove them manually or use a third-party uninstaller utility. If you want to completely uninstall MS Office from Mac, jump to Part 3 to learn about FonePaw MacMaster Uninstaller for Mac.

2. Uninstall Office 365 (2011/2016) on Mac Manually

Note that to uninstall Office 365 on your Mac manually requires to be signed in as an administrator on the Mac.

Uninstall Office 365 (2011) on Mac:

Step 1: Quit all the Office applications first, no matter it is Word, Excel, PowerPoint or OneNote.

Step 2: Open Finder > Applications.

Step 3: Locate Microsoft Office 2011 folder. And then remove Office from Mac to Trash.

Step 4: Check whether there is anything you still want to keep in Trash. If not, empty Trash and restart the Mac.

Uninstall Office 365 (2016) on Mac:

Completely uninstalling Office 365, the 2016 edition, on Mac includes three parts.

Part 1. Remove MS Office 365 Applications on Mac:

Step 1: Open Finder > Applications.

Step 2: Press 'Command' button and click to select all the Office 365 applications. '

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Step 3: Ctrl + Click the selected applications and then choose 'Move to Trash'.

Part 2. Delete Office 365 Files from Mac:

Step 1: Open Finder. Press 'Command + Shift + h'.

Step 2: In Finder, click 'View > as List'.

Step 3: Then click on 'View > Show View Options'.

Step 4: In the dialog box, tick 'Show Library Folder' and click 'Save'.

Step 5: Back to Finder, head to Library > Containers. Ctrl + click or right-click on each of these folders below if present, and select 'Move to Trash'.

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• com.microsoft.errorreporting

• com.microsoft.Excel

• com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess

• com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2

• com.microsoft.Outlook

• com.microsoft.Powerpoint

• com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService

• com.microsoft.Word

• com.microsoft.onenote.mac

Step 6: Click the back arrow to go back to Library folder. Open 'Group Containters'. Ctrl + click or right-click on each of these folders below if present, and select 'Move to Trash'.

• UBF8T346G9.ms

• UBF8T346G9.Office

• UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost

Part 3. Remove Office Apps from Dock:

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Step 1: If any Office apps are put in the dock on your Mac. Locate each of them.

Step 2: Ctrl + click and choose 'Options'.

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Step 3: Select 'Remove from Dock'.

After all the steps above, restart your Mac to finish the uninstallation for MS Office completely.

3. Uninstall Microsoft Office on Mac Easily

If you find there are too many steps in the manual operation and if you are tired of following all the steps, the Uninstaller in FonePaw MacMaster can help you a lot.

FonePaw MacMaster's Uninstaller allows you to quickly uninstall Microsoft Office and all the associated files from Mac within just a few clicks. It is easier in operation than you uninstalling them manually. What's more, it can also clean up system caches and other junk files on your Mac.

Here's how to uninstall Office on Mac with MacMaster's Uninstaller:

• Download and launch FonePaw MacMaster.Select 'Uninstaller' at the left sidebar.

• Click on 'Scan' to scan out all the apps installed on your Mac.

• In the app list, click on all of the Microsoft Office apps. If there are too many apps to locate the Office apps, use the search bar at the upper right.

• Type in the app's name and select it.Click on 'Clean' button. After the cleanup process, all of the Microsoft Office apps are uninstalled completely from your Mac.

FonePaw MacMaster can also clean duplicate files, cache files, browsing history, iTunes junks and more on your Mac.

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