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Word won't open on mac
Hi, For the last couple of days, the word app on my mac won't open. It bounces after clicking in the icon and then nothing happens. I have to force the app to shut down. All the other office apps ar...
Turning Wifi off before opening Word did solve the problem for me, and now I'll try to figure out what the real issue is. Thank you!
I had this problem with powerpoint so I reinstalled 365, then every office app wouldn't open unless I opened a file. I spent hours on searching for the answer and found this worked:
I opened word with a file (opened a word document I had saved)
Clicked on Word then preferences
then general
then unclicked the check on show document gallery when opening word
It fixed the issue for me.
I tried this with wifi off, but it may work either way. Hope that helps.