There were some initial compatibility issues between El Capitan 10.11(.0) and Office 2016 these were addressed by the 10.11.1 update for El Capitan and also update(s) from Microsoft for Office 2016. However as Lanny was implying the current version of El Capitan is now 10.11.4 which is the version you should be using and is the only version you can download from the Mac App Store. Saying all the above this does not mean El Capitan 10.11.4 and the latest Office 2016 which is now I believe 15.21.1 are completely perfect. All software has bugs, this is because it is complex and written by fallible human beings.
Having used Office on Windows 10 and now on Mac, you do not want to get macs if your workload is Office-centric or really uses office in any professional capacity. On Mac you will NOT be pleased. Examples include poor OneDrive syncing, cursor disappearing in Excel if you have any pop up window open (scenario manager, solved, goal seek are all nearly useless since you can click nothing).
(To err is human.) Sadly some Microsoft bugs are extremely old and may never be fixed, for example recently in these forums there was discussion about Microsoft Office still not supporting file paths longer than about 250 characters in length even though Mac OS X itself can and does support much, much longer file paths. In this case it is down to Microsoft imposing an unnecessary limit because Windows cannot support file paths longer than 260 characters. This of course should not affect Office on Mac but Microsoft are stupid. There was another bug in Excel which was finally fixed in Excel 2016 but that was twenty-seven years after the bug was first introduced!
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Following the last month, the latest operating system has caused some compatibility and stability issues with Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac that both companies are working to resolve. A growing number of users on Adobe's support community claim that Photoshop CC crashes when attempting to print projects after updating to macOS Sierra. Doug Thomson, for example, is, while some other Epson and Canon printer models appear to be affected. Installed macOS Sierra and now Photoshop 15.5.1 crashes when attempting to print. Print dialogue opens and settings can be modified, but when attempting to print Photoshop crashes perhaps 9 out of 10 attempts. Most frustrating.
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I'm printing to an Epson 7890, but I have seen the same issue cited for Canon. Adobe support told me that Photoshop has not been tested on Sierra, but in reality Adobe has had Sierra for months and have even published known issues. I pay a ton of money for this thing to work and this nonsense from support is very annoying.Adobe has since acknowledged the issue in a, noting that Photoshop CC version 2015.5 or earlier may crash while printing to some printers from Macs running macOS Sierra. Adobe said its engineers are working on a solution for a future update to Photoshop CC, as by Adobe product manager Pete Green. We're working on it from our end, watch this thread for more: — Pete Green (@petegreen) Adobe recommends users make sure their printer driver is up-to-date. 'Just updating the driver may not work,' said Adobe, adding that users 'need to delete the driver, delete the printer, install the latest driver then install the printer.'
Adobe points towards an Apple support document on. If all else fails, Adobe recommends users print from Photoshop Lightroom in the meantime. Separately, Microsoft has acknowledged that Office 2016 for Mac closes unexpectedly, or crashes, for some macOS Sierra users. The company's engineers are working with Apple to investigate and resolve the issue. MacRumors reader Adam C. Emailed us about his problems on macOS Sierra: Office for Mac is causing me heaps of trouble.
Computer hangs, and I can't even force quit the applications. Have to rudely switch off computer and restart.Until a fix is released, a new suggests turning off 'Auto Proxy Discovery' or 'Automatic Proxy Configuration' as a possible workaround, if allowed by your personal or organization's network configuration. I wanted to add: a few years ago when computers were more fun and not as much serious work oriented I updated everything on day 1. I still do that for iOS since my iOS devices are extension of my computer not mission critical devices in themselves. But for my Mac, my uses are more advanced and I use several advanced apps and apps to modify OS X such as:. Bartender.
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Moom. Flux. Office 2016. Scrivener. Adobe PS/LR until a few months ago (may reinstate my subscription) The more advanced your uses are, the more sensitive you are to updates.
It would be a huge headache if any of my systems or workflows stopped working, so I've stared holding off. I wanted until 10.10.3 to jump from Mavericks, waited for app updates for El Capitan, and I plan to stay on 10.11.6 until at least 10.12.2. I know no body cares, but what's a tech forum for other than to discuss tech thoughts!:P.