Hello JDPRLK,
Welcome to Microsoft Community.
I am a Microsoft user just like you, I hope you are doing well?
To resolve this issue best, I will need you to remove Office apps from your device completely and reinstall Office 2016 from your Microsoft account.
Step 1: Remove Office for Mac applications
- Open Finder > Applications. 2.Command ⌘ + click to select all of the Office for Mac applications.
- Ctrl+click an application you selected and click Move to Trash.
Step 2: Remove files from your user Library folder
- In Finder, press ⌘+Shift+g.
- In the window that opens, enter ~/Library and then click Go.
- Open the Containers folder and ctrl+click each of these folders and Move to Trash. Note that some of these folders may not be present.
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
- Click the back arrow to go back to the Library folder and open Group Containers. Ctrl+click each of these folders if present, and Move to Trash.
UBF8T346G9.ms UBF8T346G9. Office UBF8T346G9. OfficeOsfWebHost
Step 3: Remove from Dock and restart
- If you put any of the Office applications in your Dock, go to each one and ctrl + click > Options > Remove from Dock.
- Restart your Mac to complete the uninstall.
For more guidance with uninstalling Office on Mac: https://support.microsoft.com/help/eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3
Step 4: Remove Office license files on a Mac using license removal tool.
1. Download the license removal tool. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=849815
- Open the .pkg file from your Mac's Downloads folder.
- Select Continue and follow the prompts in the setup wizard.
- When you're ready to complete the license removal, select Install. You may need to enter your Mac's local admin account password.
After the tool successfully removes licenses, select Close.
Step 5: Reinstall your Microsoft Office 2016 from your Microsoft account with the active subscription by signing in https://office.com/myaccount
For more guidance with installing Office on Mac: https://support.microsoft.com/help/4414eaaf-0478-48be-9c42-23adc4716658
Step 7: Uninstall the License Removal Tool by dragging the Microsoft_Office_License_Removal file from Finder > Downloads to Trash
https://support.microsoft.com/help/b032c0f6-a431-4dad-83a9-6b727c03b193
Source: https://support.microsoft.com/office/ec3aa66e-6a76-451f-9d35-cba2e14e94c0
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Hello SF1188,
I’m Gunasekar and I will be happy to help you out with your question.
I understand that you are having trouble installing Microsoft Office 2016 Packages on MAC.
- Try installing Office packages from the official website:
http://setup.office.com/
Sign in with your Microsoft account.
Enter the details of the Product key.
Get the apps.
- Download and install or reinstall Office (related article for your reference)
https://support.microsoft.com/help/7c695b06-6d1a-4917-809c-98ce43f86479
- Currently try downloading Office 2016 for Mac through the link below.
http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/C1297A47-86C4-4C1F-97FA-950631F94777/OfficeMac/Microsoft_Office_2016_Installer.pkg
-Open any browser and click the link above.
- If it says protected, click keep.
- Download and install the app
- Enter the product key to activate Office.
I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll be glad to assist you further.
Best regards,
Gunasekar N
They are official links from Microsoft. Not sure why it is restricted. Is there a option to allow access?
Please allow access and download the programs.
Best regards,
Gunasekar N