Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac to Enter Reduced Functionality Mode on July 13 Due to Expiring Certificate
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Summary
Microsoft will disable editing capabilities in Office 2019 for Mac starting July 13, due to an expiring digital certificate. Affected apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote) will enter "reduced functionality mode," allowing only viewing and printing of documents while blocking creation, editing, and saving. The restriction is tied to the suite's license verification certificate expiring.
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Once the certificate used to confirm the suite's license expires, these apps will drop into what Microsoft is calling 'reduced functionality mode.'
Users will still be able to open, view, and print existing documents, but creating, editing and saving documents will be disabled.
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