1. Office 2016 For Mac Lifecycle
2. Microsoft Office 2016 Lifecycle
3. Office 2016 For Mac Support Lifecycle

Does anyone know when the support for Office 2016 will end for Office 365? We have the Education Office 365 and Office 2016 loaded on all staff computers. The newest information I have seen is support will continue until 2023. Does this include syncing between the 365 environment and desktop apps? Microsoft Office Support Lifecycle; Software Version Latest Update or Service Pack CALS OIT Support Status Vendor Release Date End of CALS OIT Support; Office 2019 & O365 Pro Plus - Windows, Mac: N/A: Active (Default) 2: 9/24/18: 10/10/23: Office 2016 - Windows, Mac. N/A: Phasing Out 5: 9/22/15: 10/13/20: Office 365 (Online) - Windows, Mac.

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Office 2016 For Mac Lifecycle

Based on Microsoft’s product lifecycle, ITLA will be upgrading Microsoft Office products older than Office 2013 to Office 2016 on October 17^th 2017. ITLA identified approximately 701 computers that will be affected by this upgrade. These upgrades will help protect your computer and data from spyware, viruses, malware, ensure compatibility with new Microsoft software and other applications, your Microsoft Office Suite needs updated to the most current version of Office.

This update can be applied in multiple ways depending on what is most convenient for you.

Microsoft Office 2016 Lifecycle

1. The latest version of Office is available via the Software Center application on windows systems, and the Self Service application on Apple systems. The Software Center and Self Service applications permit you to upgrade your Microsoft Office applications at your convenience prior to October 17, 2017. For more information about the system changes and how to utilize Software Center or Self Service, check out our FAQ's at http://it.la.psu.edu/self-help-faqs on our IT website. Here are some steps to get you started –

Windows Systems

1. Through the start menu, open the Software Center application (Start - All Apps - Microsoft System Center - Software Center)
2. On the left side of the Software Center window, click on the Operating Systems button.
3. Click on the install button (you will not be able to work on your computer until the update is complete - up to 120 minutes).

Apple Systems

1. Through the Applications window, open the Self Service application (Go – Applications – Self Service)
2. On the right side of the window, click on the Install New Software link
3. Click on the install button under Microsoft Office 2016
1. You are welcome to contact the IT Help Desk (814-865-3412) and we will gladly assist you through the process of updating your Microsoft Office installation on your computer.
2. On October 17, 2017, ITLA will push the latest Microsoft Office upgrade to your computer during the regularly scheduled OS updates and security patches.

You will notice changes with the overall look of Office.

If you have any questions or concerns with this Office upgrade or any other technology issues, please contact the Liberal Arts IT Help Desk.

ITLA will continue to make new Office Suite releases and patches available via Software Center. This enables our customers to install the updates at their convenience. We will continue to notify the CLA community of any other changes as Microsoft announces them.

Please note: Office 2013 is currently supported until April of 2018. Office 2013 is not part of the office upgrades being pushed on October 17^th 2017.

In a surprise – but welcomed – move, Microsoft announced yesterday that the office support lifecycle for Office 365 ProPlus on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2016 are extended to January 2023 (EOL of Windows 8.1) and October 2025 respectively. In addition, Office 2016 connectivity support for Office 365 services will be extended to October 2023 (was 2020).

Office 2016 For Mac Support Lifecycle

Other announced changes in product support lifecycles were extending Windows 10 Enterprise & Education support from 18 to 30 months. Also, for Windows 7 Professional & Enterprise, paid security updates (Extended Security Updates) will be offered, and those Windows 7 ESU devices will be supported through January 2023 – parallel to Windows 8.1 – with Office 365 ProPlus.

The intention of these changes is to provide customers more flexibility in adopting modern desktops on the client end (i.e. Windows 10) and upgrade their Office suite, preferably to the susbscription-based ProPlus. The release cadence of the cloud has significant impact on organizations, which were told in February to keep in line with product releases as a lot of product support lifecycles were going to end in 2020.

Extending those dates not only gives them more flexibility to plan and upgrade, but also might prevent organizations to do only to the minimum, which is likely the reason many organizations are still on Windows 7 and why it took many organizations a long time to get rid of Windows XP.