You’ll need to follow up by deleting individual leftover files to completely get rid of everything.
Are you done with Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office)?
Here’s how to remove the Office suite from your Mac altogether.
To begin,open a Finder windowand hit Applications in the sidebar.
you’ve got the option to also hit Shift+Command+G and jot down
followed by Enter.
Now find the apps you want to delete.
If you’re using Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, these apps will be in a separate folder.
Highlight the items you want to delete by holding the Command key and clicking.
Finally, hit Shift+Command+G and enter
followed by enter.
Open Finder and hit Shift+Command+G then enter
followed by enter.
Delete files starting with “com.microsoft” from this folder.
Next, hit Shift+Command+G in Finder and enter
followed by Enter.
Delete the “Office” folder.
Finally, remove licensing helpers from the main Library folder.
Hit Shift+Command+G in Finder and pop in
to open your main Library folder.
Now delete the following from the following folders within Library.
Finally, fire up the Trash and click “Empty” to permanently delete everything you just removed.
you’re free to then checkhow much free space you have using Finder.
This spares you the bother of having to hunt down associated files.
you’re able to even try using AppCleaner to remove Microsoft 365 or modern versions of Office.
Done With Microsoft 365?
Another alternative is to use Google’s tools which integrate nicely intoGoogle Drive.
These consist ofDocsfor word processing,Sheetsfor spreadsheets, andSlidesfor presentations.
This includesPagesfor word processing,Numbersfor spreadsheets, andKeynotefor presentations.
Finally, a fullyopen sourceand cross-platform alternative can be had using theLibreOfficesuite.
LibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice.org and still receives frequent updates.
Related:LibreOffice vs. Microsoft Office: How Does It Measure Up?
