If you're one of the users who upgraded OS X to El Capitan last week and are having issues with Outlook 2011, you're in luck: Microsoft has released a fix for the show-stopping bug affecting Outlook 2011 for Mac. The Microsoft KB article (KB 3098396) describes how the bug caused Outlook to hang whenever it attempted to sync online with email servers:

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Shortly after you start Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 on Mac OS X El Capitan (version 10.11), Outlook hangs when it tries to sync with the server. The Spinning Wait cursor is displayed, and the application status is displayed as 'Not Responding.'

The issue did not affect offline users, however this would obviously leave Outlook's functionality severely crippled. Thankfully the patch appears to resolve the issue and is much better than Microsoft's advice prior to this update, suggesting users roll back to OS X Yosemite.

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Oct 07, 2015  Microsoft Releases Office for Mac 2011 Update to Fix Outlook El Capitan Bug Wednesday October 7, 2015 12:31 PM PDT by Juli Clover Microsoft today released an update for Microsoft Office for Mac. 4 office mac 2011 available for purchasing here. Buy 4 Office Mac 2011 on eBay now! Apple Macbook - $159.99. Apple Macbook Osx El Capitan Intel 500gb 4g Mac Laptop Microsoft Office 2011 Pro. Apple Macbook - $169.99. Apple Macbook Osx El Capitan Intel 500gb 4g Mac Laptop Microsoft Office 2011 Pro. Apple Macbook - $169.99. Apple Macbook Osx. Microsoft is aware of issues with Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac on El Capitan. No timeframe announced by them for fixes. Keep checking your Office updates. Nothing anyone here, or Apple Engineering can do about your issues.

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Despite Office for Mac 2011 receiving a patch, Office 2016 for Mac still has serious bugs itself including the apps crashing. Microsoft told MacRumors they are working on a fix:

'We know that some users of Office 2016 for Mac are experiencing issues as a result of upgrading to Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan. We are actively working with Apple towards resolution.'

Users can download the Office for Mac 2011 14.5.6 Update (113.4 MB) via Microsoft AutoUpdate or in a package at Microsoft Support.

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Source: Microsoft Support via MacRumors

Instead, sign in with the email address that’s associated with Office.Open an Office application and click Activate Now.In the Get Started wizard, click Sign in to an existing Office 365 subscription, and sign in with the email address that’s associated with Office.Update OfficeIn many cases, updating Office will fix the problem.If you can, open an application like Word and click Help Check for Product updates.If you can’t open an application, go to, scroll to the to the Office for Mac updates section, choose the latest update available. Note: If your copy of Office came with a PIN instead of a product key, go to and enter your PIN to get your product key.Sign in with an Office 365 subscriptionIf you have an Office 365 subscription, you can’t use your product key to activate Mac 2011. Dell zh cn.