When you open Outlook on your Mac, it opens for a brief moment and then closes. You may not see the application load up at all. Hold the alt key and click on the Outlook icon on the Dock. If it is not there, go to the /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011 folder and drag the Outlook file to the Dock.

Hi, MacOS Sierra is smaller than Lion by almost 3GB, and is free. Just open the Mac App Store and click on MacOS Sierra and start the download. Next, do the backup of your Mac with Time Machine.

I would go a step further and drag your important files to the external hard drive, so that you have a copy of your most valued files outside of the Time Machine backup. Then, restart your Mac, hold Command + R as it starts up. Once inside click 'Disk Utility', click your HDD on the left, probably called Macintosh HD, then click 'erase'. It doesn't take long. Now, back out of Disk Utility and select 'Reinstall OS X' and follow the prompts.

As for the Microsoft Office (maybe you have 2011) yes it will be compatible but keep your Office activation key handy because you'll need to reinstall it.

Note: If you are not using an Office 365 or other Exchange-based email, see. For more information, see In this article Apple computer access You can use a web browser or an email program on your computer to connect to your email account.

Web browser access You connect your Apple computer to your email account by using a web browser in the same way that you connect a Windows computer. For instructions, go to. Learn more about our. Email program access You can connect to your account automatically, or you can connect by using IMAP or POP. Connecting automatically There are three programs you can use to connect to your email account by entering your email address and password: • Outlook for Mac 2011 • Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition • Mail (the email application included with Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS 10.7 Lion) Connecting to your email account by using Outlook for Mac 2011 or Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition provides a more complete email experience than connecting to your email by using IMAP or POP. For example, if you connect using Outlook for Mac 2011 or Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition, you'll be able to synchronize Notes, Tasks, Calendar items, or Categories between Outlook Web App and Outlook for Mac 2011 or Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition. Note: If you're running Entourage 2008, you must install Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition, a free update for Entourage 2008 users.

If you're running Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard, you can use the Mail program that's included with Snow Leopard to connect to your account without using IMAP or POP. As with Outlook for Mac 2011 and Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition, the steps for connecting to your account with Mac Mail for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard only require you to enter your email address and password. Best mac os for google hangouts.