Uninstall Office 2016 for Mac
To uninstall Office 2016 for Mac, move the applications and user preference files to the Trash. Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process. You can also perform a complete uninstall for Office 2016 for Mac if you are troubleshooting an issue.
You must be signed in as an administrator or provide an administrator name and password to complete these steps.
Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications
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Open Finder and click Applications.
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Command
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Ctrl+click or right-click the applications you selected and click Move to Trash.
Remove files from your user Library folder
To remove files from your user Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.
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In Finder, press
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On the Finder menu, click View > as List, and then click View > Show View Options.
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In the View Options dialog box, select Show Library Folder.
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Switch back to Column view (
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com.microsoft.Excel
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com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService
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com.microsoft.Word
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Warning: Outlook data will be removed when you move the three folders listed in this step to Trash. You should back up these folders before you delete them.
Switch back to Column view (
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