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Looks like another major application is having problems with Apple’s latest OS release, El Capitan. This time, the popular email client Microsoft Outlook for Mac is having difficulty with the OS. The problem identifies itself when the application tries to connect to the server to sync email and the application locks up. If you use Microsoft Outlook, you are highly encouraged not to update to the last Mac OS at this time.
I can receive emails with attachments of any size; with an older computer with Outlook I can send attachments of any size using the same email-account; and the Apple 'Mail' program can send attachments of any size. I am using: Office 365 for Mac, Macbook Pro, El Capitan, Outlook 2016; email-account is POP3, T-Online. Overview This article walks you through the steps for setting up the following versions: Mail 11.2 on OS X El Capitan Mail 11.2 on macOS Sierra (10.12) Mail 11.5 on macOS High Sierra (10.13.6). Many who use Outlook for email are unable. '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.
In an emailed statement to Computerworld, a Microsoft spokeswoman said the company is looking into the problem.
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“We know that some users may be experiencing issues with Office 2016 for Mac running on El Capitan,” the statement read. “We are actively investigating the matter with Apple. Until there is a fix, we recommend people install the latest updates to Office 2016 for Mac using Microsoft AutoUpdate.”
The Project Manager for Outlook, Faisal Jeelani, recently commented on a post on the company’s support forum.
We are aware of the issue with Outlook 2011 on El Capitan and of Office 2016 on El Capitan.
We are working on a fix for 2011 and for 2016 we are working closely with Apple to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Unfortunately we do not have any timelines for either fix, please stay tuned and thank you for your understanding.
While Microsoft is acknowledging that users of its Office for Mac 2016 application suite are encountering frequent crashes and that their team is working on a fix, there is no timeline for an update. Until then, Microsoft suggests that users can work around this issue by running Outlook for Mac 2011 on Mac OS X Yosemite (version 10.10) or an earlier version.
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tl;dr - If you use Outlook for Mac and you’re thinking of upgrading to OS X El Capitain, don’t…yet!
Edit (Fix): There is an update available now that fixes this problem. You can install it by opening Word, clicking ‘Help’ in the menu bar then clicking ‘Check for updates’. You should see the critical update available. Download, install it, and enjoy Outlook 2011 on your El Capitan Mac :) For more information, visit: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3098229
It’s been an eventful day, for all the wrong reasons. Usually my Apple updates go well, but today I discovered that if you try and sync Outlook (running on El Capitan) with an Exchange server, you get a (nice, redesigned) beachball. This is a known bug (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3098396), and the official workaround at the moment is to stick to using Yosemite.
The crash seems to kick in when Outlook tries to sync with Exchange, so if you just want to load Outlook and not receive any new email, you can probably do it by opening it and quickly setting it to offline mode. I’ve seen a few people mention this on the forums, but I’ve not personally tried it, as it’s pretty useless to me in offline mode (obviously - it’s email!).
There are a couple of workarounds if you have already upgraded:
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1) Use Outlook web access. We use Office 365 and this comes with a very nice Outlook web client, which is actually pretty powerful. You might miss that native app feeling, but you’ll be able to carry on working, at least until there’s an official fix.
2) Use the Mac Mail app. You can configure the Mac Mail app to connect to Exchange, and it works as well as Mail on iOS. It’s a lot more stripped down than Outlook, and if you use contacts and calendar you’ll have to set those up separately on your Mac too, but again, you can carry on working in the meantime.
3) Revert to Yosemite. I’ve put this last as it’s probably a last resort, but if you absolutely, positively have to use Outlook for Mac, and you’ve already upgraded, you can consider reverting to a previous Time Machine backup. Apple have some steps to do this (https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18846?locale=en_US) - just make sure you have backed up any data you have created since the last good Yosemite backup.
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If anyone has a fix for this in the meantime, please post it in the comments below. I’ll update this post as soon as I hear of an official fix or more permanent workaround.