Microsoft Office 2021 Information
Microsoft Office 2021 End of Support
Microsoft will soon end support for Microsoft Office 2021. This means that Microsoft will no longer provide software updates, technical assistance, or security updates for these products. Refer to Microsoft's Office Lifecycle FAQ for more details.
As a result, ITS will be ending support for Microsoft Office 2021 on September 30, 2025. ITS recommends that UH users with Microsoft Office 2021 upgrade to a supported Microsoft license before this date. Running an unsupported, unpatched software is a security risk to all users and devices on the UH network.
General Information
Microsoft Office helps you complete common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, data management and analysis, and more. Office 2021 is sold as a one-time purchase, which means you pay a single, up-front cost to get Office apps for one computer.
What's the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 2021?
System Requirements
ITS Supported Version
- Microsoft Office 2021 LTSC Standard (Windows)
- Word 2021
- Excel 2021
- PowerPoint 2021
- Outlook 2021
- Publisher 2021*
- OneNote*
- Microsoft Office 2021 LTSC Professional Plus(Windows)
- Word 2021
- Excel 2021
- PowerPoint 2021
- Outlook 2021
- Access 2021*
- Publisher 2021*
- OneNote*
- Microsoft Office 2021 LTSC Standard (Mac)
- Word 2021
- Excel 2021
- PowerPoint 2021
- Outlook 2021
*limited support
UH departments may purchase this software through the ITS Site License Office. UH faculty, staff, and students may purchase Microsoft Office software for personal use through the University of Hawaii Bookstore. Additionally, this version of MS Office may be available from other computer software retailers.
Microsoft Office comes in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The 64-bit version only runs on 64-bit versions of Windows. For general business productivity usage, the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office is sufficient.
