Going from excel/word 2011 to 2019 on Mac.

[RFC1]

Currently been using excel/word 2011 on the Mac for accounts on spreadsheets but going to have to move to a newer version .(probably 2029).

Can anyone advise as to what happens when i buy and install the new version ? Does it simply "take over" the existing version or is it not as simple as that ...?
Obviously i have work/accounts on going on the existing 2011 version which need to be replicated in the new ..

Any help appreciated for this bumbling fool.!!

[mmm-five]

Both versions will co-exist happily, so don't worry.

You may find the default version is the new version though, and it's not as 'snappy' as the older version.

[RFC1]

Sorry do you mean that you don't get rid of the 2011 version? And how do you get the account information from the old into the new version....?

Thanks

[mmm-five]

Your old install is already paid for (I assume as a one-off payment some years back), so that's a separate install that you can continue to use, ignore, or remove as you wish.

When you buy/subscribe to the new version, you pay a one-off fee (Office 2019) or annual/monthly subscription (Office 365).

When you install the new version, it will ask you to register as a new user or sign-in to the account that you set up with Microsoft for the subscription (or just the serial number if you've bought a one-time-purchase version).

[RFC1]

I understand i think. Thanks.