For users still running Mac OS X 10.7.5, the landscape for Microsoft Office is challenging.
This is the last version that officially supports OS X 10.7. It is free, open-source, and opens all Word/Excel files perfectly. Apple iWork '09: Microsoft Office For Mac Os X Lion 10.7.5
: Office 2011 was a 32-bit application. This makes it incompatible with any macOS version starting from Catalina (10.15) onwards, effectively tethering it to older systems like Lion. Installation and Modern Challenges For users still running Mac OS X 10
: Restored full support for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), which had been missing in Office 2008. Microsoft Office For Mac Os X Lion 10.7.5