![]() If you try to click on the green maximize button to activate Split View in Office 2011, the windows appear in the bottom of your desktop with the error message: “Not available in full screen” so bear that in mind if you’re thinking of upgrading now. In short, make sure you disable anything that you think might be connected with Outlook.Īnother bummer for Office 2011 users is that the much lauded “Split View” feature in El Capitan does not work with Office 2011. If you see “ Other” you can also disable that too. Go to System Preferences > Spotlight > and then uncheck Mail & Messages, Documents, and Contacts. Make sure you’re not using Spotlight (for new Mac users, that’s the magnifying glass in the top right corner of your desktop).Some of the crashes are related to Spotlight and you may be able to fix them by stopping Spotlight in El Capitan crawling Office 2011: This issue occurs only when Outlook tries to sync an account with the server. The Spinning Wait cursor is displayed, and the application status is displayed as “Not Responding.” Note Outlook for Mac 2011 does not hang when you’re working offline or when no accounts are added. Shortly after you start Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 on Mac OS X El Capitan (version 10.11), Outlook hangs when it tries to sync with the server. Microsoft is aware of this problem which it describes as: The biggest problem with Office 2011 and El Capitan are hangs or crashes during account syncing. We strongly recommend not installing update 14.5.7 until Microsoft has resolved the issue. For others, the update hangs and never installs properly. Oct 20 Update: Microsoft has released a second update for Office 2011 (Update 14.5.7) which some users are reporting breaks Office again! For some of those that have installed it, Outlook keeps crashing again. If the update does not work for you, the fixes below are still worth trying. You can download it from Microsoft directly or use Microsoft AutoUpdate in Office to update it automatically. Oct 7 Update: Microsoft has now released a fix for Office 2011 crashing in El Capitan (Update 14.5.6). If it doesn’t work for you and you’re desperate for your Outlook mail, remember you can still use the web version of Outlook and Office 365. The problems with Office 2016 and Office 2011 have been so bad that we’ve dealt with fixes to problems with Office 2016 crashes in El Capitan here. ![]() There will be more that emerge over the next few days and if you notice any, let us know in the comments. These are the most notable apps and software that have issues with El Capitan.
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