Unlike the individual Microsoft apps that you need to buy from the Microsoft Store, this one is free to download and use.

However, if you want all the Office apps, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc., you need to follow the latter guide. Yes, you can download Microsoft Word for free on Mac from the Mac App Store ...

You might be happy just using Apple’s free Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps on your Mac, but there are times when only the Microsoft Office apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, will do.