EndNote X7 is not compatible with this new Word 2016 version 16.9 release If you have EndNote X7, you can select to downgrade your version of Word/Office to the production release of version 15.xx. Make sure the option Automatically Download and Update is not enabled. In Word 2016, click the “Help” menu and select “Check for Updates.” Here, make sure this is set to either “Manually Check” or “Automatically Check.”
- Quit Word.
- Browse to the Applications folder.
- Move the Microsoft Word application file to the Trash.
- Download the http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/C1297A47-86C4-4C1F-97FA-950631F94777/OfficeMac/Microsoft_Word_15.41.17120500_Updater.pkg
- Run the downloaded package file to install Word 2016 version 15.41 again.