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Designer Requirements/Compatibility

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This article will explain the compatibility requirements for the Designer.

The Designer is an add-in for Microsoft® Office 2013 and later. The Designer requirements are dependent upon Office, and the combinations of operating systems and Office versions are defined by Microsoft®.

  • The Designer must run on Microsoft® Office installed on a Windows OS environment.
    • Windows VMs are also supported.
  • The Designer must run on Microsoft® Office 2013 or higher.
  • While the Designer runs on deprecated operating systems and versions of Office, Fluent does not support versions of Office no longer supported by Microsoft® itself.
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The Designer is not compatible with Microsoft® Office for Mac platforms.

System Requirements​

Office 2016/Office 365 Desktop​

  • Operating System: Windows 7SP1/8/8.1/10
  • Processor: 1 GHz or higher
  • Memory (RAM): 2 GB or higher
  • Hard Disk: 210 MB (450 MB including Installer)

Office 2013​

  • Operating System: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
  • Processor: 1 GHz or higher
  • Memory (RAM): 1 GB or higher (32-bit), 2 GB or higher (64-bit)
  • Hard Disk: 210 MB (450 MB including Installer)
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Please note the following end of life policy statements:

  • Windward will no longer support the Designer for Windows 7 OS as of January 14, 2021.
  • Windward will no longer support the Designer Microsoft® Office 2013 as of April 11, 2023.