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(These aren't hard and inflexible rules, but broad guidelines - the AD community here is more accommodating than other StackExchange communities that are stricter).

I'd also like to emphasize another important point - communicating by text posts online is difficult because the lack of non-verbal cues makes it easy to misinterpret or misunderstand something.

(These aren't hard and inflexible rules, but broad suggested guidelines - the AD community here is more accommodating than other StackExchange communities that are stricter).

I'd also like to emphasize another important point - communicating by text posts online is difficult because the lack of non-verbal cues makes it easy to misinterpret or misunderstand something.

I'd also like to emphasize another important point - communicating by text posts online is difficult because the lack of non-verbal cues makes it easy to misinterpret or misunderstand something.

When people ask for clarifications in comments, or mods close a question, they aren't being hostile - they are seeking clarification. Please see it from that perspective instead of thinking people are being "stupid" or "difficult". Sometimes people may indeed misunderstand something obvious. But, be kind - please remember that everyone here is contributing their time and experience for free.

I'd also like to emphasize another important point - communicating by text posts online is difficult because the lack of non-verbal cues makes it easy to misinterpret or misunderstand something.

When people ask for clarifications in comments, or mods close a question, they aren't being hostile - they are seeking clarification. Please see it from that perspective instead of thinking people are being "stupid" or "difficult". Sometimes people may indeed misunderstand something obvious. But, be kind - please remember that everyone here is contributing their time and experience for free.

The professionals who contribute an answer here are sharing their valuable experience and time for free. It is in everyone's best interest to make their job easier. It is lazy on the part of a questioner to post a question here without first highlighting how they have tried to resolve the issues. If they don't, it means more work for those who try to answer the question and this will discourage the professionals to contribute their valuable time here.

In its current form, an argument can also be made that the question is off-topic for AD (in my opinion). Just because a software is available for mac, doesn't mean this is the best place to ask a question about that software. While one can run MS Office on a macOS, it doesn't mean that questions particular to MS Office (or any other non-Apple software) only would also be treated at par to more on-topic questions. The general exceptions are:

The professionals who contribute an answer here are sharing their valuable experience and time for free. It is in everyone's best interest to make their job easier. It is lazy on the part of a questioner to post a question here without first highlighting how they have tried to resolve the issues. If they don't, it means more work for those who try to answer the question and this will discourage the professionals from contributing their valuable time here.

In its current form, an argument can also be made that the question is off-topic for AD (in my opinion). Just because a software is available for mac, doesn't mean this is the best place to ask a question about that software. While one can run MS Office on a macOS, it doesn't mean that questions particular to MS Office (or any other non-Apple software) would also be treated at par to more on-topic questions. The general exceptions are: