If you use Office for Mac but don't use any add-ins, you should be unaffected by this change.
What does this change mean for me? Office 2011 On Mac All releases of Office for Mac after Augare 64-bit only.
Apple has long encouraged application developers to adopt the 64-bit runtime environment, and we've been hearing from customers that 64-bit versions of Office for Mac are desirable to enable larger address spaces, better performance, and new innovative features.