A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
Excel for Android and iOS can open macro-enabled workbooks (.xlsm), but VBA macros cannot run on these mobile apps.
From the supported file types for Excel on Android:
- Macro-enabled workbooks (.xlsm): can be opened and edited, but “VBA functions won't run.”
This means:
- A macro-enabled file can be viewed and edited like a normal workbook on Android/iOS.
- Any buttons, forms, or automation that depend on VBA code will not execute.
- To run the macros, the workbook must be opened in Excel on Windows or macOS where VBA is supported.
There is no setting or workaround in the mobile Excel apps to enable VBA macro execution.
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