619 questions with Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS tags

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How to fix freezing on saving excel files on iPad

When I try to save excel files on iPad the save does not work. This has occurred since around September 15 or 16 2026. I read some information and tried all the various proposals including turning iPad on and off, deleting and restarting excel, moving…

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asked 2026-09-18T05:44:21.99+00:00
Peter Murray 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-01T20:04:05.2033333+00:00
Derek Lester 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Ipad Pro Excel Printing Issue

I use excel on both a desktop & iPad. I have used an iPad Pro to print sheets from various excel spreadsheets for a number of years however when i try to do it now & get to the actual printing ... trying to print A3 size ... I either get…

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asked 2026-09-30T05:46:22.98+00:00
Brian Whiteroad 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-01T09:09:29.3833333+00:00
Kai-H 27,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel for IPad will no longer allow changes to be saved. Continuous Save in process never completes.

Excel for IPad will no longer allow changes to be saved. The auto save in on, with one drive active, changes can be make to the worksheet, but when exiting the worksheet, the system continually says saving but never finishes the process. I only have…

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asked 2026-09-24T17:38:48.6366667+00:00
Laurie Minchow 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-30T23:38:31.0266667+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,470 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel is failing to save changes to files on my ipad

Is this a common problem due to a recent update and is there a fix ?

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asked 2026-09-27T11:23:36.6933333+00:00
Julie Hughes 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-30T06:58:03.51+00:00
Chris Lev 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft Excel freezes when attempting to close Excel. Data is not saved. Started around September 13, bland new iPad Pro/M5/256. Extremely aggravating as Excel is an important program in my daily use. Attempted attempts from forum at Microsoft/Apple.

Microsoft Excel freezes when attempting to close Excel. Data is not saved. Started around September 13, brand new iPad Pro/M5/256. Extremely aggravating as Excel is an important program in my daily use. Attempted attempts from forum at Microsoft/Apple.…

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asked 2026-09-30T02:13:12.47+00:00
Mike Compton 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-30T03:06:40.3233333+00:00
EmilyS726 269.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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EXCEL AUTOSAVE

Issue of autosave not working sometime in excel for iPad Pro; this has been happening since I updated last week. Happens with alla excel workbooks Workbook was initially on Dropbox but I moved it to local ipad files as I thought this could be a…

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asked 2026-09-27T20:37:14.0166667+00:00
JOJI THOMAS 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-27T21:27:14.1433333+00:00
EmilyS726 269.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Why is all my data hidden?

I am using Excel on my ipad. I obviously inadvertently did something and now all of my rows snd columns are hidden. I can see the top menu (Home, Insert, Draw etc) and the ribbon below that. Then a cell the width of the screen with fx at the left. …

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asked 2026-09-27T09:33:59.59+00:00
Sarah Robbins 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-09-27T16:02:43.8433333+00:00
Sarah Robbins 20 Reputation points
1 answer

MS excel not saving on iphone ios 27

I have recently been unable to save changes to excel spreadsheets since updating the office app on my iPhone which is running ios 27.0 If I try to close the app which would normally save then close it gets stuck on the “saving your changes” screen Please…

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asked 2026-09-23T22:22:58.7933333+00:00
K 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-25T07:47:43.2+00:00
Lee Williams 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Excel won’t save

Excel won’t save on my iPad with auto save on and has not saved in days.

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asked 2026-09-24T17:17:32.5766667+00:00
Stella Bozant 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-24T18:00:09.6133333+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 88,720 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I can’t save an Excel file, keep getting the dreaded Saving spinning wheel.

I tried to copy a small section of a file to a new window/file. By doing that action I created some type of a loop in the background that is now preventing me from saving the file. The affected Excel workbook is stored in OneDrive. It opens, edits, and…

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asked 2026-09-18T21:01:41.72+00:00
Peter D 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-22T18:08:38.6966667+00:00
Cole Smith 0 Reputation points
1 answer

EXCEL imbedded sheets major problems in a long used sheet

I Excel every day to create two new sheets and discard two month-old sheets. These sheets have multiple imbedded images and I have been doing this for years. As of today, Excel is very sluggish and imported images move and disappear which I have never…

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asked 2026-09-16T23:49:31.4566667+00:00
Jackie Jackson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T07:13:37.3866667+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,470 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Closing workbooks in excel on my Ipad

How do I close a workbook on my iPad? The file is private information and every time I open Excel the workbooks are open. I need to figure out how to close them completely when I’m done working on them. Thank you

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asked 2026-08-31T21:29:13.7533333+00:00
Lyndell Kidd 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-09-09T07:41:50.71+00:00
Norah-L 11,330 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Office 2021 Should Remain Usable after Oct 2026

I know Office 2021 support is ending. Is there any reason I cannot continue to use the product following October, 2023? This is supposed to be a lifetime license.

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asked 2026-09-02T21:18:25.4966667+00:00
Lynn Burgett 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-09-02T22:06:06.3233333+00:00
Igor Leyko 112.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Cannot delete any Excel 365 files on iPad

I cannot delete any files from Excel 365 on IPad. The 3 dots … are missing

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asked 2026-08-15T07:40:42.21+00:00
David Burdon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-17T06:45:03.0633333+00:00
Kai-H 27,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Shared workbook only wants to open in live.com

I have shared some files with my wife. When she opens up her Excel app on her iPad and tries to open the shared Excel files, she is then taken to live.com to access the files. She would prefer to deal with them in the app. Is there a way on ensuring…

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asked 2026-08-12T05:16:46.11+00:00
Michael Corrigan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-13T06:25:41.62+00:00
Ian-T 13,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Possible Date Rendering Bug in iPadOS Office 365 update Aug 3 Version 2.112.3

In Word and Excel for iPadOS, the Recent Files in List View displays a bare integer where the relative time label should appear. A file shows 0 immediately after being opened, increments through several intervals over the course of the same day, and…

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asked 2026-08-12T16:09:29.7+00:00
Gastropod 5 Reputation points
recommended 2026-08-13T02:07:17.0866667+00:00
Xavier-D 13,580 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Excel on iPad glitching/keeps freezing

Hi everyone, I've noticed after the recent october updates to the microsoft office apps, my excel has been very glitchy, I sometimes cannot open workbooks & then once I do manage to open the interface freezes & can't click cells or switch between…

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asked 2025-10-17T23:09:25.09+00:00
missytee 55 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-21T20:37:08.2+00:00
Cathy Rogers 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

0x0 Error when Linking Microsoft 365 Subscription to MacBook

Since the afternoon of July 16th I have received a "0x0 Error" each time I attempt to link my new Microsoft 365 subscription to my MacBook. I have updated my IOS, closed 365 completely and restarted the computer entirely. I've been unable to…

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asked 2026-07-17T19:45:50.4466667+00:00
Marc Carman 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-17T23:41:40.0366667+00:00
Susan Petrarca 5 Reputation points
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convert workbook to printable format

Office 365 excel cannot convert workbook to printable format

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asked 2026-07-11T14:25:05.28+00:00
Pamela Crumley 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-11T17:02:20.5666667+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 88,720 Reputation points Independent Advisor
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

In excel mobile for Ios, I have list the capability to bring up the menu that allows me to copy a cell, delete rows, clear contents, etc. any help would be appreciated.

When I try to delete a row, clear cell contents, copy a cell, insert a row, etc, the menu that usually comes up to allow these no longer appears. It worked yesterday then just stopped midday. Please help.

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asked 2025-11-11T12:21:22.8966667+00:00
Thomas Baugh 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-08T15:40:25.22+00:00
Brad Koop 0 Reputation points