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How to fix information lost added to Spreadsheet in microsoft excel?

I cannot find saved information added to my spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel on my MacBookA Air after 7/8/2025 to present date. I had gotten a message a week ago that I was out of memory and to close apps. Since then I have not been able to see the many…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-06T18:53:09.7266667+00:00
Judy Shemtob 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-12T01:26:51.61+00:00
Judy Shemtob 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot Activate Excel On Mac

Hi, We currently have a user who is unable to activate Microsoft Excel on a Mac device. To confirm, the following Microsoft 365 applications are working correctly and are activated: Microsoft Word Microsoft Outlook The issue appears to be isolated to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-04T12:55:58.79+00:00
Cleon Russell 130 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-11T13:21:20.2233333+00:00
Vikki-T 14,115 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to reactivate office 2016

I switched my iMac 2017 to boot up with an external SSD Drive to speed up desktop. My office 2016 does not work anymore although I can still access office files.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-09T22:04:13.12+00:00
Arthur Lim 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-11T00:48:27.4933333+00:00
Xavier-D 14,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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MACOS: There was a problem with Microsoft Excel and we apologize for the inconvenience. Microsoft Excel will attempt to recover your work.

Excel has been throwing this message for months. The app opens for a second, throws this message, and then crashes once I click OK. There's no opportunity to use any of the tabs at the top of Excel. It does this when I'm trying to open a document and…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-10-23T03:43:40.9166667+00:00
Melanie Leon 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-11-10T17:06:36.1+00:00
Stefan Blom 357.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Refund a one time purchase of Excel and purchase a one time Office

I originally had purchased an Microsoft Office account (Excel/Word/PP) from a third party in 2021. My Excel commands stopped working and I was notified MAC OS not longer supported. I purchased a one time Excel only pkg on 10/15. I was under the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-08T17:15:45.9333333+00:00
David Breault 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-09T03:14:18.37+00:00
Ian-T 16,460 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel has stopped working on my iMac. Why

cannot open spreadsheets, cannot delete a workbook from my screen. Word is working fine

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-08T16:28:47.0166667+00:00
FRANK J MECHURA 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-08T17:05:06.39+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How do i manage documents on a new Mac.

I have a new mac computer. I saved my old documents from my old pc on a flash drive. Where should i save my new excel and word files and all files on the new mac? I also have a new external drive where, time machine backs up my mac.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-06T09:49:16.8633333+00:00
marc HAWES 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-11-06T12:10:11.2666667+00:00
Marcin Policht 113.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Office Scripts are no longer showing in Excel for the web

My Office Scripts are no longer showing in Excel for the web. I only see sample scripts. The script file is still in OneDrive under Documents/Office Scripts. The issue occurred without any changes on my part, and the feature worked previously (about a…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-05T22:07:28.4233333+00:00
RV 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-05T23:20:56.58+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 90,940 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix MS Office 2024 for Mac Excel crashing on existing pivot table change

I would like to know what I can do about this. I recently installed new MS Office 2024 16.114.3 on Mac running OS Sonoma 14.8.9. Trying to create a new pivot table from an existing spreadsheet causes Excel to Crash. Online advice from another site…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-03T20:59:56.34+00:00
Robert Elston 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-05T18:53:40.6966667+00:00
Robert Elston 20 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Macos Golden Gate version 27.2. poblem excel

I updated this morning to Macos Golden Gate version 27.2. When updating dynamic tables, Excel closes. I have copied the data from the workbook without tables and when I make new ones, the error returns and Excel closes. I get this error Microsoft Error…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-03T13:31:30.85+00:00
Xavier Rovira 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T15:30:58.43+00:00
Howard Weiser 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Excel for Mac 16.114.3 – pivot table refresh crashes Excel after it downloads its online settings

Since 3 November, every pivot table refresh, create or Clear All crashes Excel for Mac 16.114.3 (macOS 15.8.2, Intel). It happens with every workbook, even a new file with two columns of numbers. Add-ins, preferences and my files have been ruled…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-04T19:18:50.18+00:00
Rodrigo Alonso 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T14:33:34.9566667+00:00
EmilyS726 279.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

On Mac: Excel Pivot tables now crash when refreshing or using Expand Field or Collapse Field

Starting with the new update (version 16.114.3), Mac Excel crashes when a pivot table is selected and any of the following pivot table commands are executed: Refresh, Expand Field, Collapse Field, or Options. Also when creating a new pivot table. Mac…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-03T05:09:33.46+00:00
Richard Tench 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-05T08:52:44.83+00:00
Peter McBride 22 Reputation points
2 answers

Unable to refresh pivot table on Excel on Mac

I am experiencing a serious problem with Microsoft Excel for Mac. Details: •⁠ ⁠Excel version: 16.114.3 •⁠ ⁠macOS: Sequoia 15.7.9 •⁠ ⁠Subscription: Microsoft 365 Problem: Whenever I attempt to refresh a PivotTable, Excel crashes and closes…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-03T16:21:40.5633333+00:00
Siew Hoon Koh 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T01:27:38.2933333+00:00
EmilyS726 279.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Critical Excel for Mac Crash – PivotTable Functionality

Hello Microsoft Support Team, I am experiencing a critical issue with Microsoft Excel on my MacBook Air. System details: Device: MacBook Air RAM: 16 GB macOS: 27 Excel version: 16.114.1 Issue: Excel crashes immediately whenever I select Insert →…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-04T08:26:09.81+00:00
Arun Chandramani 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-05T01:25:39.92+00:00
EmilyS_726 34,285 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Pivot Table crashes Excel using Office 365 on the MacOS

I'm running the latest version of Microsoft 365 (Version 16.114.3 (26102720)) for macOS. While trying to create a pivot table in Excel, it crashes and closes the Application. This happens continuously. What's even more embarrassing is that I was demoing…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-04T02:47:12.23+00:00
Mark Garman 65 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T01:09:13+00:00
Rick Davis 80 Reputation points
3 answers

Microsoft Excel - Pivot Tables causing crashes

I have a spreadsheet that I have been using for some time and as of today, when I try and adjust my existing pivot tables, or to create new pivot tables, Excel crashes completely. Nothing I've tried has any effect except for Excel to crash, again. A…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-03T02:47:17.5066667+00:00
Miriam Tessmer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-04T23:24:20.5133333+00:00
EmilyS_726 34,285 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

Use Excel and Word stand alone.

I don't want to upgrade my software and want to continue using my old purchased versions of Excel and Word on my machine locally--without any cloud backup. How can I do that? Now when I try to close a window it does not give me the option to save!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-02T23:35:17.76+00:00
Kenneth R Loose 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-04T21:59:41.38+00:00
Richard Loose 0 Reputation points
2 answers

My Excel files will not open and seem to have disappeared on my Apple Mac pro

My Excel files have appeared to disappeared again from my Apple Mac Pro. This happened about a year ago and was fixed

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-02T19:55:36.6233333+00:00
Paul Gallagher 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-04T08:08:28.6866667+00:00
Norah-L 13,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

LIFETIME OFFICE HOME & BUSINESS

PURCHASED 8/15/2023, HOWEVER AS OF LATELY, I AM NOT BEING ABLE TO UPDATE ANY OF MY SPREADSHEETS ON MY MACBOOK? CAN YOU HELP

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-02T18:25:07.3066667+00:00
Tammy Surwic 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-04T08:07:27.5433333+00:00
Norah-L 13,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel for Mac version 16.114.3 crashes when pivot table refreshed (only started 3.11.26)

I have a problem with Excel for Mac (Office Home 2024) shutting down (since 3.11.26) when I refresh a pivot table in a regularly used spreadsheet. This worked fine up to 3.11.26. Help please!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-04T07:11:11.84+00:00
Yvonne S 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-04T07:45:48.26+00:00
DaveM121 947.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor