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Excel saved my spreadsheet yesterday back to 3/15/26

When I saved my spreadsheet yesterday and reopened it this morning all information after 3/15/26 was gone. What do I do?

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asked 2026-08-31T18:17:13.2033333+00:00
David Rader 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-01T09:36:25.83+00:00
Kai-H 25,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I cannot edit cells in Microsoft Excel on my MacBook Pro

New and old files open but I cannot input data into cells.

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asked 2026-08-29T17:55:29.1833333+00:00
Heidi R 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-01T09:04:15.0133333+00:00
Kai-H 25,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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My excel does not work on my Mac

My excel does not work I've purchased Microsoft 365 and downloaded it. I can open excel but can not type anything in a cell or create anything in excel.

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asked 2026-08-31T15:26:47.73+00:00
Jesse Peralta 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-31T16:03:20.4433333+00:00
SD - IA 177.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Cannot remove a previously shared Excel file

About a year ago, I opened an Excel file that was shared with me. I assume the owner has since revoked my permissions, as I now get an error every time I try to open it. I want to remove, delete, or hide this file from my view, but I am unable to do…

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asked 2026-08-31T13:40:49.99+00:00
Ivan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-31T15:59:41.3933333+00:00
Diana Mariz 10,795 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Excel for Mac 16.112.1 – Stocks data type missing, but works in 16.89.1

I am experiencing the same issue with the Stocks data type in Excel for Mac that was reported in this Microsoft Q&A thread:…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-30T15:59:55.7533333+00:00
Christian 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-31T15:15:26.0733333+00:00
EmilyS726 261K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Reviewing PERSONAL.xlsb integrity on MacOS

I have several copies of my PERSONAL.xlsb file. I'm trying to find the one that I want to restore, but I'm not able to open any of the copies. What are the "requirements" of being able to open any of my copies for simple review of macro…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-30T12:45:20.47+00:00
James Palmer 240 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T23:19:37.5+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia 7,405 Reputation points
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I can't activate Office

I go onto any Office product. It says I need to activate - which it shouldn't as I bought then product in 2021. However, when I try to activate it gives an error code.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-30T17:04:13.57+00:00
David Patrick Green 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-30T18:37:50.91+00:00
Greg Mankowski 0 Reputation points
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I have protected a sheet and included SORT in the allowed processes but still get a disallowed message

I have password protected a sheet and specified that SORT is allowed and got a "disallowed" message because it was a protected sheet and that I would have to unprotected to run the sort. Within the area of the sort were some protected cells so…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-25T10:57:16.9633333+00:00
Ian Bewick 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-30T15:48:08.7433333+00:00
Lucus-V 11,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I have just purchased Microsoft Office subscription and everything apart from excel is working

When I load a new workbook or existing workbook I can see the screen but cannot edit or type anything in the new workbook The workbooks are not protected or in read only format

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asked 2026-08-30T11:21:01.53+00:00
Marie Rowlands 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T11:55:14.0633333+00:00
DaveM121 924.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to ensure that macros located in my PERSONAL.XLSB, run against my desired workbook or worksheet

I am using PERSONAL.XLSB to hold my Excel for Mac VBA code. I have been experiencing a problem where the VBA code is placing results in my PERSONAL.XLSB rather than the workbook/worksheet where I desire the results to be recorded.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-26T15:15:38.86+00:00
James Palmer 240 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-30T08:38:05.1866667+00:00
Norah-L 9,660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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on mac - cant type in excel

i am on mac and since today I am not able to type in excel. i can type in word and powerpoint

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-28T13:08:48.7133333+00:00
Rahul 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-29T05:29:55.04+00:00
kml kmlaerospace 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft Office Excel

How do I start using Microsoft Office Excel on my Mac book??

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asked 2026-08-28T22:56:07.65+00:00
john foster 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-28T23:31:18.29+00:00
EmilyS726 261K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Difficulty with VBA in Excel for Mac Workbook

I am receiving a Run Time Error 9 while working with VBA in Excel for Mac The statement that is causing the error is - Set wsSource = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Download"). The worksheet is present in the workbook. The macro exists in my…

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asked 2026-08-26T15:00:30.7633333+00:00
James Palmer 240 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-28T06:58:46.6166667+00:00
Kai-H 25,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I repurchased office last night as all of a sudden I co old not use my account

Hi I had a Microsoft office older account and when I started working with a non profit they switched over to Microsoft and outlook. I left that company in January of this year and everything worked fine until last night. I created a personal account but…

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asked 2026-08-28T00:03:44.2166667+00:00
Joy Dittberner 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-28T00:04:00.0066667+00:00

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activation not working

Hi I am on the subscription for microsoft 365 personal £8.49 per month. my excel won't let me save or work on my documents. everytime i try to activate i get this really unhelpful message error code 0X0 I have mac and its running MacOSbigsur whats the…

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asked 2026-08-27T11:26:38.68+00:00
Annabel Collins 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-08-27T16:54:42.41+00:00
Stefan Blom 350.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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I cannot type or paste into any Excel document on my MacBook Pro

I am able to format cells, and save formatting changes. I can copy but not paste. I can't click in any cell or in the formula bar to get a cursor. This is happening with all documents, old and new. I'm running the latest OS. I've reinstalled Excel…

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asked 2026-08-24T09:26:10.2733333+00:00
Ann 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-27T06:24:55.7133333+00:00
Kai-H 25,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel for Macbook "can't be opened" AND "unexpectedly quit" on launch

I use Excel daily on my Macbook Pro (Mac OS Sonoma 14.6.1). Yesterday I attempted to open the application and got two error messages on top of each other: "The application 'Microsoft Excel' can't be opened." (with an "okay" button to…

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asked 2026-08-26T17:36:43.0766667+00:00
yumcarrots 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-26T18:55:41.51+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
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With Microsoft 365 subscription, Excel and Word files are lost when migrating from old Mac to new one...

I am not sure if I used Migration Assistant when I installed MS 365 on the new iMac. After the install, I noticed that most of my Excel files are missing and all of my Word files are missing. I used Excel on my MacBook and under Recents, it seems like…

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asked 2026-08-16T23:43:13.5166667+00:00
William Baker 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-26T01:19:37.1066667+00:00
Ian-T 10,195 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Error Code 0x0 following Tahoe update

I am unable to save or print from Excel since doing the recent Tahoe update. The update is completed. I don't appear to have any updates on Apps so Excel and Word look up to date. My subscription is up to date too. Yet, I cannot resolve this issue which…

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asked 2026-08-25T10:32:18.4933333+00:00
M Paddon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-25T16:04:54.4833333+00:00
Stefan Blom 350.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Error Code 0x0

I have a subscription for MS 365 installed on my Apple MacBook Pro Max. Suddenly, on the excel program, got a notification that subscription required. Tried to activate, with already have subscription and get an error code: 0x0. Checked if my…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-24T12:13:34.0633333+00:00
Merzi Dastoor 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-24T19:38:05.48+00:00
Ákos Hajdu 0 Reputation points