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Unable to use Visio on MacBook and need alternative for org chart

Hi everyone, I’m currently using a MacBook (macOS 26.5.1) and I’m trying to work with a Visio (.vsdx) file that I created offline. I understand that Visio desktop is not supported on macOS, so I tried opening the file using Visio for the web via…

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asked 2026-06-19T10:48:43.0766667+00:00
Shivaji 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-19T12:41:38.1366667+00:00
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Copilot in Excel for Mac Unable to Edit Files

Hi Microsoft Support Team, We are currently experiencing an issue with Copilot for Excel on Mac. After opening OneDrive and uploading Excel files to it, Copilot is unable to edit the excel files . Issue Details When trying to use Copilot in Excel, the…

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asked 2026-06-15T08:52:58.07+00:00
Biber Jin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-19T00:12:31.28+00:00
Michelle-N 17,775 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Problem Sharing files and connecting to server

I cannot share files from excel or word or from documents I've downloaded. I get the message that the server cannot be connected. I use a Mac laptop

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asked 2026-06-12T20:58:29.0333333+00:00
Pat Cecchi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T22:53:33.8633333+00:00
Kai-L 14,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel Data Loss After Office Update

Hi, A user updated Office 365 for Mac to 16.109.3 (26053122). After the update, an Excel file saved locally on Desktop lost many recent edits. Autosave and OneDrive back up were not enabled. Checked the AutoRecover folder…

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asked 2026-06-17T06:09:47.1866667+00:00
GoodPig 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T04:24:15.1066667+00:00
Dora-T 14,370 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Copilot connection issues to Excel on Desktop

I am using a MacBook Pro and all systems are up to date including Excel. I keep getting a message from Copilot in Excel that it is having persistent internal issues connecting to excel. I am using the correct type of excel file and it is saved to…

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asked 2026-06-11T17:30:42.5866667+00:00
nancy 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-17T19:32:46.7566667+00:00
Hin-V 15,490 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cannot connect CoPilot to Excel, notified by CoPilot that Excel API is not responding to requests

I cannot get CoPilot in Excel to run prompts that it had been doing up to June 3. The error messages complain about lack of connectivity, but only once was I provided with anything specific: "I apologize, but I'm experiencing persistent technical…

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asked 2026-06-09T20:29:20.0466667+00:00
Dave Finley 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-17T16:56:43.26+00:00
Hendrix-C 17,580 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to access an online excel spreadsheet

Hi, I cant find an excel spreadsheet I created a few weeks ago. How can I go about finding it or which email address I logged into around that time to be able to have created it.

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asked 2026-06-15T14:35:09.9966667+00:00
Imade Williams 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-16T20:33:25.42+00:00
Kai-L 14,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Why are "Add-Ins" not loading on M365 Suite tools, and only when signed into personal account

I've exhausted all options I can think of, and in desperate need of assistance. I have never done this before but figured I would give it a shot. I work at an MSP where we provide IT Support and the works to our clients. We manage an M365 tenant for…

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asked 2026-06-11T20:33:08.5333333+00:00
Meghan M 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-14T16:14:59.7633333+00:00
Hendrix-C 17,580 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Pivot Table causing spill error on one machine but overwrite prompt on another (same Excel version)

I’m facing an issue with Pivot Table behavior in Excel that differs from my colleague’s machine, even though we are using the same version. Our application depends on the overwrite warning popup, but on my system, I get a spill error instead. Steps to…

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asked 2026-03-30T04:17:33.5066667+00:00
Ritesh Virulkar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-20T04:48:03.25+00:00
Dora-T 14,370 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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EXCEL OFFICE 365. FILE option missing next to HOME on ribbon

I AM GOING NUTS! I have for the past hour tried to do everything to get the FILE option showing to the left of HOME on the ribbon in Excel. (ON a MAC) I have tried ctrl/clicking (right click) on the ribbon. Nothing happens. I have tried…

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asked 2026-05-07T18:28:23.1633333+00:00
Paul Argyropoulos 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-07T19:32:01.8266667+00:00
Kai-L 14,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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[Graph API Issue] Intermittent GenericFileOpenError causing missing data blocks when writing batched data to Excel workbooks

Our customers schedule automated data downloads that write batched data to Excel workbooks (OneDrive for Business / SharePoint) using the Microsoft Graph API. The API fails intermittently, resulting in missing blocks of data in the Excel sheet with…

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asked 2026-04-21T12:17:02.98+00:00
Garima Chandna 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-04T10:11:02.19+00:00
Jayden-P 23,245 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I need to use Unicode (UTF-8) encoding charset on Excel365 with Mac OS. How can I set that in Preferences?

I am using excel365 locally on Mac. I need to use Unicode (UTF-8) encoding to display character sets for Turkish properly. When I edit a new file on the my Mac the Turkish characters are displayed properly. But when I open an external css file the…

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asked 2026-04-27T11:51:55.3866667+00:00
Sukru Alemdar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-29T11:08:07.3233333+00:00
Michelle-N 17,775 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Stock quotes in Excel has been down all day

When will this be fixed? I have been checking every half hour, but it is still not working. The only message is that the Server is temporarily having problems.

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asked 2026-01-02T19:10:49.9333333+00:00
Chris D 30 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T17:38:36.8733333+00:00
Hans Noordam 0 Reputation points
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Clipboard Problem

If I copy a cell then delete the cell the clipboard is erased and the data from that cell is lost. Similarly, I can delete multiple cells and undo multiple times to restore the cell data, but if I delete a cell and then hit make a keystroke there is only…

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asked 2026-04-22T20:56:40.0533333+00:00
Clay Simchick 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-27T20:55:45.4133333+00:00
Jay Tr 12,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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how do i highlight a row with a data set that appears in one column

Using Excel for Mac Version 16.107 (26030819), I'm looking for several specific values in column K

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asked 2026-04-24T17:40:01.0433333+00:00
Landis, Michael 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-27T15:28:02+00:00
Hendrix-C 17,580 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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EXCEL for MAC v.16, Microsoft 365. How to populate cells in a Table based on the values entered into Entry cells using a reference table.

I want to populate several cells in a Table (Table B) based on the values entered into Entry cells. Table A , with 37 different options, will serve as a Reference for the values to be populated. More specifically: By entry of a value (0-36) into a…

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asked 2026-04-26T19:24:16.5166667+00:00
McCaleb5635 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-26T23:59:35.5766667+00:00
McCaleb5635 20 Reputation points
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On my Macbook, how do I update trusted add-in catalog in Excel

On my Macbook, how do I update trusted add-in catalog in Excel

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asked 2026-04-21T17:50:00.8566667+00:00
No Pricing Calculator 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-22T22:38:37.58+00:00
Hin-V 15,490 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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macOS sandbox restriction: ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Excel not created or accessible on newer Macs (M4) – impact on Excel add-ins

We are encountering an issue with Excel sandbox container access on newer macOS devices (specifically Apple Silicon machines like M4). Our application integrates with Microsoft Excel and relies on the following path for certain…

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asked 2026-04-21T05:40:06.8166667+00:00
Indraneel L 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-22T03:38:19.8466667+00:00
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Run-time error '1004': Method 'Name' of object 'Addln' failed

I am getting a notice when I open Microsoft Excel. Run-time error '1004': Method 'Name' of object 'Addln' failed. How to fix it.

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asked 2026-04-19T11:16:03.4866667+00:00
Imran A. Bhutto 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-20T22:34:22.6166667+00:00
Hendrix-C 17,580 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Combining a Let and averageif formula.

Monthly we collate items bought for our manufacturing franchise to produce KPI stats. This formula works. =LET(items,$a$1:$a$300,qty,$c$1:$c$300,keys,Parms!$C$2:$C$3,SUM(SUMIFS(qty,items,keys))) where Parms lists the variables we search for, in this case…

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asked 2026-04-15T23:36:06.3633333+00:00
Andre Hofer 85 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-17T07:29:21.63+00:00
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