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

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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
answered 2026-09-20T15:13:31.3833333+00:00
White, Grant T 0 Reputation points
2 answers

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 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-19T21:30:11.78+00:00
Peter Murray 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 19,035 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

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
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 10,660 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

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
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 26,840 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…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
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 11,970 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 13,105 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…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
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…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
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
1 answer

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 87,640 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.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
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
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Excel files disappeared, Excel saying to sign in

I have confirmed my Microsoft account is in good standing. Normally when I open Excel on my iPad Pro I see recent spreadsheets I have been using and just click on the one I want to work in. The other day I noticed some of those spreadsheets did not…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
asked 2026-06-25T21:03:15.9633333+00:00
Gerard R 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T16:08:44.8033333+00:00
Gerard R 0 Reputation points
1 answer

como eu posso usar e editar no excel ,

quando abro o aplicativo diz que minha conta pode apenas visualizar, mas eu assinei para poder editar planilhas

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
asked 2026-06-27T13:20:52.6466667+00:00
cicero schiavini 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-27T14:22:36.22+00:00
Ferdinand Nanalig 32,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Excel on my iPad does not respond to my keystrokes, it seems frozen.

When I open excel on my IPad and I attempt to enter data, excel does not respond with my keystrokes. I close Excel and reopen. On occasion this eliminates the problem. I have noticed at times that excel does not update on my other Apple devices.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
asked 2026-06-23T11:51:06.1+00:00
Charles McDaniel 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T07:25:05.99+00:00
Norah-L 10,660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Can’t sign in to Excel on iPad

I updated excel and word on 365 on my iPad and cannot sign in

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
asked 2026-06-24T13:49:54.33+00:00
Leslie Jones 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-24T14:56:58.11+00:00
paulr0511 48,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Unable to move cursor inside a cell value in Excel for iOS

It has been a while (several weeks) that I am no longer able to move the cursor inside a cell value in Excel for iOS. I am running Excel 2.106.3 on iOS 26.3. I experience the issue with any Excel file I open, and even in a blank new Excel. Neither of the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
asked 2026-03-05T09:18:10.1466667+00:00
Alvaro 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-23T17:03:15.3633333+00:00
VC 5 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

remove dollar sign that appears next to every number entry

I made a spread sheet for my bank deposits. It automatically enters a dollar sign before each entry. The extra space it uses causes each cell to be wider than necessary. Now the rows won't fit on the page. Don't want to reduce the font to a tiny…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | iOS
asked 2026-06-18T22:36:40.48+00:00
Suzette Rattenbury 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-23T01:45:02.5533333+00:00
Suzette Rattenbury 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Accidentally deleted an Excel spreadsheet on my iPad and I have tried several options but can’t recover it.

I created a spreadsheet on my desktop using Excel, which I saved. I then wanted to access it using my iPad - I didn’t have Excel so I accessed my Microsoft account and downloaded to the iPad. I was deleting a couple of old workbooks and accidentally…

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asked 2026-06-11T13:58:31.03+00:00
Kaye Wildman 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-11T14:34:23.17+00:00
DaveM121 932.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to divide or multiply time by numbers

I am trying to work out my possible time for a 5K Park Run.  If I go out and do say 5.7K in 7 minutes 25 seconds how can I translate this into time for a 5K run at this pace?  So if it is that time for 5.7k how long would one K take and then how would 5K…

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asked 2026-06-11T10:51:39.92+00:00
Richard Potter 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T11:59:22.77+00:00
Richard Potter 20 Reputation points