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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 277.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-11-05T13:10:25.8033333+00:00
Stefan Blom 357.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

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 110 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-05T10:39:53.34+00:00
Vikki-T 13,230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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 277.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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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 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T01:26:54.2466667+00:00
EmilyS_726 34,010 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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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 34,010 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 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-05T01:09:13+00:00
Rick Davis 0 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 34,010 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

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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 13,140 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 13,140 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 945.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

How to recover to a previous version of Excel on Mac

How can I recover to a previous version of Excel on Mac. (The current version crashes when Pivot Tables are created/updated.) I tried recovering the app to the previous version using Time Machine but it crashes, presumably because of System Integrity…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-03T05:14:26.61+00:00
Richard Tench 40 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-11-03T06:14:10.5633333+00:00
DaveM121 945.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How to fix Your organisation has turned off automatic access

Microsoft 365 Personal purchased through Apple is active. Excel for Mac version 16.98 shows “Your organization has turned off automatic access” in Copilot and the Upload File option is disabled. I am using a personal Microsoft account, not a work or…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-15T19:13:53.73+00:00
rashid zafar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-02T21:24:20.0833333+00:00
Fawzieh 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Wheres the auto save feature? Why not enabled?

Stunned to find no option for auto save on the full Home version of 2024 for Excell. Is that true ? Or is there a way to turn it on ? Cant seem to find it….. why would MS not give users that functionality? PS - i done use cloud or one drive - on…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-11-02T12:52:28.4566667+00:00
W 40 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-11-02T20:30:21.3066667+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 438.4K Reputation points
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how to fix #VALUE!

my formula is typing correct and change to number / accounting , no spaces yet it continue shows error while the same format for other cells is ok

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asked 2026-09-24T01:21:11.88+00:00
LOO XIN YI 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-01T17:07:19.7066667+00:00
Huzaifa 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Excel Stock ID: Price MacBook Neo

Using my new MacBook Neo, cannot get cell B1 linkage to a stock and cell B2 to a Price to work. Have spent hours with copilot and hours with technicians. Would like a technician to link to my computer to see the problem.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-10-30T15:06:44.4+00:00
Gary Garrett 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-01T14:30:06.7033333+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 438.4K Reputation points
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alt = in excel on mac

was told to use Shift Command T to sum something up but it is not working. im coming from Wxwl in winsowa to excel on macbook AIR M5

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asked 2026-10-31T17:30:44.4166667+00:00
Nix Wanties 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-31T20:01:36.07+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 438.4K Reputation points
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I am unable to save my excel sheets on my home computer - what has happened to Excel? (macOS Sonoma)

I am trying to find someone to help me - excel says you don't support excel and is trying to sell me a product - I need to just do simple excel sheets and save them - who. can i talk to - a person not a chat bot Moderator note: thread updated with…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-10-28T20:38:48.1+00:00
Susan Roe 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-31T13:55:28.6233333+00:00
Stefan Blom 357.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator