Use VBA add-ins and macros that you developed for Office for Windows with Office for Mac.
Applies to: Excel for Mac PowerPoint for Mac Word for Mac Office 2016 for Mac
If you are authoring Macros for Office for Mac, you can use most of the same objects that are available in VBA for Office. For information about VBA for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, see the following:
Note
Outlook for Mac and OneNote for Mac do not support VBA.
Office 2016 for Mac is sandboxed
Unlike other versions of Office apps that support VBA, Office 2016 for Mac apps are sandboxed.
- Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011: Getting Started Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description Excel for Mac 2011 is the newest version of Microsoft's comprehensive spreadsheet tool for Macintosh systems that offers features supporting a wide range of data entry, formatting, organization, and analysis.
- Launch Numbers (it’s in the Applications folder of your Mac). In the window that automatically opens when you launch the app, navigate to the location of your Excel file.
Sandboxing restricts the apps from accessing resources outside the app container. This affects any add-ins or macros that involve file access or communication across processes. You can minimize the effects of sandboxing by using the new commands described in the following section.
Quit out of all Office for Mac apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Search for 'keychain' in Spotlight and launch the Keychain Access app. Select the login keychain entry in the top left navigator pane, then from the File menu, choose Lock Keychain 'login'. Microsoft Excel for Mac is the world’s most famous and widely used spreadsheet editing application. Originally developed by the Microsoft in 1987, this software received numerous expansions of capabilities, making it the go-to source for spreadsheet editing, use of graphing tools, pivot tables, macro programming, and much more.
Creating an installer or putting user content
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For instructions on creating an installer for your add-in, please refer to the article here: Installing User Content in Office 2016 for Mac
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New VBA commands for Office 2016 for Mac
The following VBA commands are new and unique to Office 2016 for Mac.
| Command | Use to |
|---|---|
| GrantAccessToMultipleFiles | Request a user's permission to access multiple files at once. |
| AppleScriptTask | Call external AppleScript scripts from VB. |
| MAC_OFFICE_VERSION | IFDEF between different Mac Office versions at compile time. |
Ribbon customization in Office for Mac
Office 2016 for Mac supports ribbon customization using Ribbon XML. Note that there are some differences in ribbon support in Office 2016 for Mac and Office for Windows.
| Ribbon customization feature | Office for Windows | Office for Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Ability to customize the ribbon using Ribbon XML | Available | Available |
| Support for document based add-ins | Available | Available |
| Ability to invoke Macros using custom ribbon controls | Available | Available |
| Customization of custom menus | Available | Available |
| Ability to include and invoke Office Fluent Controls within a custom ribbon tab | Available | Most familiar Office Fluent Control Identifiers are compatible with Office for Mac. Some might not be available. For commands that are compatible with Office 2016 for Mac, see idMSOs compatible with Office 2016 for Mac. |
| Support for COM add-ins that use custom ribbon controls | Available | Office 2016 for Mac doesn't support third-party COM add-ins. |
idMSOs compatible with Office 2016 for Mac
For information about the idMSOs that are compatible with Office 2016 for Mac, see the following:
See also
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Symptoms
One or more toolbars are missing and cannot be added in Microsoft Excel for Mac.
Cause
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There are two possible causes of this behavior:
- The oval button in the upper-right corner of the document was clicked. This button 'toggles' the display of toolbars on and off.
- There is an issue with Excel preferences.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, use the following methods in order.
Method 1: Make sure that toolbar display is not turned off
In the upper-right corner of the Excel window, click the oval button.
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When this button is clicked, the toolbars are hidden (in any Microsoft Office for Mac application). A second click causes the toolbars to be displayed.
If the toolbars reappear, quit Excel, and then restart Excel to make sure that the appropriate toolbars are displayed.
If Method 1 did not resolve the problem, try Method 2.
Method 2: Remove the Excel preferences
Step 1: Quit all applications
To quit active applications, follow these steps:
- On the Apple menu, click Force Quit.
- Select an application in the 'Force Quit Applications' window.
- Click Force Quit.
- Repeate the previous steps until you quit all active applications.
Warning
When an application is force quit, any unsaved changes to open documents are not saved.
Step 2: Remove the Excel Preferences
To remove the Excel preferences, follow these steps.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac applications.
On the Go menu, click Home.
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Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder. Click View, click Arrange by, and then select Name.
Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.Excel.plist.
If you locate the file, drag the file to the desktop. If you cannot locate the file, the application is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start Excel, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Excel, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Excel.plist file to the trash.
Quit all Office for Mac applications.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Open the Microsoft Folder.
Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.Excel.prefs.plist.
If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. If cannot locate the file, the application is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start Excel, and then check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Excel, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Excel.prefs.plist file to the trash.
Close all Office applications.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Open the Microsoft Folder.
Open the Office 2008 or Office 2011 folder.
Look for a file that is named Excel Toolbars (12) or Microsoft Excel Toolbars.
If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. If you cannot locate the file, the application is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start Excel, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Excel, and restore the file to its original location. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the Excel Toolbars (12) file or the Microsoft Excel Toolbars to the trash.
Note
If the problem still occurs after you follow these steps, the problem is not related to these files. If the problem no longer occurs, one of these files was causing the problem. If this is the case, restore the files to their original location one at a time. Test the application after you restore each file. Continue to do this until the problem occurs again. When the problem recurs, you can then assume that it is caused by the last file that you restored. Drag that file to the trash.