i need to enable Macros in excel HELP!!!

unders0007 · unders0007 #1 (**permalink**)

11-29-2010, 05:23 AM

I have a database that i want to use. I believe it was done for windows 2007. I have excel 2008 and i need to enable macros.
I am sure there is a fix i just dont know how to go about it. Please help.

The file i am tring to open is a .xlsm file

unders0007 · unders0007 #2 (**permalink**)

11-29-2010, 05:24 AM

i am running snow leopard on the mac

mrplow · mrplow #3 (**permalink**)

11-29-2010, 05:27 AM

To my knowledge (happy to be corrected), there was no VBA (i.e. macro) support for Office 2008 for Mac.

I believe it's been re-instated for Office 2011.

unders0007 · unders0007 #4 (**permalink**)

11-29-2010, 05:29 AM

ok thanks, so do i need to get office 2011 for mac then ?

chscag · chscag #5 (**permalink**)

11-30-2010, 01:17 AM

The "fix" is as advised by mrplow. Buy Office 2011. VBA has been reinstated.

chscag #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,374 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	11-30-2010, 01:17 AM The "fix" is as advised by mrplow. Buy Office 2011. VBA has been reinstated. Community Guidelines
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unders0007 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 21, 2009 Posts: 16 Mac Specs: iMac 2008 running OS X snow leopard 10.6.8	11-29-2010, 05:23 AM I have a database that i want to use. I believe it was done for windows 2007. I have excel 2008 and i need to enable macros. I am sure there is a fix i just dont know how to go about it. Please help. The file i am tring to open is a .xlsm file
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Member Since: Jan 21, 2009 Posts: 16 Mac Specs: iMac 2008 running OS X snow leopard 10.6.8	11-29-2010, 05:24 AM i am running snow leopard on the mac
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unders0007 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 21, 2009 Posts: 16 Mac Specs: iMac 2008 running OS X snow leopard 10.6.8	11-29-2010, 05:29 AM ok thanks, so do i need to get office 2011 for mac then ?
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