Excel + Macros on macOS and High Sierra

[OlahG]

Hi All!

First: I'm a newby, I only bouth my first macbook Air in February, and I love it. This brings to one of my problems. For work, I need you use MS Excel - kind'of template files, which have couple of Macro-s in them, as well as "push-button" items. Not my "design", I didn't make the Excels, I only need to manage them.

So first things first: Is there such software designed for macs that actually can run MS Excel (besides Numbers)?

Thanks for the support!
Gabor

 

[DianeVan]

There is a Microsoft Office version for Macs with Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. It runs essentially the same as the PC version except for shortcuts and a few other things. If you get a chance, try it out first to see if your macros will run properly on it before you buy it. My Apple store has a version to try, perhaps yours does too. You could bring a copy of your file on a USB (without much data if it's private) and check it out. Or perhaps someone at your work also uses a Mac and would know.

 

[m.g.mcc]

There is also Microsoft's Office 365 where you pay an annual subscription rather than buying the programs. This option gives you the full suite of programs including Outlook, is available for single or five users and can be downloaded for Mac or Windows PC. With Office 365, Microsoft does continuously keep the programs updated.

 

[pine man]

I use MS Office 365 Mac for my Excel spreadsheets and the other applications, including Outlook, and would certainly recommend the subscription service

I have tried opening some Excel spreadsheets, with macros, in Numbers and, in the main, they work ok. I suppose a lot depends on how they were set up originally on Excel.