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For information about VBA for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, see the following: Excel VBA reference; PowerPoint VBA reference; Word VBA reference; 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. Other mac users agreed that they couldn't get certain things to work either. That is when the teacher said that when Microsoft put VBA in Excel for mac, they did it as a sort of last minute thing and they didn't spend much time to actually make sure it worked well, so. Open Microsoft User Data, and then open Office 2011 AutoRecovery. On the Edit menu, click Select All. Drag all files into 'New Folder' on the desktop. The AutoRecovery folder should be empty. Open Excel for Mac 2011 and try to save a file. If you can save a file, review the contents of 'New Folder' to decide which files that you want to keep. Making a dialog sheet in Excel 2011 for Mac. Making a dialog sheet is easy! Choose Insert→Sheet→Dialog Sheet to display a new, default dialog sheet cleverly called Dialog 1. Notice that all of the Form Controls on the Developer tab of the Ribbon. The rest of this chapter requires VBA (visual basic applications).
-->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.
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.
Creating an installer or putting user content
For instructions on creating an installer for your add-in, please refer to the article here: nstalling User Content in Office 2016 for Mac
New VBA commands for Office 2016 for Mac
The following VBA commands are new and unique to Office 2016 for Mac.
Command | Use to |
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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 |
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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. |
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idMSOs compatible with Office 2016 for Mac
For information about the idMSOs that are compatible with Office 2016 for Mac, see the following:
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Support and feedback
Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback.
Problem: In Mac Excel 2011, you try to run a VBA add-in (TreePlan, SensIt, or SimVoi) and receive an error message like “Error in loading DLL,” “Excel could not open (the XLAM add-in file name) because some content is unreadable …,” or “Excel repaired or removed unreadable content from this workbook …”
Possible cause: Mac Excel 2011 was installed using the Apple Migration Assistant (which can be used to transfer Mac Excel 2011 from another computer to the current computer). There have been reports (and it is our experience) that the Migration Assistant is not successful when it is used to transfer Mac Office 2011 from one computer to another. Specifically, the Migration Assistant may not transfer the Mac Excel 2011 VBA features reliably.
To verify VBA problems: (A) Can you record a macro? To check, choose Tools > Macro > Record New Macro… If the Record Macro dialog box appears, it’s working. Click the Cancel button.
(B) Is VBA installed and working? To check, choose Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor. On the new topmost menu, choose Insert > Module. If you get this far, then VBA is likely fine. On the topmost menu, choose Excel > Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.
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Solution for VBA problems: Completely remove the Mac Office 2011 suite and then reinstall the whole suite without using the Migration Assistant. This solution was recommended by XinXin Liu, Test Lead for Mac Excel, Macintosh Business Unit, Microsoft. To completely remove Mac Office 2011, follow these instructions: “How to completely remove Office for Mac 2011” at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2398768
More information: (A) If you have the 25-character product key that came with your Office for Mac 2011 purchase, you can download the software at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/office-2011-digital-download
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(B) In Mac OS X 10.10.5 and earlier, after reinstalling Mac Office 2011 and after installing updates, we recommend running the Disk Utility to repair permissions. To do so, choose Finder > Go > Utilities > Disk Utility > (select disk) > Repair Disk Permissions.
(C) You can search for questions, answers, and discussion regarding Mac Excel 2011 on the Microsoft Community forum at http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macexcel
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To provide comments and suggestions or for additional information about TreePlan, SensIt, and SimVoi, please send e-mail to Mike Middleton <[email protected]>.