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Try common fixes Restart the app. First quit the app (Command, q or click Excel > Quit Excel, Quit Word, or Quit PowerPoint), and then try to open your file. Restart your Mac. You can restart your Mac by going to the Apple menu > restart. Restart your Mac in Safe Mode.
The most common reason for this problem. Excel won't open a file because the file is corrupted. This is especially common if Excel crashes while saving the file, or if a problematic macro prevents the file from being saved correctly.
Open a spreadsheet on a Mac. For a Numbers spreadsheet, double-click the spreadsheet name or thumbnail, or drag it to the Numbers icon in the Dock or in the Applications folder. For an Excel spreadsheet, drag it to the Numbers icon (double-clicking the file opens Excel if you have that app).
Alternatively, you can use the Excel keyboard shortcut Ctrl + O. Double-click the file you want to open. If the file still won't open, click Browse and search for the file. At the bottom of the Open dialog box, click the small arrow next to the Open button , then choose Open and Repair from the context menu.
Try common fixes Restart the app. First quit the app (Command, q or click Excel > Quit Excel, Quit Word, or Quit PowerPoint), and then try to open your file. Restart your Mac. You can restart your Mac by going to the Apple menu > restart. Restart your Mac in Safe Mode.
The standard option to open an XLS document file is the Microsoft Excel program from Microsoft's Office suite.
So you can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on a Mac just like on a PC. macOS also provides built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server.
Excel not responding, hangs, freezes or stops working Start Excel in safe mode Install the latest updates Check to make sure Excel is not in use by another process Investigate possible issues with add-ins Investigate Excel file details and contents Check whether your file is being generated by a third party.
Download and install the iWork software suite Open Finder from the dock and browse to the folder containing the XLS file Right-click the XLS file, select "Open With" and choose "Numbers" from the list Download and install the OpenOffice software suite.