Fixes or workarounds for recent issues in Excel for Mac

Last updated: October 2017

Announcement

Microsoft Office support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra

Apple announced a major new version of macOS 10.13 High Sierra on June 5th, 2017. While the new operating system is not generally available to all users right away, developers and beta testers may have access to beta seeds. Read more in this article to learn about the supportability of running Office for Mac on 10.13 High Sierra.

Excel for Mac crashes and slow performance

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Issues affecting Excel for Mac features and add-ins

Text in worksheet is displayed backwards or upside-down

Last updated: October 4, 2017

ISSUE

We are aware of an issue affecting Excel 2016 for Mac users. Problems are reported rendering Excel worksheets, causing text to display as backwards or upside-down.

STATUS: WORKAROUND

This occurs on a Mac with macOS High Sierra beta and Excel 2016 for Mac Insider's Fast update. This should be resolved when the next Insider's Fast update is released.

As a workaround, you can uninstall the Excel 2016 for Mac Insider Fast version and install the production version of Excel on your Mac.

Need more help?

	Talk to support. If you have an Office 365 for home subscription, or you purchased a one-time download of Office 2016, click the Contact Us button at the bottom of this page. If you are an admin for Office 365 for business subscription, contact Office 365 for business support.
	Ask the community Get help from experts in our forums: Office for Mac community for Mac users
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