MacOS: Microsoft Word not displaying pasted Microsoft Excel Worksheet Objects

Anonymous
2021-12-10T13:00:44+00:00

I'm running Word version 16.56 and Microsoft Excel Worksheet Objects is not displaying at all either in old .docx files which contained them or when I try to paste it into new files it simply beachballs. FWIW I am running Excel version 16.54.

Is this a known bug?

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Anonymous
2022-01-11T10:16:48+00:00

Thanks a lot - I´m back to normal! All programs updated - swell!

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Anonymous
2022-01-11T09:14:10+00:00

I chose the 'Current channel (preview)' box and then checked the update automatically boxes and it automatically updated to the 16.57 version of Word. That solved the problem with the embedded excel table.

Jeg håper det fungerer for deg!

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-03T13:25:54+00:00

    I have given feedback. I will also try the workaround, by downgrading. But how do I know when I can turn on auto-updates again?

    Kitt

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-01T06:16:35+00:00

    Hi RobbieJohnson2,

    We understand your frustration this issue has brought; we know this is important to your work. We truly apologize for it.

    Currently, we do not have any solution, and I have also tested in beta version (i.e., 16.57), the issue persists. We request you submit the feedback from your Word app by clicking the Help menu and choose Give Feedback to send the feedback directly to Product Team.

    For now, the only workaround is to roll back to the earlier version 16.55.

    1. Move Word app (Finder>Applications folder) to Trash.
    2. Open any existing Office app such as Excel or PowerPoint, click Help > Check for Updates, uncheck Automatically keep Microsoft Apps up to date option to prevent Office apps from updating automatically.
    3. Go to the support article and download Word 16.55.

    Kind Regards,

    Neha

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-12-23T09:54:48+00:00

    Hi StevenSpierenburg,

    I believe you are using the App Store version of Office, and this could be the reason Give Feedback option is not available. This option is available in Office apps installed from Microsoft account (https://www.office.com/)

    I understand your experience with Word for mac is not very good, in this forum, we try our best to help our customers. As you can’t turn off the auto-updates because of policy settings, I believe the only option here is to wait for the fixed version to be released. 

    Apart from this, if you have any issues related to Office apps, please post a new thread and we’ll be there to assist you.

    Happy holidays and stay safe.

    Kind regards,

    Neha

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