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Updated 12/19/2022
Data Types are currently not working as expected for all users of Microsoft Excel. The work-around I recommend is to revert to version 16.64.
If you are affected and haven't already done so, please take a moment to notify Microsoft that you are affected by this problem. The way to do it is to use the Menu Bar and choose Help > Feedback > I Don't Like Something. Microsoft uses the Squeaky Wheel method to prioritize bug fixes. The more reports, the higher up the priority list the bug gets. Please do this from the current update of Excel before reverting to 16.64.
To revert to version 16.64:
Use the Menu Bar and choose Help > Check for Updates to launch AutoUpdate
In AutoUpdate, set updates to Manual to prevent AutoUpdate from automatically updating after you revert to the older build.
In Finder, navigate to the Applications folder
Right-click on Microsoft Excel.app and choose Move to Trash
Restart your Mac
Empty the Mac OS Trash
Use this installer to install build 16.64 of Microsoft Excel: Excel
Some users may be able to find a work-around, which is why I am posting this discussion. Some users will be blocked from this due to licensing or IT department restrictions.
There are third-party solutions available. I don't know which ones are great and which ones are less good. I'm hoping people will try them out and reply here with their results and recommendations.
On the Insert tab of the Ribbon choose Add-ins > Get Add-ins.
In the resulting dialog enter the word Stock in the Search field then click the spyglass icon. There are a lot of add-ins available. Let's chat about them in this thread.
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Special thanks to Jim Gordon, MVP, our sherpa on this issue for the past several months
Two things:
I don't think a separate thread is needed, so I'm reporting it here.
Same here. I was going to hold off on updating the MacOS until after today, but was having some issues.
Went through the delete/install process for hopefully the last time!
Thanks, Steve. I'll keep trying and let you know when it works. Or if it still does not by tomorrow.
The worldwide rollout is not expected to be completed until later today, so some people are still be impacted until then. I'm sorry I don't have an exact time.