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When using excel since the May 30th update, Excel does nothing when inserting/deleting rows/columns.
The insert and insert paste row/column options are not greyed out on right click. When the insert option is selected, nothing happens. Same for the Insert sheet rows/columns in the home tab: nothing happens when clicked. No error messages either, it seems like excel just forgets what you told it to do.
This is happening on newly opened blank workbooks as well, so there are no frozen panes, sheet protection, hidden rows, worksheet errors or corrupt workbooks, and there's no point in restarting excel for a workbook that was just opened.
I have already repaired and re-installed office 365.
Restarting the computer allows me to insert rows/columns 2-3 times before it breaks again.
EDIT: added "deleting" and "columns" to initial "could not insert rows"
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I am having the same issue
I am experiencing the exact same issues as OP, as is my fellow analyst in office. There is one additional major issue occurring, where the rows inserted rows DO NOT appear (as the original thread points out), but formulas driven off those cells DO, so it's a truly workbook-breaking issue. I have not been able to find a way to work around it.
I am also getting this issue on 365 and some of the steps mentioned have no impact.
Ryan
This does not work for me.