Apparently after googling this issue - this problem appears to date back many generations of office for both mac and windows. However none of the solutions suggested (deleting rows/columns to the right/below the data work, looking for a template file called excel.xlb, etc) worked for me. This problem exists for new and pre-existing files and so I am completely stumped.

In Excel 2016 for Mac, we’ve added almost all new formula functions in Excel 2013 from the Windows platform. Why not have a try on the Arabic function (for example, try =ARABIC(“LVII”) ) and see what you get.

I have the latest updates for both Office '16 and El Capitan installed so I have no clue what's up. This problem appear in excel 2016. I faced with this problem and try different channels to solve that but one simple solution that I fount is just follow the below steps: 1- Open your file that has problem. 2- Select save as command from file menu. Microsoft word office for mac 2016 insert checkbox. 3- Select Excel 97-2003 format from Save as type.

4- press Save button. 5- close your file. 6- then open the saved file. Now you can insert or delete rows and columns without any tension. All the best Hamid Hadi.

These days we all live and work in a multi-device, multi-platform world, and so when building, one of our key objectives was to make it as easy as possible to transition from using Office for Windows to using Office for Mac and back again. That’s why you’ll notice an interface that’s consistent with what you’d expect when using Office 2016 for Windows, and why we added support for virtually all of the Windows Excel Ctrl keyboard shortcuts. So when it came to working with external data, we applied that same logic: how can we make the experience great and working cross platform easier than ever? External data in Excel 2016 for Mac We examined how we could improve external data for Excel 2016 for Mac and made the following changes: • Excel 2016 for Mac comes with a pre-installed and integrated SQL Server ODBC driver, which we worked hand-in-hand with to provide. • Excel 2016 for Mac has a brand new Microsoft Query (MSQuery) and Connection Manager to make creating and managing all of your data connections easier and more consistent with Windows. Let’s take a deep dive into how each of these improvements can help you.

Native support for ODBC data connections Excel 2016 for Mac supports ODBC data connections with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database right out of the box. This means several great things for anyone who works with external data: • When creating or refreshing data connections to SQL Server, there are no third-party drivers required—everything you need is included right in the app. • Connections made to SQL Server in Excel 2016 for Mac will work in Excel for Windows and vice versa.

Have a workbook with ODBC data connections you’ve been using on Windows and never been able to use on your Mac? Well, now you can with cross-platform compatibility. • If you want to connect to something other than SQL Server, we still have several great partners offering to connect to any data source you can imagine. In addition, all of the ways in which you interact with external data are now consistent between the platforms. Looking for that Refresh button? It’s on the Data tab just as you’d expect.

The Data tab in Excel 2016 for Mac. Product code for farm simulator 2015 mac. A better way to work with external data connections One of the biggest improvements to working with external data connections in Excel for Windows in recent releases has been the Connection Manager. It provides a central place to see all of the data connections in a workbook, see where they are used, and modify, remove or refresh each one individually. With Excel 2016 for Mac, you now have that same Connection Manager you are familiar with from Windows. All of your connections are displayed, and you can click any of them to see where they are used in your workbook and to perform any action. The all-new Connection Manager in Excel 2016 for Mac.

The Connection Properties dialog has been streamlined as well to match Excel for Windows, so that you now only see the properties that apply to your particular data connection. All of your connection properties are in one place and just like Excel for Windows. However, what good is easier management of your data connections if it’s too hard to create them to begin with? With Excel 2016 for Mac, creating a connection to SQL Server is easier than ever.

On the Data tab, simply select New Database Query > SQL Server ODBC, and you are presented with a simple connection dialog. Once it’s filled out, the newly redesigned MSQuery launches. The all-new MSQuery in Excel 2016 for Mac. The new MSQuery experience is very similar to the SQL Query Analyzer that many of you have worked with.

On the left is a listing of the databases and tables in your database that you can explore. At the top right is a color-coded SQL editor, and at the bottom right are the results of any query you run. Simply enter a SQL statement, click Run Query to make sure it works. Once it does, click Return Data to drop your data right back into your worksheet. And that’s it; your data is now in your Excel workbook, live and ready to use in Excel 2016 for Mac or Excel for Windows!