Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac applications. On the Go menu, click Home. Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu. Open Preferences. Drag com.microsoft.Excel.plist to the desktop. If you cannot locate the file, Excel is using the default. Sign in to Office or Office 365 from a desktop application or your web browser. Sign in to Office. Mac PowerPoint 2019 for Mac Word 2019 for Mac Word 2016.
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Symptoms
When you try to start Microsoft Excel for Mac, you receive the following error message:
Microsoft Excel has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Cause
This error may occur if one of the following conditions is true:
- The Excel preferences are corrupted.
- Programs that are running in the background are interfering with Excel for Mac.
- Application files are corrupted.
- A user account profile is corrupted.
Resolution
Microsoft word 2017 mac normal.dotm. To resolve this issue, try the following methods, in order, until the issue is resolved.
Method 1
Step 1: Quit all programs
You must quit all programs before you continue. To quit an application, select the application on the toolbar (top), and then select Quit. If you cannot quit an application or do not know how, hold down the Command and Option keys, and then press Esc on your keyboard. Select the application in the 'Force Quit Application' window, and then select Force Quit. Click Force Quit to quit the application.
When you are finished, click the red button in the upper-left corner and go to step 2. https://valleynew972.weebly.com/blog/microsoft-word-keeps-crashing-mac-2011.
Step 2: Remove your Excel preferences
- Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac applications.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
- Open Preferences.
- Drag com.microsoft.Excel.plist to the desktop. If you cannot locate the file, Excel is using the default preferences. Go to step 7.
- Open Excel, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Excel, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.Excel.plist to the Trash.
- Quit all Office for Mac applications.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library.NoteMicrosoft remote desktop beta mac. The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
- Open Preferences.
- Open Microsoft, and then drag com.microsoft.Excel.prefs.plist to the desktop. If you cannot locate the file, Excel is using the default preferences. Go to step 13.
- Open Excel, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Excel, restore the file to its original location, and go to Method 2. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.Excel,prefs.plist to the Trash.
Method 2
Use the 'Repair Disk Permissions' option
https://valleynew972.weebly.com/blog/microsoft-word-jump-to-section-mac. You can use the Repair Disk Permissions option to troubleshoot permissions problems in Mac OS X 10.2 or later versions. To use the Repair Disk Permissions option, follow these steps:
- On the Go menu, click Utilities.
- Start the Disk Utility program.
- Click the primary hard disk drive for your computer.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click Repair Disk Permissions.
Note
The Disk Utility program only repairs software that is installed by Apple. This utility also repairs folders, such as the Applications folder. However, this utility does not repair software that is in your home folder.
Open Excel and check if the issue is resolved. If it is not, continue to Method 3.
Method 3
Create and use a new user account
To create a new user account, use the following procedure.
Note
You many have to reinstall Office if you log on with a new account.
- Click the Apple icon, and then click System Preferences.
- Click Accounts.
- Click the plus sign ('+') in the lower-left corner to open the new account window.NoteIf you are not the Administrator of the computer, click Click the lock to make changes. Log on by using your Administrator user name and password, and then click OK.
- Type the word Test for the user name, and leave the password box blank. Click Create Account. When you receive a warning, click OK.
- Click to select Allow User to Administer this computer. (If this option is not available, just go to the next step).
- Click the Apple icon, and then click Log Out name.
- Log on with your Test account.
Open Excel and check if the issue is resolved. If you can save when you use a new user account, contact Apple support to troubleshoot your existing account. If you do not want to keep your existing account, you can rename the 'Test' account that you create in the following procedure, and continue to use that account. If it is not, continue to Method 4.
Method 4
Remove and then reinstall Office
For information about how to remove and then reinstall Office, see the following article:
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