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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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What is really weird is: I've got Microsoft 365 installed on a Mac laptop AND on a Dell PC running Windows 10. The Windows 10 Excel worked fine all the while I had problems on the Mac. Finally got the Mac fixed. Now I've got the same data type problem on the PC. I don't have time for all this.
Strange indeed...
You got Excel 16.68 working on Mac OS X?
No, 16.64
I have Ventura 13.1 and my excel stock types do not work (excel for Mac 16.68)
Reverting to 16.64 worked for me using the posters instructions and on macOS Catalina 10.16.07.
I did not delete the old app or clean out caches or containers.
I renamed the old app to a backup, Installed using the installer.
I backed up a few of my xls docs to test.
It did not work right away until I logged out of the app then logged back in again.
The autoupdate notification is a PITA.
UPDATE: Since I renamed the newer app as a backup, I had to reset the default application to use with excel files since it would swipe away my 16.64 logins and open with the backup. Right click an excel file in finder, choose the old app and mark the box to use with similar filetypes.