Excel Data Types Not Working

Question

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.

Answer 1

How do you address the security vulnerabilities that have been fixed since this version, including a high-rated vulnerability that was found in October? For those who want to keep their systems secure, this does not address the issue in a way that is acceptable.

As a customer paying for a subscription, and as this issue has existed for more than a quarter of a year (a quarter of the subscription cycle), I have the right to know when this will be fixed.

Answer 2

I agree with you. It should've been fixed already. But in the meantime I've got some spreadsheets that I can't not run.

Answer 3

I have Ventura 13.1 and my excel stock types do not work (excel for Mac 16.68)

A bit of information that might be of interest regarding 16.68 under Ventura 13.1:

My “immune” Mac has been running Office 365 well before the Stocks problem surfaced. I’ve updated Excel all along with no problem. Maybe installing Office 365 16.68 on a freshly wiped Mac with Ventura would fail with Stocks data.

Answer 4

100% agree. Have you shared the in-app feedback with Microsoft? I think the only way is to continue providing feedback to Microsoft. Their support is pretty useless in my experience, they have no idea what to do and can't share updates from development team.