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  1. 09-06-2013, 03:16 PM #1
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    [Mac] - Excel templates won't open

    I apologise if someone has answered this question already, but I've been trying to download templates off the Office Website.

    I run: Excel 2008 for Mac, version 12.0

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...i:TC102930047|
    this is one of the templates I've attempted to download.

    now every single document that I open states
    Excel cannot open this file.
    the file might have been damaged or modified from its original format.

    now... it cannot possibly be EVERY single template that I download is damaged/modified.

    I've checked the extension that mac uses which is also .xltx

    Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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    Re: [Mac] - Excel templates won't open

    Hi sweetdreams

    Welcome to the Forum!

    I believe the issue may be that Excel for the Mac 2008 does not support ActiveX Controls.
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    Re: [Mac] - Excel templates won't open

    thank you kindly for the welcome,

    so does that mean, that I won't be able to use any premade templates?
    or would a newer version for Mac, be a better solution?
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    Re: [Mac] - Excel templates won't open

    Hi sweetdreams

    See if this link helps...

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974170
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    Re: [Mac] - Excel templates won't open

    thank you very much!! it worked!
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    Re: [Mac] - Excel templates won't open

    Hi sweetdreams

    Surprises the Devil out of me. I work daily on a Mac but don't use the Mac side...I use Virtual Machine. Was just taking a stab in the dark based on the information you provided.

    You're welcome...glad I could help.
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    Re: [Mac] - Excel templates won't open

    Quote Originally Posted by jaslake View Post
    Hi sweetdreams

    Welcome to the Forum!

    I believe the issue may be that Excel for the Mac 2008 does not support ActiveX Controls.
    Not just that. Excel for Mac 2008 does not support VBA full stop.

    For reasons known only to themselves Microsoft dropped it when they moved from 2004 for the Mac to 2008, only reinstating it in Excel for Mac 2011.
    Even so there are several areas where VBA syntax is different on the Mac and sometimes non existent. A real pain for any application development that needs to work on both platforms.
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