By default, Excel for Mac uses Body Font in font size 12, which is displayed as Calibri font in font size 12 when you type data in a worksheet, header or footer, or text box. However, you can change the default font and font size for all new workbooks that you create. On the Excel menu, click Preferences.
Excel 2016 for Mac brings lots of welcome improvements to the workhorse spreadsheet but also leaves out useful tools. Pros Moving to the cloud: Like the other apps in the latest Mac Office suite, Excel 2016 lets you store, sync, and edit files online, via Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service. You can also save Excel files to your Dropbox account.
Collaborate: Excel 2016, through OneDrive, lets you share documents with colleagues and collaborate in real time. You can chat online as well, either through a document chat window or through Skype. Modern design: The redesigned ribbon for the Mac version of Excel borrows the look and feel of its Windows counterpart, presenting tools and formatting options in much the same way as Excel for Windows does. Excel also recommends appropriate charts based on spreadsheet data. Moving across platforms: Excel 2016 supports many of the Windows keyboard shortcuts and most of the Excel 2013 for Windows functions, which should make it easier to use the tool across platforms.
The update also includes an Analysis ToolPak add-in, PivotTable slicers for analyzing data, and an improved formula builder. Cons Macro limits: Prior to Office 2016, you could build macros in Excel for Mac. The 2016 edition offers what Microsoft calls a 'simplified' Visual Basic Editor (VBE), which allows you to debug existing macros. But if you want to build new macros, you need to do that on the Windows side or use an earlier Mac version. For those who built macros in preceding Mac editions, this is a big loss.
Bottom Line Excel 2016 is probably worth the upgrade just based on its ability to take advantage of OneDrive. The new analysis tools and formula builder help keep Microsoft's spreadsheet an essential tool. Hobbling its macros tool, however, diminishes a bit of the attraction for serious users.
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More Resources. With the new features in Excel, you'll be telling your data's story in no time. Charts, graphs, keyboard shortcuts and data entry enhancements (like formula builder and autocomplete) immediately make you more productive. And support for Excel 2013 (for Windows) functions ensures that you can easily share files across platforms.
The new Analysis ToolPak offers a wide range of statistical functions, including moving averages and exponential smoothing, and PivotTable Slicers help you cut through large volumes of data to find patterns that answer questions.
When Excel opens a new workbook, the new file is created from a template called Workbook. To use a custom template, you must replace the default Workbook template with your own. Open the template that you want to use as the new default template. Click File Save As.
In the Save As box, type ' Book' and in the File Format dropdown box, select Excel Template (.xltx) or Excel Macro-Enabled Template (.xltm), whichever appropriate. You will need to save this template in the Startup folder, and the file must be named 'Book.xltx' (or.xltm). In the Save as dialog box, click the downward arrow next to Save As. In the Search box, type ' startup' and press RETURN. In the search results, double-click the Startup folder, double-click the Excel folder, and then click Save.
This file will only be used as the new workbook template if it has the name 'Book.xltx' or 'Book.xltm'. Close and reopen Excel for the new template to take effect.
When Excel opens a new workbook, the new file is created from a template called Workbook. To use a custom template, you must replace the default Workbook template with your own. Open the template that you want to use as the new default template. On the Excel menu, click File, and then click Save As. In the Save As box, type: Workbook, and in the Format pop-up menu, select Excel Template (.xltx) or Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (.xlsm), whichever appropriate.
Use the column browser to select Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Startup/Excel, and then click Save. In the Finder, open Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Startup/Excel. Select the Workbook file, and on the Action pop-up menu, click Get Info. On the Name & Extension pane, in the box containing the file name, select the.xltx portion of the file name, press DELETE, and then press RETURN. The 'Are you sure you want to remove the extension '.xltx'?' Message is displayed.
Click Remove.
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