Run Windows Excel on your Mac
Do you miss certain key features of the Microsoft version of Excel, but also can’t live without your Mac?
Run Microsoft Excel on a Mac and access the full power and complete capabilities of the world’s most popular spreadsheet software — no PC necessary. Enjoy advanced Excel features with Parallels Desktop for only 99ドル.99 with a 1-year subscription.
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Here’s why Excel is better in Parallels Desktop
Wondering where key tools like comprehensive VBA, Active X and Form Controls, Smart Tags, Power Pivot and more are in Mac Excel?
Mac users, you don’t have to miss out. Your solution is running a virtual machine with the Windows OS on your Mac. Access all the features you know and love in the Microsoft version of Excel and more.
Use these plugins with full functionality that's not available on Mac without Parallels.: Collectica, SpreadsheetConverter, CapIQ, JetReports, PowerUser, F9, Kutools, XLGL, and ASAP Utilities.
These popular form creation tools or form controls are only compatible with the Windows operating system; they are not supported on Excel for Mac and must be constructed in the Windows version of Excel.
Excel for Windows also offers a variety of data connectivity options, including web, tables/ranges, Access, ODBC SQL, PDF, JSON, XML, and more. You can import data from a wide variety of file formats, including PDF, JSON, XML, and more which are not supported by Excel for Mac.
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- Use 200,000+ Windows apps
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How to download Microsoft Excel on Mac with Parallels Desktop
Download Parallels Desktop
Download and install Parallels Desktop on your Mac.
Install Windows
Once installed, set up a new virtual machine and install Windows*
*Windows license required
Launch Microsoft Excel
After installing Windows, you can run the Windows version of Excel and enjoy its full feature set and functionality, right from your Mac.
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Using Microsoft Excel on Mac FAQs
You can download Excel on a Mac with Parallels Desktop the same way as on a Windows PC.
Start by downloading and installing Parallels Desktop (if you don’t have it already.)
Then open the Office app, sign into your Microsoft account, purchase (if necessary), and download the Microsoft Office Suite to your Windows virtual machine. The installation assistant will guide you through the process.
Once the installation is complete, you can access Microsoft Excel on your Mac by double-clicking the icon from the Windows start menu!
You can run many of your favorite Windows and Linux apps on your Mac seamlessly with Parallels Desktop. See the list!
Yes, you can save an Excel file on Mac using Parallels Desktop. Since Parallels Desktop shares Mac user folders with Windows, when you save an Excel file to the Documents folder, that file will also appear in the Documents folder on Mac.
Not only is this super convenient, it saves disk space since there is no need to copy files from Windows to Mac.
Yes, you can update Excel on Mac in a virtual machine powered by Parallels Desktop exactly the same way as you do on Windows — when you have an available update, just follow the directions from Microsoft, as you would on an actual PC.
Yes, you can enable macros, Power Query, full-featured PivotTables, and much more! Check the full list of Excel features.
Using Excel on a Mac versus a PC is a similar experience with some minor differences due to the different hardware and operating systems involved. There are advanced features only available in the Windows version of Excel that simply aren’t available in the version made for Mac or the Excel web application.
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