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I downloaded the mac catalina upgrade which required me to also upgrade microsoft office and now I can't access my excel files. can anyone assist pls.

I downloaded the mac catalina upgrade which required me to also upgrade microsoft office and now I can't access my excel files. can anyone assist pls.

Posted on Oct 23, 2019 1:13 PM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2019 1:16 PM

Do you still have an older copy of MS Office on your Mac?

Close any Excel file and right-cick or command-i to "Get Info". Then in the "Open With" panel choose your new Excel App and then click on "Change All".

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I downloaded the mac catalina upgrade which required me to also upgrade microsoft office and now I can't access my excel files. can anyone assist pls.

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