How to Update Excel on Mac

Last Updated: January 6, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to update Microsoft Excel on a Mac computer. You can easily check for the latest updates and install them in the Help menu of Excel.

Steps

1
Open Excel. It's the app that has an image that resembles a green book with spreadsheets.
2
Click Help. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.

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3
Click Check for Updates. It's the third option in the Help menu.
- If you don't see "Check for Updates" in the Help menu, click here to download the latest version of the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool.
4
Select "Automatically Download and Install". It's the third radial button option under the "How would you like updates to be installed?" in the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool.
5
Click Check For Updates. It's in the lower-right corner of the Microsoft AutoUpdate tool. This will check for the latest update of Microsoft Office and install the updates.

Community Q&A

Question

I have Microsoft Office 2008, and I only use excel.I Updated to Catalina today and can't open Excel. What now?

Isaac Welch

Community Answer

Open >App Store, and search "Excel." Then, you download that version, since it will be the newest version, which will be compatible with Catalina.