

The box contains the following text: "This shape represents a slicer. Instead, a box is displayed in the location of the slicer. Slicers do not display data in the Excel Viewer.The data or chart appears, but you can't make modifications. PivotTables and PivotCharts are flattened.The cells that contain them appear blank. Sparklines are not shown in the Excel Viewer.Known issues in newer versions of Excel workbooks and the Excel ViewerĮven though the Excel Viewer can read the latest Excel workbooks, the following new features are not visible or are displayed differently in the Excel Viewer.

Macro-enabled files can be opened (.xlsm. If you already have a full version of Microsoft Excel installed on your computer, do not install Microsoft Excel Viewer in the same directory. For more information, see Office on mobile devices.

The Excel Viewer can open the latest version of Excel workbooks. Additionally, the Excel Viewer can open workbooks that were created in Microsoft Excel for Macintosh. The Microsoft Excel Viewer is a small, freely redistributable program that lets you view and print Microsoft Excel spreadsheets if you don't have Excel installed. For the Excel mobile app, go tothe appropriate store for your device: To continue viewing Excel files for free, we recommend that you install the Excel mobile app or store documents on OneDrive or Dropbox, from which Excel Online can open the files in your browser. It no longer is available for download or receives security updates. The Microsoft Excel Viewer was retired in April, 2018.
