How To Install Excel On Macbook Pro

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Show the function keys

Yes, but newer MacBook Pros come pre installed with Apple version of Excel called Numbers. Look in Applications folder for Numbers app or you can download it from the macOS App Store. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 provides classic Office apps and email for families and students who want to install them on one Mac or Windows 10 PC for use at home or school. Classic versions of Office apps include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Personally, though, I'm a lot happier using Excel on a Windows machine, even Office 365. Whether deliberate or not by MS, it's just a much better experience on Windows. You can always use a VM (like Parallels) to run windows Excel on a macbook, though; it integrates into the OS as if it were a native app.

Yes, but newer MacBook Pros come pre installed with Apple version of Excel called Numbers. Look in Applications folder for Numbers app or you can download it from the macOS App Store.

Press and hold the Fn (Function) key on your keyboard to see F1 through F12 in the Touch Bar.

You can also make the function keys appear automatically when you use specific apps:

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Keyboard.
  2. Click Shortcuts at the top of the window, then select Function Keys from the list on the left.
  3. Click the add button (+), then select an app and click Add. For each app that you add, the function keys will automatically appear in the Touch Bar whenever you're using that app.

Or use the onscreen keyboard

As an alternative to showing the function keys in the Touch Bar, you can use the function keys in the onscreen keyboard.

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Keyboard and complete one of these steps:
    • If you're using macOS Big Sur, select 'Show Input menu in menu bar' in the Input Sources pane.
    • If you're using macOS Catalina or earlier, select 'Show Keyboard and emoji viewers in menu bar' in the Keyboard pane.
  2. Click the viewer icon in the menu bar, then choose Show Keyboard Viewer.
  3. Click the Fn key in the onscreen keyboard to make it show all function keys.

Show the function keys when using Microsoft Windows

Press and hold the Fn (Function) key on your keyboard to see F1 through F12 in the Touch Bar.

You can also make the function keys appear continuously in the Touch Bar:

  1. From the notification area on the right side of the Windows taskbar, click the up arrow to show hidden icons.
  2. Click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Boot Camp Control Panel from the menu.
  3. If you're asked whether to allow this app to make changes, click Yes.
  4. Click the Keyboard tab.
  5. Select 'Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys'.

Or use the onscreen keyboard

As an alternative to showing the function keys in the Touch Bar, you can use the onscreen keyboard:

  1. From the Windows menu, select Windows Ease of Access.
  2. Click On-Screen Keyboard.
  3. Click the Fn key in the onscreen keyboard to make it show all function keys.

Learn more about the onscreen keyboard in Windows.

Mac equivalents of Windows keys

Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.

Windows logo: Press Command (⌘).

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Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.

Enter or ⏎: Press Return.

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Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.
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Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.

Enter or ⏎: Press Return.

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Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.
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Applications: This key isn't available on Apple keyboards.
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Use the On-Screen Keyboard for other functions

If your Apple keyboard doesn't include the following keys, you can recreate them in Windows using the On-Screen Keyboard.

Use the Snipping Tool to print screen

To recreate the Print Screen and Print Active Window function in Windows, use the Snipping Tool.

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If your keyboard isn't working as expected in Windows

If your Apple keyboard works as expected in macOS but not in Windows, try these solutions:

  • Install the latest Apple software updates for Windows.
  • Install the latest Windows support software.
  • If you're using Microsoft Windows 10 N, install the latest Media Feature Pack.

Learn more

  • Microsoft provides a keyboard mapping article that describes using a Windows keyboard with macOS.
  • Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to find key combinations for the unique characters used by the language and region your Apple keyboard is designed to support:
    1. Download, install, and open the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
    2. Choose File > Load Existing Keyboard.
    3. Select the keyboard you want to see.
    4. Find the country or region name in the keyboard list that's followed by '(Apple)'.
    5. Follow the instructions provided with the app. You can print images of the keyboard, including what keys look like when holding modifiers like Shift, Option, or Fn.




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