Microsoft Office is one of the most popular productivity suites available in the market. Initially released in 1990, it contains various applications such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and many more bundled in a single package.
It is available on Windows as well as macOS. Over the years, Microsoft has added several new features and tightly integrated the products with one another.
Having said that, some Office users on macOS are reporting (1,2,3) that they are unable to use Excel Worksheet Objects in MS Word. According to user reports, it looks like the ‘Paste Excel Table’ option is not working as intended.
Users say that all they see is a blank image and the border of the file with none of the text visible from the Excel file.
Some thought that it was an issue with their system so they asked others on the Microsoft Forums and found that it was indeed a widespread problem.
The issue seems to be affecting both new and existing files. Users say they tried repairing their copy of Microsoft Office to see if it fixes the bug but unfortunately, it had no effect at all.
Moreover, it looks like the issue also persists in Safe Mode, indicating that it is a bug with Word itself.
Thankfully, a Microsoft Agent shed some light on the matter and said that it is a known issue and that the developers are trying to fix it. As it turns out, the issue is affecting those running Word for Mac V16.56 (21121100).
They also shared some potential workarounds one of which involves downgrading to a previous version since the feature was working for some in Word for macOS V16.55
Issue Description: Excel workbook inserted as object does not appear in Word documents, it happens with both existing and news docs.
Environment: Word for mac V16.56 (21121100)
Test Result: When an Excel workbook is inserted as an object, it does not appear in the document, instead, it shows a blank box when selected.
We are now working actively on this issue. We have set a primary thread, please subscribe to the thread, once there is any update, we will post it in the primary thread. To make it easier for others to identify the issue, we will close the thread from further posting. (Source)
But some other that the issue still persists after using the Paste Special workaround.
In the meantime, do let us know if the above-suggested workarounds help you fix the MS Excel worksheet objects issue in Word in the comments section below.
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