PC Excel file Conversion to MAC

I opened a PC Excel file (with pivot tables) in MAC Excel. MAC says no conversions are necessary, however, the drop down lists aren't available on the pivot table reports. Any solutions?

Since Excel is not an Apple product, you'll probably want to use a forum dedicated to Microsoft's Mac products such as <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups> rather than an Apple forum.
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Microsoft Office for Windows forums
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Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 5 days 3:45:14
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (64.84 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          (4.1.2)
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          com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5)
Startup Items:
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Launch Daemons:
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          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.sharpcast.xfsmond.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist 3rd-Party support link
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          [System] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
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          [System] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] .dat0157.000 (hidden)/Users/fboyd3/Library/Application Support/Spotify/SpotifyWebHelper
          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
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          GrowlHelperApp
          Alarm Clock
          Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2
          Microsoft Database Daemon
          SugarSync Manager
          Neat
          LogMeIn
          Dropbox
          Spotify
          Spotify
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
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          OVSHelper: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126   - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 3rd-Party support link
          LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 3rd-Party support link
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          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 25 Outdated! Update
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          DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>: Version: 2.1.0.900
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          ClickToPlugin: Version: 2.5.3
          DivX HiQ: Version: 2.1.0.900
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          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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          Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071705000010 3rd-Party support link
          WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
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          DivX 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          Growl 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
          /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1326
                    Cisco WebEx Event Center:          Version: 1304.07.2811.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    convertpdf:          Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    asannotation2:          Version: 1206.25.2804.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Neat ADF Scanner 2008 10_5:          Version: 1.0.0.15 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Image Capture/Devices/Neat ADF Scanner 2008 10_5.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324
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          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
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                    Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
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                    Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    My Day:          Version: 14.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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                    Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          /Applications/iWork '09
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                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
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          /Users/[redacted]/Downloads
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                    Install Spotify 4:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Install Spotify 5:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Install Spotify 6:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
              97%          Microsoft Outlook
              16%          Google Chrome
               5%          WindowServer
               3%          Finder
               2%          EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
          180 MB          Finder
          164 MB          soffice
          156 MB          mds_stores
          147 MB          Google Chrome
          131 MB          Numbers
Virtual Memory Information:
          928 MB          Free RAM
          2.59 GB          Active RAM
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          1.57 GB          Wired RAM
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The effects of having actually used MacKeeper to do anything are a completely different matter. The fastest way to take an exquisitely designed and painstakingly engineered Mac and make it run like a steaming pile of dung is to install and use such ill-conceived "cleaning" or "security" products. This is just one example of a broad category of time- and money-wasters capable of causing damage that can only be rectified by reinstalling OS X, restoring from a backup, or completely erasing your system and rebuilding it from the ground up. Never install such junk on a Mac.
If you used MacKeeper to encrypt any files or folders, use MacKeeper to un-encrypt them first.
Quit the MacKeeper app if it is running.
Open your Applications folder: Using the Finder's Go menu, select Applications.
Drag the MacKeeper icon from your Applications folder (not the Dock) to the Trash.
You will be asked to authenticate (twice):
You do not need to provide a reason for uninstalling it:
Just click the Uninstall MacKeeper button. You will be asked to authenticate again.
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Problem: this mac is not reading an excell file after upgrading to yosemite.   My Mac is from 2009, it use to work perfectly but it wasn´t able to open some apps, thats why i upgrade it.   Now it once i donwload the zip it appears with an ".ods" ext

Problem: this mac is not reading an excell file after upgrading to yosemite.   My Mac is from 2009, it use to work perfectly but it wasn´t able to open some apps, thats why i upgrade it.   Now it once i donwload the zip it appears with an ".ods" extension
i even already download a link
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=44026
which i read on another support page... but it doesnt allowed me to install it cause it says that i already have the disk of this program....
Im afraid to erase it and not being able to get it back...
What can i do!??
Thanks in advance for this kind answer!!!

fsolution wrote:
Problem: this mac is not reading an excell file after upgrading to yosemite...   Now it once i donwload the zip it appears with an ".ods" extension...
If the "it" refers to a compressed (zipped) spreadsheet that you downloaded, the ".ods" extension is used by LibreOffice and probably OpenOffice (which are free versions of MS Office) for spreadsheets, which would suggest that wherever you're getting that "Excel" file from has switched to one of those programs. I've tried opening an .ods file from LibreOffice using MS Office 2013 for Windows and it does open though with a warning that some things have been changed. I don't know if Office for Mac can normally open .ods files. But if your need is to just open .ods files, take a look at LibreOffice.

How do I port my Windows Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files to the MAC? What software is needed on the MAC to use them? Thanks.

How do I port my Windows Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files to the MAC? What software is needed on the MAC to use them? Thanks.

You can certainly use iWork, though I hesitate to recommend it to a seasoned Windows user simply because it would add another level of the unfamiliar with which you would have to gain familiarity. The iWork applications are certainly very competent and in most respects both easy to use and surprisingly powerful. They are not 100% compatible however, though that typically manifests itself in document formatting issues rather than anything more significant.
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In switching platforms there will be some inevitable issues, not so much with being able to import your stuff because there's usually a workaround or a utility that can help, but just with getting familiar with the platform and the differences between Windows and MacOS that can obscure their similarities. From time to time the support community here hears from a user who has found the migration very problematic and regrets it, but for the most part the phrase 'I should have done this years ago...' is rather more prevalent!

HT4399 I have a Mac Book Air and have purchased individually numbers and pages. I was given an excel file on a thumb drive and cannot open it. Is there a way to open the xcl file in numbers?

I have a MacBook Air, and have purchased individually Numbers and Pages. I was sent an Excel file on a thumb drive but cannot open the file. The message states that the Excel file is encryeted. Is ther any way to open a PC file on my Mac Book Air?
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Excel does not use the .xcl extension for any of its native file formats? The only files I've ever seen with xcl as the file extension were associated with embedded application code projects.
If this is in fact an Excel file, but an encrypted one, you cannot open it (in excel or any compatible application) without the decryption password.

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