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-->Use VBA add-ins and macros that you developed for Office for Windows with Office for Mac.
Applies to: Excel for Mac | PowerPoint for Mac | Word for Mac | Office 2016 for Mac
If you are authoring Macros for Office for Mac, you can use most of the same objects that are available in VBA for Office. For information about VBA for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, see the following:
Note
Outlook for Mac and OneNote for Mac do not support VBA.
Office 2016 for Mac is sandboxed
Unlike other versions of Office apps that support VBA, Office 2016 for Mac apps are sandboxed.
Sandboxing restricts the apps from accessing resources outside the app container. This affects any add-ins or macros that involve file access or communication across processes. You can minimize the effects of sandboxing by using the new commands described in the following section.
Creating an installer or putting user content
For instructions on creating an installer for your add-in, please refer to the article here: Installing User Content in Office 2016 for Mac
New VBA commands for Office 2016 for Mac
The following VBA commands are new and unique to Office 2016 for Mac.
| Command | Use to |
|---|---|
| GrantAccessToMultipleFiles | Request a user's permission to access multiple files at once. |
| AppleScriptTask | Call external AppleScript scripts from VB. |
| MAC_OFFICE_VERSION | IFDEF between different Mac Office versions at compile time. |
Ribbon customization in Office for Mac
Office 2016 for Mac supports ribbon customization using Ribbon XML. Note that there are some differences in ribbon support in Office 2016 for Mac and Office for Windows.
| Ribbon customization feature | Office for Windows | Office for Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Ability to customize the ribbon using Ribbon XML | Available | Available |
| Support for document based add-ins | Available | Available |
| Ability to invoke Macros using custom ribbon controls | Available | Available |
| Customization of custom menus | Available | Available |
| Ability to include and invoke Office Fluent Controls within a custom ribbon tab | Available | Most familiar Office Fluent Control Identifiers are compatible with Office for Mac. Some might not be available. For commands that are compatible with Office 2016 for Mac, see idMSOs compatible with Office 2016 for Mac. |
| Support for COM add-ins that use custom ribbon controls | Available | Office 2016 for Mac doesn't support third-party COM add-ins. |
idMSOs compatible with Office 2016 for Mac
For information about the idMSOs that are compatible with Office 2016 for Mac, see the following:
See also
Support and feedback
Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback.
Visual Basic Download For Mac
-->Visual Studio for Mac provides a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for developing .NET Core applications. This article walks you through building a simple console application using Visual Studio for Mac and .NET Core.
Note
Your feedback is highly valued. There are two ways you can provide feedback to the development team on Visual Studio for Mac:
- In Visual Studio for Mac, select Help > Report a Problem from the menu or Report a Problem from the Welcome screen, which will open a window for filing a bug report. You can track your feedback in the Developer Community portal.
- To make a suggestion, select Help > Provide a Suggestion from the menu or Provide a Suggestion from the Welcome screen, which will take you to the Visual Studio for Mac Developer Community webpage.
Prerequisites
See the .NET Core dependencies and requirements article.
Check the .NET Core Support article to ensure you're using a supported version of .NET Core.
Get started
If you've already installed the prerequisites and Visual Studio for Mac, skip this section and proceed to Creating a project. Follow these steps to install the prerequisites and Visual Studio for Mac:
Download the Visual Studio for Mac installer. Run the installer. Read and accept the license agreement. During the install, select the option to install .NET Core. You're provided the opportunity to install Xamarin, a cross-platform mobile app development technology. Installing Xamarin and its related components is optional for .NET Core development. For a walk-through of the Visual Studio for Mac install process, see Visual Studio for Mac documentation. When the install is complete, start the Visual Studio for Mac IDE.
Creating a project
Select New on the start window.
In the New Project dialog, select App under the .NET Core node. Select the Console Application template followed by Next.
If you have more than one version of .NET Core installed, select the target framework for your project.
Type 'HelloWorld' for the Project Name. Select Create.
Wait while the project's dependencies are restored. The project has a single C# file, Program.cs, containing a
Programclass with aMainmethod. TheConsole.WriteLinestatement will output 'Hello World!' to the console when the app is run.
Run the application
Run the app in Debug mode using ⌘ ↵ (command + enter) or in Release mode using ⌥ ⌘ ↵ (option + command + enter).
Next step
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The Building a complete .NET Core solution on macOS using Visual Studio for Mac topic shows you how to build a complete .NET Core solution that includes a reusable library and unit testing.