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Date Picker Add-in for Excel for the Mac

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Note: There are 4 languages supported on this moment :English, German, Español and Français.

Right click on a worksheet cell and click on the Date Picker menu option to open the Date Picker.

Information

  • Save the add-in file to your computer. Pick any folder on your hard drive that is easy for you to find. My suggestion is to create a folder named “Excel Campus” and place it in your Documents folder. Open the Add-ins Menu in Excel. Select the Tools menu in menu bar. Select the Add-Ins option. Press the Select button in the Add-Ins window.
  • Click the File tab, click Options, and then click the Add-Ins category. In the Manage box, click Excel Add-ins, and then click Go. The Add-Ins dialog box appears. In the Add-Ins available box, select the check box next to the add-in that you want to activate, and then click OK.

Windows macOS Android iOS Windows Mobile In Excel 2010 and later, go to File Options Note: For Excel 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Excel Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in the Manage box, select Excel Add-ins.

1) You can select any month and year with the arrow keys and click on Today to jump to today's date.

  • Double-click on a day to Insert the date and the formatting.
  • Use the 'Insert Date Only' button to Insert the date only, using the default or existing date format.
  • Use the 'Insert Week number' button to Insert the week number.

2) You have an option to insert a Live Calendar to your worksheet, click on the 'Insert Live Calendar' button, the screenshot below is for the ISO week number system. If you change the date on top of the calendar it will update the calendar automatic.

3) When you click on Change Settings the Date Picker you have the following options :

In the Settings section you can :

  • Choose a Date format in the dropdown that will be used when you double-click on a day. There is also an option to add one custom Date format of your own if you can't find one that you like in the dateformat dropdown menu.
  • Select the week number system that you want to use. Default = ISO Week numbers
  • There is an option to AutoFit the column width after it insert the Date. Default = AutoFit
  • There is an option that will open the calendar with the date selected that is in the active cell (if there is a Date in the cell) and not the default of the last date that you inserted with the add-in.
  • There is a option to automatic close the add-in after you insert a Date or Week number.
  • You can change the language of the user interface of the Date Picker in: English, German, Español or Français on this moment. It will open in the language of your Excel version if it exists, if not it will use the English language.

Download and Install information

Date Picker for Mac Excel 2016 and higher

Download Mac Date Picker add-in version 3.1 for Excel 2016 released on 11-June-2020. Many thanks to John McGhie, Mourad Louha, Sergio Alejandro Campos and Bernard Rey for the translations of the button captions and msgboxes in the add-in.

Note: Version 3.1 will postion the userform in the center of the Excel window, also with more then one screen attached to your Mac.

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How to install the Add-in after you unzip it on your Mac

  • Open Excel 2016 or higher
  • Update Excel (See button in the Help menu)
  • Use Tools>Excel Add-ins... in the menu to open the Add-ins dialog
  • Use the Browse button to select the add-in and choose Open
  • Press OK
  • Done

Note: If you copy the Add-in in the Add-ins folder it will be automatic in your Add-ins dialog list, for finding this folder see : Setup your Mac for Mac Office 2016 or higher

Right click on a worksheet cell and choose Date Picker to open the userform.

Note: There is also a version for Excel 2007 and higher for Windows, click here to go to the page for Windows.

Note: The add-in is available as freeware. But you can use the Contact button in the menu if you want to support the development of this Date Picker add-in.

Open the Date Picker with VBA code

You can use the macro below to open the Calendar instead of using the menu item in the Cell menu.

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Sub CallDatePickerFromOtherWorkbooksOnMac()
Dim TestWkbk As Workbook
Set TestWkbk = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
Set TestWkbk = Workbooks('MacDatePicker.xlam')
On Error GoTo 0
If TestWkbk Is Nothing Then
MsgBox 'Sorry the Mac Date Picker add-in is not open.'
Else
Application.Run '' & TestWkbk.Name & '!OpenDatePicker'
End If
End Sub