I'm not totally clear what you mean by 'the FORM mask' but if you have 3 columns titled Country, Current Date and # of Visitors and select the 3 column headers you can quickly create a data input entry form by typing the word 'Form' in the search bar and selecting the first entry? (see attached screenshots)

Dear STULUX23

thanks for yr reply, however this is possible in the OLD XLS version

I use MS OFFICE EXCEL ver16.16.17 (MAC) and unfortunately there is NO "Form" possibility anymore

Now, my questions was: Is there amongst the experts here someone who knows how to create a data entry mask without the FORM option?

thanks for yr helps

Greetings

Serge

Forms is no longer a default setting on the ribbon bar in the version I am running. It should be the same for the mac  so if you go to 

File

Options

Customize ribbon

You should then be able to select choose "Commands not in the Ribbon"

Then you will have to create a new tab (under data if you wish) to add the new ribbon item

Forms( I am not sure if this is what you had previously)

Once you create an excel table by clicking on any cell in your data area and using  shift T you will be able to create form for users to add  or modify data in the table.

Dear Michael

thanks for yr reply however you did not get my point:

I am looking for valid alternative in XLS to create data entry because FORMS via "commands not in Ribbon bar" is NO LONGER existing in the latest XLS version

So what I desperately looking for is a way to come up with a small data entry mask which feeds an xls sheet B U T again without "forms"

Can someone please help me?

Thanks
Serge 

Hi Serge,

What version of excel are you using? The latest version is... NOT XLS, xls is associated to excel 2003.

I do have the latest office version, and Form is still available.

Instead of "commands not in Ribbon bar", why don't you display "All Commands" ?

Hi dear Catalin

my XLS version is ver16.16.17

even under "all comments" there is unfortunately no "FORM" option to select!?!

thanks

S 

I imagine Serge is referring to the fact that you cannot create or design userforms in current versions of Mac Excel (2016 / 2019 / 365) due to the limited functionality of the VB Editor. You can use forms that were created in another version of Excel but of course that isn't particularly helpful to most people.

Dear Velouria

absolutely correct!

but desperately in need to be able to create such an input mask

Does anyone know how to do it without the form option ?

Thanks

Serge 

Serge KIEFFER said
my XLS version is ver16.16.17

Unfortunately, can't help you on Mac issues.

I can see that Version 16.16.17 (Build 19120800) has the Release Date: December 10, 2019

If you had the Form available in 16.16.16, just uninstall the last update.

Version 16.16.16 (Build 19111100): Release Date: November 12, 2019

The form designer hasn't been available in Mac Excel since 2011.

I'd suggest data validation might be the best option available, but there isn't enough information here to be sure.

A desperate solution might be as well to install Open Office, create your form then save as xlsm and use in in Excel for Mac. Open Office works in Mac, I guess it's just Microsoft heavily restricted on Mac. (Microsoft+Mac = not love)