Cannot place .xlsx spreasheet

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InDesign 18.2.1

MacOS Ventura 13.2.1

Attempting to place an .xlsx spreadsheet goes no where - freezes about 3/4 of the way through process.
(left for longer than 10 minutes, nothing changed, still stuck at same point).

If I export the .xlsx from Mac Numbers it won't place at all (get the error 'Cannot place this file') (original file was made with Microsoft and supplied to me).

I have 'Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files' enabled, as well as 'Show import options'.
I have tried disabling both - same thing happens.

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse · Accepted solution]

Try save it as an older version of Excel and see if that helps (.xls).

As far as Numbers is concerned, it writes the XML of the .xlsx format in a slightly different order than what InDesign is expecting. If you need to use Numbers, Try export it as .xls (advanced), which it seems to like.

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

Placing fake Excel and Word documents has always been a problem. Open the file in Excel and save it from there.