.csv Files default to Excel 2011, not Excel 2016

Don't know if you ever found a fix, but I am having this issue as well.

Oddly, it will let me change all csv files to open in Word 2016 (or other programs), but anytime I try Excel 2016 it jumps back to Excel 2011.

I uploaded again all my Office from disc, thinking that the problem is with Excel.... but it doesn't solve the issue.

On positive side, I at least could click on file and open it, then in Excel I could go "open earlier" and get the file. Though, it is not convenient not be able to open from Excel menu directly.

Why is the problem with disabled(gray) field when I've tried to open csv file?

I looked to see if I could duplicate your issue. Do you mean the default "Open" dialogue Office 2016 shows?

Personally, I find this practically useless. Click on the option, On my Mac to get a normal navigation box.

I saved a dummy Excel file as all four types of CSV you can use. As you can see, all four show up with the Excel logo and can be opened from there.

Try looking/posting here.

Microsoft Support – Office for Mac (2)

Can't be. A .csv file is a .csv file is a .csv file. Origin is irrelevant.

That may do it.

Definitely no need wasting your time installing it again, then. I would have to say you've come across a bug in the OS.

Office 2011 opens old Microsoft Word documents. Office 2016 does not.

Not true, Office 2016 can open all old documents.