Excel VBA for Mac won't start

I'm trying to use VBA on Mac Excel 2011, but nothing seems to be responding. When I click on the 'Editor' button, a blank window that says 'Project' appears, in which I can do nothing. If I hit macros, a window comes up allowing me to input a name and hit create, but that is all and nothing happens after I hit create. I am able to place things like buttons, but I am unable to assign any VBA macros to them. How do I go about getting started on VBA or fixing this problem? Do I need to set up a workspace or something?