Hi,

My assumption: Just check whether you have a minimzed the workbook. Look at
the bottom left corner. If the workbook is minimized, the all command in the
menu would appear grey.

Challa Prabhu

"BrianE" wrote:

When I "open" some XL files, recently edited OK, no file appears on screen.
Screen remains grey, toolbars are mostly greyed out. Backup file loads OK. It
appears workbook is hidden, but I did not call for that to happen when file
was last open. Why should this happen? How to stop in future?
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BrianE