You need to open a workbook file (the Office icon is not greyed out) or
start a new (use shortcut CTRL+N)
best wishes
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Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme

"John" wrote in message
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I just opened my spreadsheet (xlsx file), no data or cells are present and
all the tabs are greyed out. The screen (where cells/data s/b present)
is
just a grey blank screen. On the very top where the file name s/b in the
border, it just says Microsoft Excel. What has happened? Can I recover
my
data?