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Excel opening up without data
Hi,
Does anyone know why MS Excel would open up without the spreadsheet data in the window? Currently the only way the file can be opened is to go to File then to Open & then having to double-click on the Excel file again. This method works to open up the file. But when the file is double-clicked on it opens up to a blank Excel window with a dark background as though the file itself hasn't opened. Any ideas? thanks, Marcus |
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Excel opening up without data
The only thing I can think of is that the file is hidden.
-- HTH, Barb Reinhardt "Marcus" wrote: Hi, Does anyone know why MS Excel would open up without the spreadsheet data in the window? Currently the only way the file can be opened is to go to File then to Open & then having to double-click on the Excel file again. This method works to open up the file. But when the file is double-clicked on it opens up to a blank Excel window with a dark background as though the file itself hasn't opened. Any ideas? thanks, Marcus |
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Excel opening up without data
Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
the file in windows explorer: Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it) --- or --- Close Excel and Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. Maybe one of these will work for you. Marcus wrote: Hi, Does anyone know why MS Excel would open up without the spreadsheet data in the window? Currently the only way the file can be opened is to go to File then to Open & then having to double-click on the Excel file again. This method works to open up the file. But when the file is double-clicked on it opens up to a blank Excel window with a dark background as though the file itself hasn't opened. Any ideas? thanks, Marcus -- Dave Peterson |
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Thanks for the replies. I think the first suggestion here helped. When I did
open up Excel from the taskbar is came up at least with a blank sheet. Then I ensured that the 'ignore other applications' was unchecked, by default it was checked. I'm not sure how this first started but the user showed me that the file was located via a shortcut. I had another issue with an Excel user as well & made some other suggestions. Then he'd told me that if he'd opened up the Excel file under someone elses username it came up ok. So basically I reset his Windows profile & he was able to open up all his Excel files ok. "Dave Peterson" wrote: Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on the file in windows explorer: Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it) --- or --- Close Excel and Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. Maybe one of these will work for you. Marcus wrote: Hi, Does anyone know why MS Excel would open up without the spreadsheet data in the window? Currently the only way the file can be opened is to go to File then to Open & then having to double-click on the Excel file again. This method works to open up the file. But when the file is double-clicked on it opens up to a blank Excel window with a dark background as though the file itself hasn't opened. Any ideas? thanks, Marcus -- Dave Peterson |
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