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hello all
i have following problem
when trying to open a excel file from my files it does open excel but
the file does not open i only get the grey screen with excel tool bar
but not the file

if i open excel first and than try to open the same files over quot; open
filequot; than it works and the file is opening
does anyone know what is wrong there

regards and thanks for your help

wolfgang 22--
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Go to Tools/Options and toggle 'Ignore Other Applications' on the General
tab.

Hope this helps.
Andy.

quot;wolfgang22quot; gt; wrote
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gt;
gt; hello all
gt; i have following problem
gt; when trying to open a excel file from my files it does open excel but
gt; the file does not open i only get the grey screen with excel tool bar
gt; but not the file
gt;
gt; if i open excel first and than try to open the same files over quot; open
gt; filequot; than it works and the file is opening
gt; does anyone know what is wrong there
gt;
gt; regards and thanks for your help
gt;
gt; wolfgang 22
gt;
gt;
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gt; wolfgang22
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