Saved an excel file to my desktop. When I double click to open, the file
flashes for a blink of an eye in the excel window. Then its gone, I do not
have a way to view the file.

Has anyone ever seen this before? Any ideas on what I can do to fix and
prevent from happening again?

Thanks.

Does Excel remain open but your file doesn't appear?

Maybe your workbook is open but out of sight.

Try Window>Arrange or Window>Unhide.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:26:02 -0700, shoe <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Saved an excel file to my desktop. When I double click to open, the file
>flashes for a blink of an eye in the excel window. Then its gone, I do not
>have a way to view the file.
>
>Has anyone ever seen this before? Any ideas on what I can do to fix and
>prevent from happening again?
>
>Thanks.

Yes, Excel remains open.

Thanks, your suggestion makes sense and I tried it. Still no luck though.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> Does Excel remain open but your file doesn't appear?
>
> Maybe your workbook is open but out of sight.
>
> Try Window>Arrange or Window>Unhide.
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:26:02 -0700, shoe <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Saved an excel file to my desktop. When I double click to open, the file
> >flashes for a blink of an eye in the excel window. Then its gone, I do not
> >have a way to view the file.
> >
> >Has anyone ever seen this before? Any ideas on what I can do to fix and
> >prevent from happening again?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
>

Can you open it after you open Excel using File, Open?

shoe wrote:

> Yes, Excel remains open.
>
> Thanks, your suggestion makes sense and I tried it. Still no luck though.
>
> "Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
>
>>Does Excel remain open but your file doesn't appear?
>>
>>Maybe your workbook is open but out of sight.
>>
>>Try Window>Arrange or Window>Unhide.
>>
>>
>>Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>>
>>On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:26:02 -0700, shoe <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Saved an excel file to my desktop. When I double click to open, the file
>>>flashes for a blink of an eye in the excel window. Then its gone, I do not
>>>have a way to view the file.
>>>
>>>Has anyone ever seen this before? Any ideas on what I can do to fix and
>>>prevent from happening again?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>

On Sep 11, 10:39 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Can youopenit after youopenExcel usingFile,Open?
>
> shoe wrote:
> > Yes, Excel remainsopen.
>
> > Thanks, your suggestion makes sense and I tried it. Still no luck though.
>
> > "Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
> >>Does Excel remainopenbut yourfiledoesn't appear?
>
> >>Maybe your workbook isopenbut out of sight.
>
> >>Try Window>Arrange or Window>Unhide.
>
> >>Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> >>On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:26:02 -0700, shoe <s...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >>>Saved an excelfileto my desktop. When I double click toopen, thefile
> >>>flashes for a blink of an eye in the excel window. Then its gone, I do not
> >>>have a way to view thefile.
>
> >>>Has anyone ever seen this before? Any ideas on what I can do to fix and
> >>>prevent from happening again?
>
> >>>Thanks.

I am having the same problem, and yes I can open it if I first open
Excel, go to File Open and do it from there. If I click on the file
name itself, Excel will open, but that's it. Help, Please?

Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:03:57 -0000, "(E-Mail Removed)"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am having the same problem, and yes I can open it if I first open
>Excel, go to File Open and do it from there. If I click on the file
>name itself, Excel will open, but that's it. Help, Please?