Shortcuts, open with.

[Guest]

I created a shortcut to open a Excel document, but when I try to change the
file type I can not get the Excel as the "open with". Excel is not in the
list of programs and it will not allow me to add it. Help please. Thank you

 

[Serhan Ogan]

I created a shortcut to open a Excel document, but when I try to change the
file type I can not get the Excel as the "open with". Excel is not in the
list of programs and it will not allow me to add it. Help please. Thank you

You can try this.
In the "open with" dialog box there is a browse button. Go to Program
files/Microsoft Office and locate the Excel executable. This should
automatically add Excel to the program list.

Good luck.

Serhan.

 

[Guest]

Tried that and it did not work.
Thank you for the help.

 

[Guest]

Hi,
EXE File Association Fix
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/exefile.htm
HTH.
nass

 

[Nightowl]

I created a shortcut to open a Excel document, but when I try to change the
file type I can not get the Excel as the "open with". Excel is not in the
list of programs and it will not allow me to add it. Help please. Thank you

Hi computerkiller

I don't understand why you would need to change the file type. What file
type did you have originally? If you browse to the folder containing the
document, right-click and drag it to the desktop or wherever you want
your shortcut, then choose Create Shortcut Here, doesn't it have the
correct file type?