Excel Opens Without Displaying Workbook

[Guest]

I am having issues with opening an Excel file. The file opens, but the workbook is not displayed. I tried the resolution in the article XL97: Excel Opens Without Displaying Workbook (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158996&Product=xlw97), but neither of the resolutions fixed the problem. Any suggestions??

 

[John Baughman]

Are you using Excel 97?

-John Baughman
Fort Collins, CO

-----Original Message-----
I am having issues with opening an Excel file. The file

opens, but the workbook is not displayed. I tried the
resolution in the article XL97: Excel Opens Without
Displaying Workbook
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;158996&Product=xlw97), but neither of the resolutions
fixed the problem. Any suggestions??

 

[Dave Peterson]

my first question is:

Are you sure the workbook is open?

Try window|Arrange|tiled
If it shows up, resize by hand and save the workbook.

If it didn't show up,
Try window|unhide
if it appears then, save the workbook.

If it really wasn't open, but you can open it via File|Open,

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.

An alternative might be to do:
Try Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

(this alternative was in that KB article.)

 

[Guest]

Problem is fixed. Windows/Unhide worked. Thanks Dave!