Opening xls files in word

  • Thread starter Thread starter Rich Niebuda
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Rich Niebuda

When I open an excel file it opens in word. If I open
Excel and then open the file it opens properly. How do I
change the default to open all excel files in excel?

Rich
 
Rich,

Open up Windows Explorer, click the 'Tools' toolbar and
then 'Folder Options...'. Click the 'File Types' tab, and
scroll down to find the XLS file extension.
Highlight "XLS" - I think it will say that it's set to
open with Microsoft Word. If so, click the 'Change'
button and set it to open with Microsoft Excel.

Eric
 
Another way to reset the association:

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.
 
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