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cannot open xls files in excel 2010

hi. i have a problem with my excel files.i have .xls files that can open in excel 2003 but however it cannot open in excel 2010. i also tried to convert the .xls files into .xlsx by using excel 2003...

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Excel Cubeformulas: return a unique member name instead of a calculation?

Excel2010, using AS cubesAs a model, I am starting from a working cubeset formula from another...

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Excel Colour problems

I have been revamping a lot of test certificate documentation and have come across a peculiar error.I create these documents from a standard sheet so that i can keep certain aspects consistent.I...

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Pivot table - Cross table

Hello Everyone!Using pivot table, can I create a cross table where on the right section (VALUES) it will show the actual and not summarized value of each item on the left? The source file is a list of...

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Excel 2010 cannot open file because the file format or file extension is not...

ProblemUser opens an xls file in excel 2010 and the following error appears"cannot open file because the file format or file extension is not valid."FixWe managed to solve this issue in our domain by...

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Can't open .xls files with Excel 2010

User has Office 2010 on a Windows 7 machine. He has no issues with any other program except Excel. He can not open .XLS files. When he tries, every other Office component open crashes (word, outlook,...

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expand/collapse across spreadsheet/pivot table updates

I have an automated job on a schedule that runs nightly.  The users want the pivot table 'collapsed' when they receive it.  In testing, the job runs, updates the spreadsheet and associated pivot table....

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problem with solver DLL load and Excel 2010

Since upgrading from Office 2007 to Office 2010 we've started to experience a problem with the solver addin when our own analytics addins is also loaded. I have found a solution, but I think it may...

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Splitting a string from a cell but different types of strings

HiI have a several thousand rows with contact names, but none of them follow the same pattern and I need them splitting out into different columns. for example, i have rows like thisMr firstname...

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CTRL-C gives different behavior

This is the first time I have seen this behavior.  I have a formula:=IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A3,'Data Here'!$Y$3:$Z$10000,2,FALSE),"")I am trying to copy it across twelve columns, one at a time, making an...

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"data is being updated from an external source" - where is this being processed?

Hello there, i have an excel file fetching rows form an oracle database, my question is, where is the information being processed at? I noticed barely 1% of network and processor activity and it takes...

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"Rows to repeat at top", in Page Setup/Sheet disabled in Excel 2010

I have read all of the postings on this question. I am having the same problem! However I do not see any solution. I see a lot of "I think's", or "try this'", but no clear cut-solution. Let me...

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Errors opening Excel 2007 spreadsheets in Excel 2010

When I try to open spreadsheets created in Excel 2007 with Excel 2010, I get the error:  "Excel found unreadable contenct in 'file name'.  Do you want to recover the contents of this workbook?  If you...

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Oracle data source -- Office 2007 vs. Office 2010

While this problem deals with data sources in Excel, the data source in question is an Oracle database, and as the Oracle DBA it has fallen in my lap.  I have lots of experience with Oracle, and lots...

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VBA adding unwanted single quotes to formula

This is pretty simple.  There is a big difference between Y1 (a cell reference) and'Y1' which is useless to me.What I want is...

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Setting style to a collapsed cell in pivottable, also changes the style for...

Hi, I have a pivottable, say i have Month and Week fields on Column. Have other fields on Row and the Data fields (say Cost and Profit) on Row as well. When i collapse the Month column (say JAN), so...

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Shared Excel File

Is it possible to make so that if someone has a file open, then another person cannot even open it until the first person closes the file?

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Microsoft Excel 2010 User Restrictions / Lock-down

HiWe are trying to provide 3rd party access to an Excel 2010 file that resides on our systems and we would like to disable all controls, menus, etc (The access part isn't an issue) .  The particular...

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Research panel randomly pops up - how to DISABLE this unwanted feature ?

EXCEL does this randomly - slows the computer to a crawl - I have to close EXCEL and restart computer to get 10 minutes of work done in EXCEL...  HOW DOES ONE DISABLE forever, in all applications,...

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How to open xls file?

When I’m trying to open Excel file, it says:  “The file is corrupt cannot be opened.”  It’s very strange, because there’s no virus on my computer, and there were no “reboots”. How to make it open...

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