how do I open excel document without using button

Question

I cannot open an excel file (2007) without using the office button...how can I change the setting to automatically open the file without having to click open?

Answer 1

Step1:Check searching the complete computer for XLSTART and than delete the contents.

Step2: Follow the steps and check if that helps:

1.Go to the location C:\Program File\Microsoft Office\office12\excel.exe

2.Right click on Excel.exe and click on Properties and then click on Compatibility tab. Check if you have any check mark in any of the compatibility mode options. Make sure you also click on the option "change settings for all users" tab at the bottom of the same screen and look for similar check boxes in the window.

3.Uncheck the option Run as Administrator option is you have it checked.

4.If you see any check boxes in the compatibility mode options, uncheck all the boxes and click on Apply and OK.

5.Try to open Excel now and check

Step3: Search for excel.xlb, *.qat and *.pip. Try searching and renaming this files. Check if excel works.

If still it doesn't work than, go for contorl panel> programs> programs & features> highlight office 2000 change> click on drop down of excel and make it NOT AVAILABLE.

Open registry: start> run >regedit> ok

Take back and then delete the EXCEL FOLDERS

Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office

Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office

Start> control panel> programs> programs & features> highlight office 2007> change> click on drop down of excel and make it AVAILABLE.

Answer 2

Hi,

When the document opens like this can you see it minimised in the bottom left corner of the application Window?

If yes then maximise it using the office button or by clicking the maximise button on the document and save and see if that cures it.

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Mike H

Answer 3

When I double click on an excel file to open it, excel opens and then I have to click on the office button to get the document to show on the screen.  I would like to be able to double click on the document and have it open right up.

Answer 4

If your saying you can't double click a file to open it in Windows Explorer then try this.

Right click the file in windows explorer

Click 'Choose Program'

Check 'Always use this program to open this kind of file'

Scroll down and see if Excel is in the list. If it is select it and 'OK.

If it's not then click browse and navigate to excel. If you chose the default installation then it will be something like

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12

Select Excel.exe.

OK

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Mike H

Answer 5

1. If you mean how can you open the workbook without being inside of Excel - double click it in the Explorer.  If that doesn't work you probably have a file association problem:

In Windows XP:

1. Locate the file as you have described above
2. Right click the file
3. Select Open with from the pop-up menu
4. Click Choose default program…
5. Select Excel in the Recommended Programs box
6. Check Always use the selected program to open this kind of file
7. Click on OK.
8. If you are inside of Excel - Put the File Open button on the QAT. 
9. In the File open dialog box double click the file name rather than selecting it and pressing Open.

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