Blank window opens when embedding Excel Spreadsheet as Icon in Excel 2013

Question

Help!

I am running Excel 2013. When embedding an Excel object into an Excel spreadsheet as an icon, a second, blank Excel spreadsheet opens in front of my main spreadsheet. If I close the blank spreadsheet, my working spreadsheet closes too.

Excel 2013 settings:

* Show the Start Screen when this application starts - UNCHECKED

* PERSONAL.XLSB exists in default location - YES

This happens regardless of whether I am inserting xls, xlsx, xlsm, or xlsb files. Other file types (doc(x,m), pdf, ppt(x,m), etc) insert without opening the blank window.

I have tried unhiding/hiding the PERSONAL.XLSB file, which didn't work. When this window appears, the embedded Excel spreadsheet is listed as a hidden file as well. I can unhide/hide this spreadsheet. Also, if I close my working spreadsheet, and look in the hidden windows, the object spreadsheet still appears in the hidden file list.

Thanks for anyone's help with this.

Diane Ela

Answer 1

Hi Nayana,

Thanks for your reply.

Neither XLStart folder have any documents in them. I made sure to set up the view so hidden files and folders were visible - nothing.

Issue persists in Excel safe mode.

This issue is not occuring in Word or PowerPoint 2013.

Thanks,

Diane

Answer 2

Hello!

Did you resolve this issue? I have the same.

Answer 3

Has there been a solution to this?

Everyone I know at work that uses the program has exactly the same issue - has microsoft not created a fix yet?

Answer 4

Hi all,

KB2883061 will solve this issue.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2883061

I have tested 2 workstation and both solved.