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Automatically switch to chart design tab when opening an existing excel

Anonymous
2024-07-01T03:07:24+00:00

When I use excel, problem comes from time to time, no pattern found so far. Problem is when I open an existing excel file, the first few seconds looks normal. Then, it goes automatically to chart design tab, creating new sheet with chart continuously until I find some way to stop excel. What has gone wrong ?

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  1. Andreas Killer 144.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-07-02T07:03:43+00:00

    That means one of your AddIns causes the issue or some VBA code in the file... I bet it's an AddIn.

    Deactivate all, test the behavior. Then activate one by one until the behavior is back and you have the culprit.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-02T01:28:24+00:00

    I follow the above steps and excel works as usual again. Problem has gone away

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  3. Andreas Killer 144.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-07-01T03:46:37+00:00

    Please follow these steps:

    Close Excel
    Press and hold the CTRL key
    Open Excel
    Wait for a message to appear and ask for "Safe Mode"
    Release the CTRL key
    Click Yes
    After Excel opens
    Click File\Open and select your file
    Press and hold the SHIFT key
    Click Open
    Wait for your file to open
    Release the SHIFT key
    Test the behavior

    What happens?

    Andreas.

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