microsoft excel shared file has a couple of tabs missing
We have a shared workbook located on our server, and we are accessing it via Excel 2000. On all of the workstations except one, all is well and all tabs are displayed. One one of our new workstations, running Windows V7 pro and again Excel 2000, 3 of our tabs are missing.
In addition on the other workstations, when somone has the file open, subsequent uses accessing it are told that only a read only file can be opened, as it is currently being accessed by another user.
On the Windows V7 Pro workstation, it is shown as a shared file, and we can make changes even when open with another user.
Does anyone know what we need to do to display the 2 missing tabs on the sheet, and whether the newer OS allows multiple accesses to an excel workbook?
Any help would be appreciated.
In addition on the other workstations, when somone has the file open, subsequent uses accessing it are told that only a read only file can be opened, as it is currently being accessed by another user.
On the Windows V7 Pro workstation, it is shown as a shared file, and we can make changes even when open with another user.
Does anyone know what we need to do to display the 2 missing tabs on the sheet, and whether the newer OS allows multiple accesses to an excel workbook?
Any help would be appreciated.
It is not a reliable feature though (if I had a pound for every time I've had to type that this week...) and is known to cause file bloat, corruption and weird behaviour.
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We have 42 tabs displayed on 7 / 8 workstations, and only 39 on the Windows V7 workstation. I am not saying that V7 is the culprit here, but is is an obvious difference between those that work and the one that does not.
The workstations that work OK, display the actual users that have it open, the one with the problem only shows itself!
Any other ideas?
The workstations that work OK, display the actual users that have it open, the one with the problem only shows itself!
Any other ideas?
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Yes, shared access to a workbook is possible from any OS, be it Windows XP, or Windows 7.