PeopleSoft Adoption Made Smooth & Simple!
On-The-Job Training Is made Intuitive & Easy With WalkMe's On-Screen Guidance Tool. Claim Your Free WalkMe Account Now
Solved
Can't open an embeded excel sheet from MS word
Posted on 2011-03-21
Hello everyone,
I know that this question had been asked several times, but I just can't find a solution/root cause for it.
I can't open an embeded Excel sheet from an MS word doc. the excel sheet is inserted without any issues, however, when I double click on it to edit it, I receive the following error message:
"The application used to edit this file is Excel. Excel isn't installed on this machine. Please install the application."
My setup is as follow:
- Windows SP3 with all security updates and patches
- MS Office 2007 SP2 - up to date on patches and updates
- No MS Learning Essentials plug-in is installed
- nor any 2005/2008 SQL plug-in (as suggest in previous posts)
Have tried:
- running Office diag - came back with no errors
- did a repair on the MS Office 2k7 - still same issue
- uninstalled office 2007 completely, ran CCleaner, then ran through the install again, but still same issue.
Your help is greatly appreciated
I know that this question had been asked several times, but I just can't find a solution/root cause for it.
I can't open an embeded Excel sheet from an MS word doc. the excel sheet is inserted without any issues, however, when I double click on it to edit it, I receive the following error message:
"The application used to edit this file is Excel. Excel isn't installed on this machine. Please install the application."
My setup is as follow:
- Windows SP3 with all security updates and patches
- MS Office 2007 SP2 - up to date on patches and updates
- No MS Learning Essentials plug-in is installed
- nor any 2005/2008 SQL plug-in (as suggest in previous posts)
Have tried:
- running Office diag - came back with no errors
- did a repair on the MS Office 2k7 - still same issue
- uninstalled office 2007 completely, ran CCleaner, then ran through the install again, but still same issue.
Your help is greatly appreciated
[X]
Welcome to Experts Exchange
Add your voice to the tech community where 5M+ people just like you are talking about what matters.
- Help others & share knowledge
- Earn cash & points
- Learn & ask questions
-
8
6
14 Comments
See if this link helps?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/troubleshoot-linked-objects-and-embedded-objects-HP005189818.aspx
If the above doesn't help then try this.
1. Right-click on the Excel object
2. Click Worksheet Object -> Convert...
3. Choose Microsoft Office Excel Binary Worksheet
4. Click OK
After it converts it to a Binary worksheet, Change it back to Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet.
Sid
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/troubleshoot-linked-objects-and-embedded-objects-HP005189818.aspx
If the above doesn't help then try this.
1. Right-click on the Excel object
2. Click Worksheet Object -> Convert...
3. Choose Microsoft Office Excel Binary Worksheet
4. Click OK
After it converts it to a Binary worksheet, Change it back to Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet.
Sid
I actually have tried the convert to binary trick, no go :(. we're using Symantic End Point for our A/V. Also please note, that some machines on the network have the issue, while others don't.
please advise
thank you,
please advise
thank you,
I was able to open the embedded object. Is this the file which opens fine on one machine but not the others?
Sid
Sid
that is correct. I can open the file w/o any issues on my machine, but not two others. I also ran a query against all three machine to see if there any 3rd party apps / plug-in, but there wasn't much difference if terms of the installed apps.
Featured Post
We value your feedback.
Take our survey and automatically be enter to win anyone of the following:
Yeti Cooler, Amazon eGift Card, and Movie eGift Card!
Question has a verified solution.
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please ask a related question
This article will guide you to convert a grid from a picture into Excel format using Microsoft OneNote and no other 3rd party application.
This article describes a method of delivering Word templates for use in merging Access data to Word documents, that requires no computer knowledge on the part of the recipient -- the templates are saved in table fields, and are extracted and install…
This Micro Tutorial will demonstrate the scrolling table in Microsoft Excel using the INDEX function.
If you’ve ever visited a web page and noticed a cool font that you really liked the look of, but couldn’t figure out which font it was so that you could use it for your own work, then this video is for you!
In this Micro Tutorial, you'll learn yo…
- Microsoft Applications
- Windows 10
- Windows OS
- Fonts Typography
- Windows 7, Microsoft Word
Suggested Courses
Course of the Month8 days, 16 hours left to enroll
734 members asked questions and received personalized solutions in the past 7 days.
Join the community of 500,000 technology professionals and ask your questions.