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What version are you using?
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This might help you.<br />
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<a href="http://excel.tips.net/T002949_Cannot_Double-Click_to_Open_a_Workbook.html" rel="ugc">http://excel.tips.net/T002<wbr />949_Cannot<wbr />_Double-Cl<wbr />ick_to_Ope<wbr />n_a_Workbo<wbr />ok.html</a><br />
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It seems this happens mostly with 2013 version of office and isn't always limited to excel. Do your other office programs have this same issue?
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This might help you.

http://excel.tips.net/T002949_Cannot_Double-Click_to_Open_a_Workbook.html [http://excel.tips.net/T002949_Cannot_Double-Click_to_Open_a_Workbook.html]

It seems this happens mostly with 2013 version of office and isn't always limited to excel. Do your other office programs have this same issue?

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Can you maybr upload the document so we can try open it and see if it's an issue with the doc or local to your machine.
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Can you maybr upload the document so we can try open it and see if it's an issue with the doc or local to your machine.

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I am running Office 2013 64 bit<br />
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It does not happen with Word or PowerPoint<br />
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I tried all the suggestions, but none worked.
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I am running Office 2013 64 bit

It does not happen with Word or PowerPoint

I tried all the suggestions, but none worked.

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Can you upload the doc as per my previous comment.<br />
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R
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Can you upload the doc as per my previous comment.

R

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When I double click on an excel file on my desktop, Excel opens but does not display the data. It displays a grey screen. I have to then go to &quot;File&quot; &gt;&nbsp;&quot;Open&quot; to view the actual spread sheet. How do I fix this?
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When I double click on an excel file on my desktop, Excel opens but does not display the data. It displays a grey screen. I have to then go to "File" > "Open" to view the actual spread sheet. How do I fix this?

When I double click on an excel file on my desktop, Excel opens but does not display the data.

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