Excel 2013 opening a blank "copy" of file when preview enabled in explorer
Excel 2013 opening a blank "copy" of file when preview enabled in explorer.
If I want to preview an excel file without opening it. When I highlight the file (single click) it opens excel on my 2nd screen as a blank, and on the top it says the file is "copy of ........" what ever the name of the file I'm previewing. This is a problem to a client who is experiencing this while giving presentations.
If I disable Preview in Explorer this does not happen. However the client uses preview on a rewgular basis and finds this Blank excel opening quite annoying.
Thanks for help in advance
If I want to preview an excel file without opening it. When I highlight the file (single click) it opens excel on my 2nd screen as a blank, and on the top it says the file is "copy of ........" what ever the name of the file I'm previewing. This is a problem to a client who is experiencing this while giving presentations.
If I disable Preview in Explorer this does not happen. However the client uses preview on a rewgular basis and finds this Blank excel opening quite annoying.
Thanks for help in advance
it could be that XLSX files are compressed files. Does the same thing happen if an XLS file is previewed?
Does the blank copy close when a different file is selected to preview?
I just installed 2016 (did not happen in 2013 but I had the desktop version installed -- now using O365) and see what you mean about "blank" -- it also appears when I open an Excel file. If I click X in upper right to close the blank, then what I am using wants to close -- and blank stays open! Switch Windows only shows one window. Must be a new 'feature'
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Hi Guys
Crystal I'm not sure about the xlsx versus xls this is something i'd have to check unfortunately I'm only on this site once a week so it will be next Thursday before i'm back.
Part8 Again i'd need to check this onsite but even if it does I still doesn't help with the solution. The problem is the client is working with Dual screens and he may have one file open on screen 1 then only wants to preview on screen 2. Then the problem is this blank opens over screen 1.
Crystal I'm not sure about the xlsx versus xls this is something i'd have to check unfortunately I'm only on this site once a week so it will be next Thursday before i'm back.
Part8 Again i'd need to check this onsite but even if it does I still doesn't help with the solution. The problem is the client is working with Dual screens and he may have one file open on screen 1 then only wants to preview on screen 2. Then the problem is this blank opens over screen 1.
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