Gray screen

Jean Cox · Mar 8th, 2002, 05:48 AM

When I open an excel worksheet, a gray screen is displayed (like excel is opened but no file is opened). The file is there, I can generate a print preview. The sheet isn't hidden or protected. What can be wrong?

MrExcel · Mar 8th, 2002, 05:49 AM

Is the workbook hidden? Try Window > Unhide.

Jean Cox · Mar 8th, 2002, 05:50 AM

No it isn't hidden. Also when pressing alt-tab you can see that the file is open, but it just is'n't displayed.

MrExcel · Mar 8th, 2002, 05:57 AM

OK, are all 256 columns hidden, or all 65536 rows hidden? Do you see any column headings or row headings?

Or, do you have a single gray box in the upper left corner of the gray screen?

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[ This Message was edited by: MrExcel on 2002-03-08 04:58 ]

Mudface · Mar 8th, 2002, 06:06 AM

You might try clicking on View- Normal as you may be looking at it in Page Break view, with a small print area.

Jean Cox · Mar 8th, 2002, 06:09 AM

Nothing is visible. It's like Excel is opened but no file is opened. When I open the file nothing changes in this screen, though the file is opened.
I can see no column or row headings, and no gray box is displayed.

Jean Cox · Mar 8th, 2002, 06:27 AM

Quote:

On 2002-03-08 05:06, Mudface wrote:
You might try clicking on View- Normal as you may be looking at it in Page Break view, with a small print area.

Sorry, already tried that too and it did not work.

Jean Cox · Mar 8th, 2002, 07:27 AM

I threw away my excel.xlb and restarted Excel. Now I'm able to open the file normally.
Still don't know exactly what went wrong...

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Mar 8th, 2002, 05:48 AM	#1
Jean Cox New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	When I open an excel worksheet, a gray screen is displayed (like excel is opened but no file is opened). The file is there, I can generate a print preview. The sheet isn't hidden or protected. What can be wrong?

Mar 8th, 2002, 05:50 AM	#3
Jean Cox New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	No it isn't hidden. Also when pressing alt-tab you can see that the file is open, but it just is'n't displayed.

Mar 8th, 2002, 05:57 AM	#4
MrExcel . Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Akron, Ohio USA Posts: 789	OK, are all 256 columns hidden, or all 65536 rows hidden? Do you see any column headings or row headings? Or, do you have a single gray box in the upper left corner of the gray screen? _________________ MrExcel.com Consulting [ This Message was edited by: MrExcel on 2002-03-08 04:58 ]

Mar 8th, 2002, 06:06 AM	#5
Mudface MrExcel MVP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny, spring-like Hull Posts: 3,339	You might try clicking on View- Normal as you may be looking at it in Page Break view, with a small print area.

Mar 8th, 2002, 06:09 AM	#6
Jean Cox New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	Nothing is visible. It's like Excel is opened but no file is opened. When I open the file nothing changes in this screen, though the file is opened. I can see no column or row headings, and no gray box is displayed.

Mar 8th, 2002, 07:27 AM	#8
Jean Cox New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6	I threw away my excel.xlb and restarted Excel. Now I'm able to open the file normally. Still don't know exactly what went wrong...