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    Microsoft Excel didn't recover

    Hi. One of the worst things that ever happens, Excel didn't recover!! I'm using Excel 2007 in Windows 7. I had a dozen or so files open. Some I had saved regularly, others were new documents [Books], that I had never saved, and some in between. I think another program I had open was using a...
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    Solved! Problem with Microsoft Excel Program

    "Microsoft Excel has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." I can't get into any spreadsheets I have prepared. It just sits there with the above to look at.
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    Protect Hyperlink with Password

    I have a hyperlink in excel which i mistakelnly shared with others and now i want to add password to that link. Kindly help.
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    Windows 7 - Excel - Default Program

    Hi. I bought a new computer with Excel 2016 installed. I have two older versions that I use so I never bothered opening 2016. One day I accidentally did, and now my settings are screwed up. Normally you just Right Click > Properties > Change, then find the program file you want to use. Since I...
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    unable to paste text on excel

    hi there, i'm working on an excel spreadsheet, and basically i have to copy text from a pdf file to an excel sheet. sometimes, without doing anything different i stop being able to paste, on the cell or on the formula cell (i've been pasting there because of different formatings in the text). i...
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    Will the format change when exporting to PDF?

    Hello Is PDF file universal for all versions and all PDF reader? I am going to export an EXCEL file to PDF, which only contains English letters and alphabet number 1,2,3,..... In other words, if a PDF file shows correctly here in my PC , will it show correctly too on another random PC with...
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    I don't have excel in my ASPIRE ES15 , I need it what shall I do

    Is it normal that ACER ASPIRE ES15 has no excel?
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    Excel Hyperlink takes me to the wrong place

    I have 2 gmail e-mail accounts 1 private and 1 business. When i am in business e-mail account I highlight the address of the clients e-mail copy and paste it as a hyperlink in Excel. When I click on this Hyperlink it takes me to My private e-mail inbox. If I copy the address directly into google...
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    Excel questions (beginner)

    Hi I am very new to Excel I'd like to create a table in Excel where I can put in some information like Name, Gender, Age, Job etc... and then I'd like it to update the information to a table on another sheet or another excel file How can I do that? Another example is , I am creating an...
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    Excel beginner questions on combination of sheets

    hi I'd like to create three sheet on an Excel file. The first sheet is a record of my expenses only and the second sheet is a record of my income only and the third sheet is an automated combination of the expenses in the first sheet and the income in the second sheet, arranged according to...
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    opening a docx or excel template downloaded from web, any risks?

    I mean, downloading a docx or excel template from a website, and uploading it to Google drive and execute them online with google, and do NOT execute it locally. Is there any risks of getting virus or spyware something
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    versatile use of vlookup

    Good afternoon. I want to learn how to use v look up in MS Excel
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    Mobile CPU suited for Excel work (macros)

    I need to buy a laptop for somebody who needs it for Microsoft Excel work with macros (formulas, calculations), in economic/financial sector. He is just starting to work, so he is probably not doing very advanced stuff, but in the future he probably will. I don't work in Excel, so I am not...
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    Need excel, have chromebook

    I own a (windows 7) desktop and a chromebook. This has never been a problem before, and I love ChromeOS, but I have begun working as an intern in a research lab and I need to use my own laptop. The lack of true Excel is debilitating when it comes to analyzing data and I really need Windows. Is...
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    32 bit to 64 bit Excel

    Hi. i have an excel 32 bit code . can i run it on office 2016 64 bit ? actually it gives error . thanks in advance
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    heavy excel use

    Due to time passing some past topics are irrelevant now. So please , I need I powerfull laptop for processing in excel. I' using DELL- E7440 i5 4310U, Cpu 2GHz 2.60 Ghz, RAM 8 Gb, 150 GB SSD. but is running slow on heavy conditions in excel (*like using many if functions ) So please advise with...
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    Best laptop for work emails and excel

    Hi I am looking for a laptop to do my emails and use excel and Microsoft and sort invoice files. Can anyone one reccomend one that's not slow and suitable for this I have a budget or up to £250/£300? Thanks in advance
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    Color formula in Excel

    Want to have dark green for positive number and red for negative number. Got the red done but putting green makes it like a lime which can't be read. Looking to put dark green but when I put dark green it won't accept it
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    Lapton 14", 400$ budget

    Hey guys, my old laptop is history and I need new one for university. So basiclly, I'm looking for a laptop that answers my needs: -Massive Excel use. -playing HD contents -has SSD for OS -comes with Office,Windows 10 -has at least one HDMI input, 3 USB inputs -has good battery life and...
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    Software to Automatically Edit Text in Images

    Is there a software program out there that can take a list of names (for instance, in an Excel spreadsheet) and automatically insert those names into a graphic image (jpg, gif, tiff)? To clarify, I would have a meme and at the bottom I would have something like "<<First Name >> <<Last Name>>...