I can't edit anything in my Excel spreadsheet!

[Atrocity]

I think I enabled safe mode permanently or something, many of the options are
greyed out, including save and such.

I cannot add or edit any existing data to the cells! Please help im racking
my brain!

[Max]

Maybe sheet/book protection is accidentally activated?

Click Tools > Protection

Do you see:
Unprotect Sheet ..
Unprotect Workbook ..

If so, try clicking the above to toggle it off
(works only if there's no password set)
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Rgds
Max
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"Atrocity" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I think I enabled safe mode permanently or something, many of the options
are
> greyed out, including save and such.
>
> I cannot add or edit any existing data to the cells! Please help im
racking
> my brain!

[Atrocity]

I can get to Tools> Protection but anything on the right of Protection is
Greyed out.

If this helps, I did a start/run excel /a and i have the same problem. cant
edit anything.

"Max" wrote:

> Maybe sheet/book protection is accidentally activated?
>
> Click Tools > Protection
>
> Do you see:
> Unprotect Sheet ..
> Unprotect Workbook ..
>
> If so, try clicking the above to toggle it off
> (works only if there's no password set)
> --
> Rgds
> Max
> xl 97
> ---
> GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
> xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
> ----
> "Atrocity" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I think I enabled safe mode permanently or something, many of the options
> are
> > greyed out, including save and such.
> >
> > I cannot add or edit any existing data to the cells! Please help im
> racking
> > my brain!
>
>
>

[Max]

Not sure, but try this post: http://tinyurl.com/cvppr
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Rgds
Max
xl 97
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GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
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"Atrocity" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I can get to Tools> Protection but anything on the right of Protection is
> Greyed out.
>
> If this helps, I did a start/run excel /a and i have the same problem.
cant
> edit anything.

[Atrocity]

I tried that before... I didnt find any *.xml and i have all the correct
hidden files shown in my folder options.

"Max" wrote:

> Not sure, but try this post: http://tinyurl.com/cvppr
> --
> Rgds
> Max
> xl 97
> ---
> GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
> xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
> ----
> "Atrocity" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I can get to Tools> Protection but anything on the right of Protection is
> > Greyed out.
> >
> > If this helps, I did a start/run excel /a and i have the same problem.
> cant
> > edit anything.
>
>
>

[Max]

Try this post by Dave Peterson: http://tinyurl.com/b7q57

where he mentions 2 links, viz:
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Chip Pearson has some notes on how to diagnose startup errors at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm

And Jan Karel Pieterse has more notes at:
http://www.jkp-ads.com/Article*s/StartupProblems.htm
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I'm out here, but hang around for insights from others ..
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Rgds
Max
xl 97
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GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
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"Atrocity" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I tried that before... I didnt find any *.xml and i have all the correct
> hidden files shown in my folder options.