Hi All, trying to help a co-worker. He is taking a class. He downloaded an Excel spreadsheet from the school website. Once downloaded, he opens the spreadsheet, it is supposed to connect to the server so he can complete his assignment. Excel will not allow him to connect although he's already online (AOL Broadband). He can surf the web, download the spreadsheet, Excel will not connect to the server. He has Win XP & Office 2003.

I have the same(XP & Office 2003), I downloaded the spreadsheet, opened it, and it worked just fine. It (Excel) made me log in and start the assignment.

When he tries to connect to Microsoft Office online through the Excel Help menu, it will not connect to the internet.

Any suggestions?