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    'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”
    When I open the file 'excel was able to open the file by repair or removing the unreadable content'?
    And it lists comments

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    Re: 'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    Does the file have a customized ribbon?
    Do you execute any code using Workbook_Open?
    What modifications did you make?
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    Re: 'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    Quote Originally Posted by Keebellah View Post
    Does the file have a customized ribbon?
    Do you execute any code using Workbook_Open?
    What modifications did you make?
    No to all 3 questions

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    Re: 'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    What does the summary message list as the damaged/removed features?
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    Re: 'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    These were the first things that came to mind.
    I don't know if you try to open the file by just double clicking in the windows browser but if you first open Excel and then try to open that file, does it also happen?
    Assuming that this file worked okay before that. Can you backtrack and think of when it first happened?
    Did you add or install an Addin?

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    Re: 'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    File was created using Office 2016 but not working(it says it will delete comments to make it compatible) with 2007.

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    Re: 'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    Well, if the file was created in Excel 2016 and you're using features only introduced after Excel 2010 (which is what your profile says you're using), that may explain it.

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    Re: 'Excel found unreadable content in excel…”

    Quote Originally Posted by macropod View Post
    Well, if the file was created in Excel 2016 and you're using features only introduced after Excel 2010 (which is what your profile says you're using), that may explain it.
    Comments were there in 2003

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