Microsoft KB Archive/150366

= OFF: Error Trying to Quick View Microsoft Excel Workbook =

Article ID: 150366

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q150366



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Quick View command in Microsoft Windows 95 to view a Microsoft Excel workbook file, you may receive the following error message

There is no viewer capable of viewing Microsoft Excel Worksheet files.

and you are unable to view your file.

NOTE: In Microsoft Office 97, you do not receive the error message and you cannot view the file.



CAUSE
You may experience this problem if both of the following conditions are true:


 * Your Microsoft Excel file was unbound from a Microsoft Office Binder file.

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 * Your Microsoft Excel file was a Microsoft Excel Chart section when it was in the Binder.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following appropriate methods:

Microsoft Excel 97

 * 1) Using Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Quick View on the shortcut menu.

The file is opened in Quick View, but you cannot view the worksheet.
 * 1) On the File menu, click "Open File for Editing."

Microsoft Excel is started, and you can view and edit the workbook.

NOTE: If you did not install Microsoft Excel 97, you cannot use Quick View to view your workbook.

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Method 1:

Open your file in Microsoft Excel and on the File menu, click Save. Then, close the file and quit Microsoft Excel. You should now be able to Quick View your file.

Method 2:

If you do not have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer, use the Microsoft Excel Viewer for Windows 95 to view your file.



MORE INFORMATION
Quick View, which is installed by Microsoft Windows 95, allows you to view documents that are created by Windows-based programs without starting the program. If Quick View is not available on the shortcut menu, either the program that created your file does not support Quick View or Quick View is not installed on your computer. Please see your Windows 95 documentation for information about how to install Quick View on your computer.

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