Can't See Worksheets

[SS]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

When I open any previously saved worksheet in Excel, I can't see it unless I go to full page view. This applies to worksheets created in earlier versions as well as 2008. This is weird!

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

When I open any previously saved worksheet in Excel, I can't see it unless I
go to full page view. This applies to worksheets created in earlier versions
as well as 2008. This is weird!

Not sure what you mean by "full page view" - are you talking about the
View/Full Screen menu item?

Workbooks should open at the location and size you last saved them. If
they're not, perhaps your preferences are corrupted. Try, with XL
closed, renaming or deleting the

com.microsoft.Excel.plist

file in your ~:Libraryreferences folder (where ~ is your home
directory).

 

[Serbocro]

No, it wasn't helpful to me....I have exactly the same problem. In Office
for Mac (the most recent version...and i've done all the upgrades/updates).
I have excel open, I open an xls or xlsx file. The application believes it
is open, I can access the menu items that allow me to manipulate the
worksheet, but the worksheet does not appear on my screen anywhere. I can't
see any data, I don't see any of the cells, nothing.

It is making excel completely and totally unusable...
Help would be appreciated.

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

No, it wasn't helpful to me....I have exactly the same problem. In Office
for Mac (the most recent version...and i've done all the upgrades/updates).
I have excel open, I open an xls or xlsx file. The application believes it
is open, I can access the menu items that allow me to manipulate the
worksheet, but the worksheet does not appear on my screen anywhere. I can't
see any data, I don't see any of the cells, nothing.

It is making excel completely and totally unusable...
Help would be appreciated.

What happens if you select Arrange from the windows menu? Check windows of
active document.

 

[Serbocro]

Thanks Bob for your fast response,

Nope, so far none of the view items (hide, unhide), (Arrange), Opening and
closing docs, saving docs, full page, print view...

I've tried every visible menu option...

I'm trying to reinstall. Perhaps something got corrupted somehow.

 

[Serbocro]

Ok,

Now this is getting just silly. I reinstalled. First I deleted excel and
then just reinstalled excel. unfortunately, excel then informed me that the
database was corrupted. So I uninstalled it again, and reinstalled all of
office. That also didn't work. Same problem. And now, the database is
constantly corrupted...and I can't install the 12.1 patch because it says I
don't have a version that can accept that patch. What the hell is going on
around here!??

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

Ok,

Now this is getting just silly. I reinstalled. First I deleted excel and
then just reinstalled excel. unfortunately, excel then informed me that the
database was corrupted. So I uninstalled it again, and reinstalled all of
office. That also didn't work. Same problem. And now, the database is
constantly corrupted...and I can't install the 12.1 patch because it says I
don't have a version that can accept that patch. What the hell is going on
around here!??

Sorry, but I don't have a clue. Usually uninstalling/reinstalling is
completely unnecessary for Mac programs, and sometimes, as you can see,
makes things worse. Since we no longer know what your configuration really
is, we need to get back on common ground; so, I suggest you completely
uninstall office using the remove office program from the install CD. Then
empty the trash, restart the machine and reinstall from the original CD.
Then download and install the SP! Update. Again restart the machine and
repair permissions from the disk utility. Then lets see what happens.