Excel not opening documents correctly

[beez]

When I double click on an excel spreadsheet on my desktop, excel will open
but I do not see the sheet at all. I can open excel, and then go file -
open, navigate to the same document on the desktop and open it - and the
sheet will display just fine. Do you know what setting is incorrect so I can
just double click to open to view the spreadsheet? Thanks for the help. I
am running Office 2003.

Brett

 

[Gary''s Student]

Tools > Options > General > clear the ignore other apps checkbox

 

[beez]

Thank you! That worked like a charm!!

Do you know the reason this box gets checked in the first place?

 

[Gary''s Student]

If you happened to double click on an Excel file in this state, Excel will
"take on" the state.

 

[beez]

Thank you.

If you happened to double click on an Excel file in this state, Excel will
"take on" the state.