Open existing excel file and can't edit it.

[stoic]

If I open a pre-existing Excel file it is stuck highlighting the cell.
If I move the cursor it's like using the highlight-drag function and a
group of files are highlighted. I can't enter the menu and hitting
"esc" doesn't clear the problem. I have to bring up the Windoes Task
Manager to kill the Excel session to end Excel.

If I open a NEW "workbook", I can edit the cells, but if I go to the
file menu, the "open" selection is NOT available.

I've deleted and re-installed Excel and Microsoft Office to no avail.

I'm using Office 2002.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Dave Peterson]

This doesn't sound like an exact fit. (Your first syndrome sounds like your
mouse is stuck or F8 (extend the range) is turned on.

(hit F8 to toggle that feature--and watch the embossed boxes on the lower right
side on the status bar.)

But the second part sounds kind of like the nimda virus. People complained that
the File|open and file|Save were disabled.

Maybe you got hit???

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308360
OFF2000: Error Messages Caused by Nimda Virus When You Open or Save
Files in Office Programs