• Right clicking Excel icon in the task bar no longer shows recent files

    If you're like me, you've got your Excel 2007 or 2010 icon pinned to the Windows 7 task bar. It's no secret that when you right click the icon you are able to left click on any of the recent or frequent files that appear. But what happens when this right...
  • What can cause slow copy and paste in Excel?

    Normally copy/paste operations in Excel are pretty instantaneous. You copy data from one place and then paste into a cell in Excel. Pretty straightforward. But what do you do if you notice that copy/paste seems to take an excesseively long time when doing...
  • The Definitive 'Locked File' Post (updated 7/7/2014)

    Any veteran of Excel has probably seen this error dialog: And dealing with this can be a major pain. What makes resolving this particular problem difficult is that there are multiple causes for the problem, and thus multiple solutions. This article...
  • Excel Crashes When You Enter Data in a Cell

    We want to bring an emerging issue to your attention. We have found that in certain circumstances, Excel will crash when you type data into a cell and press < Enter >. The same crash may occur when you select data and click the Quick Analysis button...
  • Error performing web query - "Cannot download the information you requested"

    Ever performed a web query in Excel? It's pretty easy. From the Data menu you click 'From Web' in the 'Get External Data' group. Then you enter a hyperlink and choose which parts of the page you want to import. Once you click OK that's it. But what do...