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Microsoft Office Home and Business 2021 Excel do not open SharePoint exported .iqy file

Product: Microsoft Office Home and Business 2021 (Click-to-Run) Feature: SharePoint Export to Excel (.iqy / owssvr.dll) Observed behavior: Microsoft Office Home and Business 2021 (older build) – Works correctly. Microsoft Office Home and Business 2021…

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asked 2026-07-07T14:17:07.67+00:00
Eduards Dzelme 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-26T18:24:02.3166667+00:00
Marek Godlewski 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I insert a Tab inside an Excel cell?

There was another thread asking this question. The accepted answers said that this was impossible. But... it is not impossible. I do not think there is a way to do it by typing a tab character in the formula bar, but you can absolutely get a tab…

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asked 2026-08-26T15:02:34.3833333+00:00
Estep, Brian 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-26T16:27:35.0866667+00:00
Kai-L 17,650 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to fix the cell values (Absolute Reference). of whole tableby once.

Hello I have one requirement--> I have to fix the all the cell values of the large table by using $ sign (Absolute Reference). This means that i want to select the table and press F4 (Absolute Reference) to fix cell values. This means I need not want…

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asked 2026-08-26T12:29:59.74+00:00
Chaturvedi, Santosh 280 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-26T14:29:01.4066667+00:00
Kristen Tran 860 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Excel Upload on BusEiness Basic brings me back to Work sign in and authication verify, sheet shows as unlicenced

I have 2 business basic licences and having problems with my @tha.ie licence useing excel when I try to upload previous file have to go thro signing and verification and old file shows as unlicenced

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asked 2026-08-26T11:10:45.68+00:00
Tom Hughes 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-26T11:44:59.5366667+00:00
Kristen Tran 860 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Databricks Add-In for Excel & Government Use

Is there a estimated timeline in which Databricks Add-in for Excel will be available for Government Use? Currently, our working community has a considerable population that relies on spreadsheet analysis and they require a means to access live data…

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asked 2026-08-26T10:27:52.45+00:00
Shaw III, Edward 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-26T11:30:39.4833333+00:00
Ruby Nguyen 1,230 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to stop Excel from distorting shapes when file is opened in another version

How to stop Excel from distorting shapes when file is opened in another version

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asked 2026-08-26T07:02:14.4966667+00:00
Manoranjan Pattojoshi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-26T07:27:31.5566667+00:00
Roebe Ta 600 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Rows vanishing when extracting excel from table visual of PowerBI

When I am extracting excel file from Powerbi table visual rows are not showing properly in powerbi against a CNIC there are 16 rows so when extracted in excel there are 10 rows, the data is showing properly in powerbi but in excel its not showing all the…

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asked 2026-08-25T04:54:03.2233333+00:00
Syed Uzair 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-26T07:09:42.47+00:00
Darren Bruce 1,215 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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PROBLEM DISPLAYING EXCEL NOTES BETWEEN DESKTOP AND WEB

AA from my EXCEL 365 DESKTOP version I created notes on cells with images to make document thumbnails, when I open the file with the EXCEL WEB version via sharepoint, I no longer have access to the content of these notes

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asked 2026-08-26T01:12:22.87+00:00
Shaw Lennox 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-26T02:16:39.6233333+00:00
Dora-T 380 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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VBA project password

Hello By VBA I first open Workbook1 and then Workbook 2. From workbook1 I need VBA code to unprotect the VBA project from workbook2. I know the password for the workbook 2 project. How do I do it? Thanks in advance.

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asked 2026-08-26T00:42:16.5733333+00:00
Turner Macy 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-26T01:57:13.48+00:00
Killian N 3,470 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Excel’s Data Entry Form auto-expands up to 32 columns? Not true for me.

AI says, Excel’s Data Entry Form auto-expands up to 32 columns. Not true for me. My Excel 365 Data Entry Forms was expanded from Column "O" to Column "AB" (from 15 to 28 columns) but it only opens up to the first 15 data-entries. It…

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asked 2026-08-24T02:38:24.45+00:00
Scott Holzrichter 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-26T01:06:06.0433333+00:00
Kien 895 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Saving an updated workbook. While holding onto the original workbook.

We have used Excel to make a service sheet. This sheet has customer name,date of service , what was the problem and was was the solution, among other information. When we save to sheet we name it with the customer name, location of equiptment and…

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asked 2026-08-24T18:27:33.2+00:00
Ron Oehlerich 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-08-25T21:20:08.99+00:00
Ivory 905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to edit general ledger with budget comparison template

No idea what I'm doing. Trying to edit this template to fit what I need. I need to edit the titles and codes and also add in more. How do I make the ones I add to the YTD sheet automatically add to the monthly expense summary sheet like the premade…

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asked 2025-10-28T20:27:11.3933333+00:00
Kd 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-25T20:54:52.28+00:00
Adrian 0 Reputation points
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Usually we use word excel for our official use. after using sometime we can't continue our deeds. it cannot find licence anymore. we want to fix it. how can we fix this problem?

word excel doesn't work . It shows to repair. But we don't have enough source to fix it. when we try to work at word excel ,it warns to repair.

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asked 2026-08-13T10:18:39.7533333+00:00
ayrin sultana 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-25T13:39:01.7666667+00:00
Killian N 3,470 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Error on system

WE keep getting the following error message since yester day System error &H80004005(-214767259). Unspecified error We then press Ok and get the following message Compile error in hidden module : This Workbook. This error commonly occurs when code…

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asked 2026-08-25T09:46:24.1733333+00:00
Verdun Trott 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-25T10:20:06.11+00:00
Stefan Blom 349.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Automation Anywhere Excel sign in popup unattended bot

During unattended Automation Anywhere bot execution, Microsoft Excel (Office 2016) displays a recurring "Sign In" popup asking for Microsoft account credentials to open an Excel workbook. The popup appears repeatedly and interrupts bot…

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asked 2026-08-04T06:39:34.69+00:00
Giriraja, Pavan 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-25T09:44:43.0466667+00:00
Killian N 3,470 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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When I edit an Excel file that's shared on Teams, my collaborators don't see my live changes

When editing an Excel file that is shared on Teams, employees do not see the changes live You have to save the file to be able to see the changes made

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asked 2026-08-25T02:41:23.2933333+00:00
Grant Nia 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-25T03:10:38.6966667+00:00
Dora-T 380 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Feature Request:Clip Text at Cell Boundary

Feature Request: Please add a cell formatting option to clip text at the cell boundary without requiring the adjacent cell to contain data. This would preserve column width, row height, and font size while preventing text from overflowing into empty…

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asked 2026-08-24T02:55:04.42+00:00
Im Jen 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-25T01:36:31.4433333+00:00
Im Jen 40 Reputation points
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How to fix Script Buttons

Every single one of my automation buttons I've added to all of my organizations documents just became unclickable overnight and I cannot permanently add them back and make them work. In the web version I cannot click on any of the buttons. In the desktop…

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asked 2026-08-17T15:20:05.2333333+00:00
Uchenna Chidozie 160 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-24T13:34:03.3066667+00:00
Uchenna Chidozie 160 Reputation points
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Excel Online pasting incorrect values when using Paste Values from Desktop Excel

Our team uses desktop Excel workbooks to generate data that is then copied into an Excel workbook stored in Microsoft 365 and edited through Excel for the web. Since this week, multiple users have experienced an issue where copying a cell from Desktop…

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asked 2026-07-30T07:31:52.14+00:00
James Spilsbury 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-24T10:22:21.8666667+00:00
James Spilsbury 5 Reputation points
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Feature request: Native “Accounting Period Lock” for selected cells/ranges

I work with Excel for financial reporting, and one feature that would be really helpful is the ability to lock specific cells or ranges after an accounting period is closed. For example, after we finish the March financial report, we could mark the March…

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asked 2026-08-24T06:58:49.5633333+00:00
Doki Lewis 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-24T07:11:50.45+00:00
Teddie Dang 655 Reputation points Independent Advisor