XL97: File may not Open From the Favorites Menu (154902)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q154902

SYMPTOMS

If you click the Favorites drop-down menu on the Web toolbar, point to "My Documents" and then click a file in the list of the "My Documents" folder, the file may not open.

CAUSE

You may experience the above behavior if you currently have no open documents in Microsoft Excel.

RESOLUTION

To be able to open a file from the "My Documents" file list, you must have at least one open document. This open document can be one that you saved previously, or it can be a new workbook.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The "My Documents" file list is a listing of all the files you currently have stored in your <drive>\My Documents folder. It lists all files in this folder, not just Microsoft Excel files. Therefore, if you click a Microsoft Access file from this list, for example, this file is opened with Microsoft Access and not Microsoft Excel.

Note: The Favorites drop-down is located, by default, on the Web toolbar. To display the Web toolbar, click the "Web Toolbar" toolbar button located on the Standard toolbar.

REFERENCES

For more information about the My Documents folder, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

my documents

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "The best place to store workbooks" topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/21/2000
Keywords:KB154902
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