Unable to open excel files by double clicking

Unable to open excel files by double clicking

You are unable to open an Excel file. It is for in Excel, Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
is selected that's why you are unable to open it.

Use a tool called "Microsoft Fix It”. With this tool, you can fix more than hundreds of problems on your PC.

If you are using

* Excel 2003, open Excel and go to options>>tools>>general tab>>uncheck Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)

* Excel 2007, click on Microsoft Office button>>excel options>>advanced>>general>>uncheck Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)

* Excel 2010, click on file>>options>>advanced>>uncheck the button just as before

Then you will be able to open the excel file by double clicking easily.

Unable to open excel files by double clicking

If you can’t open Microsoft Office Excel files by double-clicking but you can open them with the file options or using the “Open with” option, check the file association. When you install Microsoft Office Excel, by default, will automatically associate XLS files (.xls) and XLSX files (.xlsx) with the program. Open Windows Explorer then right-click an XLS or XLSX file and select “Open with”.

In the “Open with” dialog, select “Microsoft Office Excel” then on the bottom left check “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” and then click “OK”. After this, the file should now open automatically with Microsoft Office Excel every time you double-click a similar format. Also, check that files open by double-clicking in the Folder Options.

Click “Start”, “Control Panel” then select “Folder Options”. In “Folder Options” dialog, in “General” tab, under “Click items as follows”, make sure “Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)” is selected then click “OK”. If “Single-click to open an item (point to select)” is selected, double-clicking a file will not open it.