Can not work with saved files

Every saved file I attempt to use will not work. The files open, however,
when I click on a cell, all that I am able to do is essentially highlight
cells. The kicker is I can't click enter, can't use the toolbar, can't enter
text, etc.. The cills just turn a blue color when dranging the cursor
around. Any suggestions.

Is anything pressed up against your keyboard?
Can you open a Word document and successfuly modify it?
Can you reboot the computer?
What happens if you go to Start->Run, type in "excel /safe" (without quotes)
and click OK, can you open and modify files okay then?

"Totallylost" wrote:

> Every saved file I attempt to use will not work. The files open, however,
> when I click on a cell, all that I am able to do is essentially highlight
> cells. The kicker is I can't click enter, can't use the toolbar, can't enter
> text, etc.. The cills just turn a blue color when dranging the cursor
> around. Any suggestions.

Nothing is pressed against the keyboard, I can open a Word document and
modify it, I rebooted the computer, I ran Excel /safe mode and that didn't
help. The problem even occurs when opening a new spreadsheet. Any more
suggestions? Thanks...

"Nick B" wrote:

> Is anything pressed up against your keyboard?
> Can you open a Word document and successfuly modify it?
> Can you reboot the computer?
> What happens if you go to Start->Run, type in "excel /safe" (without quotes)
> and click OK, can you open and modify files okay then?
>
> "Totallylost" wrote:
>
> > Every saved file I attempt to use will not work. The files open, however,
> > when I click on a cell, all that I am able to do is essentially highlight
> > cells. The kicker is I can't click enter, can't use the toolbar, can't enter
> > text, etc.. The cills just turn a blue color when dranging the cursor
> > around. Any suggestions.

If you had the same problem when running in Excel's safe mode, then it is not
an option or add-in. I guess it could be a COM add-in. Can you go to
Help->Detect and Repair and let that run?

"TotallyLost" wrote:

> Nothing is pressed against the keyboard, I can open a Word document and
> modify it, I rebooted the computer, I ran Excel /safe mode and that didn't
> help. The problem even occurs when opening a new spreadsheet. Any more
> suggestions? Thanks...
>
> "Nick B" wrote:
>
> > Is anything pressed up against your keyboard?
> > Can you open a Word document and successfuly modify it?
> > Can you reboot the computer?
> > What happens if you go to Start->Run, type in "excel /safe" (without quotes)
> > and click OK, can you open and modify files okay then?
> >
> > "Totallylost" wrote:
> >
> > > Every saved file I attempt to use will not work. The files open, however,
> > > when I click on a cell, all that I am able to do is essentially highlight
> > > cells. The kicker is I can't click enter, can't use the toolbar, can't enter
> > > text, etc.. The cills just turn a blue color when dranging the cursor
> > > around. Any suggestions.