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April 27, 2014
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All my excel files were converted to pdf. Why would this happen and how do i stop it from doing so?

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All my excel files were converted to pdf. Why would this happen and how do i stop it from doing so?

    Correct answer C_F_McBlob

    shloimypt wrote:

    All my excel files were converted to pdf. Why would this happen and how do i stop it from doing so?

    Relax, they weren't converted to PDF.

    You can tell by right clicking ANY of them and choosing "Properties". You'll see there that they're STILL .xls or .xlsx files. The "association" has changed and Windows now indicates that they open with Reader, which isn't right.

    Where it says "Open With" under the General tab, you can click "Change" and re-select Excel as the default app to open thim.

    See: http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/application-file-icons-change-acrobat.html

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    Lynn298104711hg5
    Participant
    May 9, 2023

    This resolution is not working. Microsoft has jumped on my pc twice, with no fix

    C_F_McBlob
    C_F_McBlobCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    April 27, 2014

    shloimypt wrote:

    All my excel files were converted to pdf. Why would this happen and how do i stop it from doing so?

    Relax, they weren't converted to PDF.

    You can tell by right clicking ANY of them and choosing "Properties". You'll see there that they're STILL .xls or .xlsx files. The "association" has changed and Windows now indicates that they open with Reader, which isn't right.

    Where it says "Open With" under the General tab, you can click "Change" and re-select Excel as the default app to open thim.

    See: http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/application-file-icons-change-acrobat.html

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    Lynn298104711hg5
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    May 10, 2023

    Where it says "Open With" under the General tab, you can click "Change" and re-select Excel as the default app to open this = NOPE this did not work. There is no excel file extension to pick from. It's just not there anylonger

     

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    robbie_1416
    Participant
    January 5, 2025

    I did the first one and it worked great but on the others excel has disappeared from the choices?


    Ok same problem for me. But i use this on my android phone.  Cant fix it
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