2013 Excel docs open up to grey screen (Office 2013 Home and Business)
What I have tried:
-Opening in safe mode (using shift).......still shows grey blank screen.
-File>Options>Advanced> "Ignore all other applications using DDE" check marked......Still shows blank screen.
-Don't have the option to click "unhide" because every tool option is greyed out.
***When the 2013 excel doc opens up to the blank grey screen, ALL the menu tools and options are grayed out as well. I cannot click on anything besides File>New or Open or Account or Options.***
Please help me with my direct problem. I have been everywhere on the internet and no one has my particular problem that i have found. There are similar ones but those solutions i have already tried. (See Above)
Thanks
Hi,
First, try to repair Office 2013 to check the issue.
Second, try to reapply the registry patch:
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1
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I have installed 2010 Microsoft office 2010 home and business version for my laptop,and I have installed lync 2013.Now i want create online lync meeting from outlook,but i am unable view that lync icon in outlook.Please give me the solution for this issue.
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Generally, when you install Lync 2013 in the computer with Office 2010, a Lync Meeting Add-in will be installed and enabled in Outlook 2010. Please follow these steps to check it:
1. In Outlook, click the File tab, click Options, and then click
Add-Ins.
2. Please take one of the following actions:
If the add-in is in the Inactive Application Add-ins list, follow these steps:
a. In the Manage drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box, click
COM Add-ins, and then click Go.
b. Click to select the check box next to the add-in, and then click OK.
The New Online Meeting button should now be available in
Calendar View, and the Online Meeting button should be available when you create a new calendar item.
If the add-in is in the Disabled Application add-ins list, follow these steps:
a. In the Manage drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box, click
Disabled Items, and then click Go.
b. Select the add-in, and then click Enable.
c. Restart Outlook, and then verify that the add-in is displayed in the
Add-ins dialog box.
The New Online Meeting button should now be available in
Calendar View, and the Online Meeting button should now be available when you create a new calendar item.
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Is Lync 2013 and Office 2010 Home and business compatible?
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Is Lync 2013 and Office 2010 Home and business compatible?
tnxLync 2013 and office 2010 is compatible with limited features
The following features are available only with Office 2010 or Office 2013:
Contact card with expanded options, such as video call and desktop sharing
Quick search from the Find a Contact field in Outlook
Reply with an IM or call from the Outlook Home ribbon in the Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks folders
Lync Contacts list in Outlook To-Do Bar
Office Backstage (File tab) presence status, program sharing, and file transfer
Presence menu in Microsoft Office SharePoint Workspace 2010 (formerly Microsoft Office Groove 2007)
Presence menu extensibility
Also you can refer below link
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412817.aspx
For your issue, verify from lync version {for example , if your office 64 bit, Lync must be 64 bit also}
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Whenever I start any of my microsoft programs I get an error message stating "non-commercial use, not licenced product" and I cannot do anything in the programs. I havve the Home and Business 2013 version.
My husband bought the office programs for his and my computer and so they are both registered to his name however my email is the login, I dont know if this is relevant.
How do I fix this?Hi,
Based on your description, several possibilities come to my mind.
1. You mentioned your husband bought the Office Suite for you, did he purchase one product key or two? We need to confirm if the product key can be installed on multiple machines, if a product key can be only installed once and he installed it
on his computer first, you should purchase a new product key to activate your Office.
Since the policy differs in different areas, to confirm how many machines the product key can be installed on, let your husband ask the retailer or contact the local customer service to get the answer:
http://support2.microsoft.com/gp/customer-service-phone-numbers/en-us
2. Please confirm your Office version. Based on the message "non-commercial use", I found this kb:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937676/
But it's for Office Home and Student instead of Office Home and Business, we can perform the steps below to find the Microsoft Software License Terms:
1. Start and Office program.
2. On the File (Backstage) tab, click Account.
3. Click About (Product name: Word, Excel etc..), in the window that opens, click
View the Microsift Software License Terms link.
3. If your Office is a trial version or the product key is not for the version that you are using, consider to uninstall it first, and install the appropriate version. You can probably get the installation media from your husband.
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TechNet Community Support
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Office 2013 Home and Business OEM First Run screen
Hi There
We are starting to roll out office 2013 oem Home and Business our users are reporting that the first run screen get coming up every time there open an office application.
In Group Policy I've disable the First Run Movie and Office First run on application boot however the users are still getting to first run screen this is every annoying.
Any help with would be great?
Cheers,
BrettThe policy setting should work: it correctly adds bootedrtm=1 value to HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\15.0\firstrun. But for some reason Office apps ignore it. I tried disabling the entire policy, then go through the welcome screen. After finishing
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Boot into your Recovery partition by holding down the Command and R keys on startup. Under the Utilities menu, open Terminal. When in Terminal type:
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We're deploying new Dell pc's.
Unfortunately we have a large existing install base of Office Home and Business in the field due to customers buying Office bundled on Dell machines. Buying Open License Outlook licenses is more cost effective than upgrading to Office Pro Plus for all
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Isn't the Office bundled on Dell machines already activated?
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http://www.microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/productlicensing/Pages/office-2013-licensing-packaging.aspx
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I did a command r after doing some research but got nervous that it would automatically wipe my hard drive and reinstall OS.
I was nervous because it asked me for language for software use before any options were presented (such as repair via disk utility). It looked similar to an OS install.So I powered off....Is there a risk at command r will result in wiped HD without me actively making that choice?Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion
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Repair
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