Find Recent Folders in Excel 2013

Douglas R. Eckert

I agree it’s different from the previous versions. To find your recent folders in Excel 2013, please click
File->Open->Computer, you will find all your recent folders listed over there.

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Finder Recent Folders

Just started making the most out of my computer this week by using terminal. I was wondering if there was a way (prefrences or terminal) to eliminate Finder's (menubar>) Go> Recent Folders option.

System Preferences > General > Number of recent items: set to none.
You might have to go back to Finder > Go Recent Folder and select clear list.

Hierarchy selection missing in member selector with Excel 2013 and EPM SP21

Hello all,
We have recently upgraded to excel 2013 and EPM SP21. While running a data manager package we are not getting an option for "hierarchy" view, only "list" view is available in member selector dialog box as shown below:
This clearly looks to be an issue with the upgrade as we never faced this earlier.
Please suggest.
Thanks,
Dolly Katyal

Look here:
You have:
Remove INPUT:
And you will have hierarchy view!
Vadim

Increase number of items in Menu Go Recent Folders?

I know that there are lots of ways to find a recently opened folder (e.g. Spotlight, DefaultFolder, etc.), but I was wondering whether there is a way (by tweaking the system preferences via Terminal?) so that I could increase the number of folders beyond the default 10 that are listed in the drop down menu (Finder > Menu > Go > Recent Folders)?
IAW... I'd like to simply be able to access more recently opened folders using the Go menu drop down.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

Kappy... thanks for responding.
What you suggested does increase the "Recent ITEMS" listings but it does not change the menubar > Go > Recent Folders listings.
I go through so many files each day that it would be an incredibly long list even when looking for something in a few folders.
The advantage of the Go > Recent Folders is that if I was able to list 20-30 folders... it would just speed things up for me (with the way I work... not saying this would necessarily be the best way for everyone).
Sure Spotlight can find recent folders for me, but it just takes too many steps... especially with the columns' bug. Where it won't even allow you to select/expand columns until you first click on an opened window, or Command-N (to open another window), or click on the Desktop and then click on the column header in the Search window... before the Search window will allow you to work with the columns. Very time consuming when you are working with a huge number of lookups.
Again... thanks.

Automatic clean of Recent Folders list in Finder's "Go" menu: how I did it

Hi everybody. I just would like to share with you the trick I have found to automatically clean the "Recent Folders" list in Finder's "Go" menu.
It costed me some work but eventually it worked.
I wanted it to run at shutdown. If it were executed at startup it would need an extra command (killall Finder) to work properly.
This is how I got it:
Open the terminal and do the followings:
cd /etc/
sudo nano rc.shutdown.local
insert your sudo password
into the nano editor write the following lines:
#!/bin/bash
cd /Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/
defaults delete /Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder FXRecentFolders
chown YourUserName:YourGroup com.apple.finder.plist
Close (ctrl+x) and save (y and return)
And now some explanations.
the first instruction (#!/bin/bash) is just needed if you have an empty or not-existing rc.shutdown.localfile otherwise it should be just there.
YourUserName is obviously the name of your user whose Finder's preference file you want to edit.
YourGroup is the group your user belongs to. Usually it is 'staff'.
the chown is needed because all this commands are executed by the script as root. So the "defaults delete" command changes the ownership of the com.apple.finder.plist to root:wheel, resulting in the loss of your Finder's preferences at reboot.
For the same reason the "defaults" command specify the exact path to the domain to be edited (without the .plist part as usual).
The rc.shutdown.local does not need to be set as executable. It works as it is created by nano but please remember to reboot twice after any change in order to see the effects.
I hope it could be clear enough and somehow useful.
Please feel free to add comment, questions or improvement suggestion.
Thanks
Bye

Alright I have windows 7 and I tried downloading the new iPhone software at least 8 times now and each time the download completes, but then promps me that the connection has timed out. I am certain that it is not my internet connection because I have used several different networks. I was wondering if anyone had any idea how to change my internet options if that is the problem. I turned off all of my firewalls since I could not find a way to allow itunes to pass through the firewall even though it seems to be allowed. Thanks to anyone that can help.

I need a list of all folders created in Profile folder by Excel 2013

I am having issues with Excel 2013, I have noticed some folders are missing .e.g xlstart. So I need a complete list of folders created by Excel 2013 to compare

Are you sure you are looking in the right place, paste the following in the Immediate window in the VBE and hit enter
?application.StartupPath
If there isn't an XLSTART probably you haven't yet created a Personal file

My images will not show in the Finder Pictures folders, but just display as jpeg thumbnails. I have to open each one to see what photo it is. This has just recently started to happen.

My images will not show in the Finder Pictures folders, but just display as jpeg thumbnails. I have to open each one to see what photo it is. This has just recently started to happen.

I made sure the 'Show Icon Preview' box was checked. This is about all I can do, really, Frank, as i don't know enough about the workings of these machines to start fiddling about.
Strangely the images show as previews in some folders, yet not in others, even though they come from the same sources (my camera and my phone).

Options for Go - Recent folders in Finder

Is there a way of setting the default value to zero, or disable the Recent Folders menu under the Go menu in Finder?
Richard

Clarification -- is there a way of automatically making no folders appear in the Recent Folders menu, so that I don't have to hit Clear Menu - i.e. clearing the menu happens automatically. It's not a big deal really, but I just wondered.
Thanks,

SBS 2011 GPO for changing the default save location for Word/Excel 2013 not working

So this is a strange one. I've got an SBS 2011 server that's the only domain controller in the org. I've created a GPO to change the default save location for Excel 2013 and Word 2013 using the Office 2013 ADMX files which were installed to the PolicyDefinitions
folder.
The GPO (U-Office2013 Default Save Location) only contains:
1. User Configuration - Microsoft Excel 2013/Excel Options/Save - Default file location - Enabled - Z:\
2. User Configuration - Microsoft Word 2013/Word Options/Advanced/File Locations - Default file location - Enabled - Z:\
The GPO is linked at the OU that contains my users for my SBS organization.
When I do a gpupdate /force on a windows 7 system with office2013 installed, and then run a gpresult/rsop, the policy appears to be applied successfully as it lists my GPO under the Applied GPOs list on the workstation:
Applied GPOs
Default Domain Policy dyndns.local AD (24), Sysvol (24)
U-Office2013 Default Save Location domain.local/SBSusers AD (6), Sysvol (6)
In the gpresult report, the applied settings appear under:
Administrative Templates
Extra Registry Settings
software\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\excel\options\defaultpath Z:\ U-Office2013 Default Save Location
software\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\word\options\doc-path Z:\ U-Office2013 Default Save Location
BUT, when I go to the workstation, and check office->options-Save-default file path, the path has not been changed to what the GPO is pushing.
The strange thing is that in my test environment running 2008R2 server and Win7 with Office 2013 and identical settings the default save location is applied and works as expected.
Any ideas?
I've already tried re-installing the ADMX templates and re-created the GPO's several times.
I should also note that other GPO's on the SBS2011 server such as the folder redirection GPO work as expected on the same windows 7 system. It just appears to be an issue with the default save location in office2013 and other Office 2013 related GPOs which
utilize the recently added ADMX template that don't seem to be working for me.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Justin,
Thanks for your reply. I have tried several different user accounts (all have local admin privileges to the workstation) with the same issue. The default save path does not get applied from the GPO to any of the users i've tried. Here's the steps I took
per your suggestion:
1. log on as a user who has never logged onto the workstation before.
2. run gpupdate /force (entered y for yes when prompted to log off).
3. Log back in as the user and open Office and check the default save path. It has not been changed to match the GPO setting.
4. Check rsop to see if the policy was applied. Rsop states the gpo was applied successfully.
I have attached the gpsvc.log file from a the session described above. The GPO Guid in question is: {DC3C93EC-7C28-48E9-BA38-FCA1E275A207}. Its common name is: U-Word 2013 Default Save Location. It's only setting is:
Policies\Administrative Templates\Policy definitions(admx files retrieved from central store\Microsoft Word 2013\Word Options\Advanced\File Locations\Default File Location = Enabled\Documents = F:\
-------gpsvc.log sections containing the aforementioned GUID start---------
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: ==============================
GPSVC(410.df0) 09:10:51:186 GetGPOInfo: ********************************
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: Searching <cn={DC3C93EC-7C28-48E9-BA38-FCA1E275A207},cn=policies,cn=system,DC=gc,DC=local>
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: User has access to this GPO.
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: GPO passes the filter check.
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: Found functionality version of: 2
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: Found file system path of: <\\gc.local\SysVol\gc.local\Policies\{DC3C93EC-7C28-48E9-BA38-FCA1E275A207}>
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: Found common name of: <{DC3C93EC-7C28-48E9-BA38-FCA1E275A207}>
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:186 ProcessGPO: Found display name of: <U-Word 2013 Default Save Location>
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 ProcessGPO: Found user version of: GPC is 3, GPT is 3
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 ProcessGPO: Found flags of: 0
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 ProcessGPO: Found extensions: [{35378EAC-683F-11D2-A89A-00C04FBBCFA2}{D02B1F73-3407-48AE-BA88-E8213C6761F1}]
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 ProcessGPO: ==============================
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 ProcessLocalGPO: Local GPO's gpt.ini is not accessible, assuming default state.
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 ProcessLocalGPO: GPO Local Group Policy doesn't contain any data since the version number is 0. It will be skipped.
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 GetGPOInfo: Leaving with 1
GPSVC(410.1730) 09:10:51:191 GetGPOInfo: ********************************
-------gpsvc.log start---------
-------output of gpresult /r-------
Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System Group Policy Result tool v2.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2001
Created On 5/30/2014 at 9:24:08 AM
RSOP data for GC\ssanders on OPTI9020-01 : Logging Mode
OS Configuration:            Member Workstation
OS Version:                  6.1.7601
Site Name:                   Default-First-Site-Name
Roaming Profile:             N/A
Local Profile:               C:\Users\ssanders
Connected over a slow link?: No
COMPUTER SETTINGS
    CN=OPTI9020-01,OU=SBSComputers,OU=Computers,OU=MyBusiness,DC=gc,DC=local
    Last time Group Policy was applied: 5/30/2014 at 9:10:47 AM
    Group Policy was applied from:      GCSBS.gc.local
    Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
    Domain Name:                        GC
    Domain Type:                        Windows 2000
    Applied Group Policy Objects
        Windows SBS CSE Policy
        Windows SBS Client - Windows Vista Policy
        Windows SBS Client Policy
        Update Services Client Computers Policy
        C-Create Syntiro Root Folders
        Default Domain Policy
    The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out
        Local Group Policy
            Filtering: Not Applied (Empty)
        Windows SBS Client - Windows XP Policy
            Filtering: Denied (WMI Filter)
            WMI Filter: Windows SBS Client - Windows XP
    The computer is a part of the following security groups
        BUILTIN\Administrators
        Everyone
        BUILTIN\Users
        NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK
        NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
        This Organization
        OPTI9020-01$
        Domain Computers
        System Mandatory Level
USER SETTINGS
    CN=Stephen Sanders,OU=SBSUsers,OU=Users,OU=MyBusiness,DC=gc,DC=local
    Last time Group Policy was applied: 5/30/2014 at 9:13:17 AM
    Group Policy was applied from:      GCSBS.gc.local
    Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
    Domain Name:                        GC
    Domain Type:                        Windows 2000
    Applied Group Policy Objects
        Windows SBS User Policy
        Windows SBS CSE Policy
        Small Business Server Folder Redirection Policy
        U-Word 2013 Default Save Location
        U-Office 2013 Disable Backstage
        U-Office Disable Start Screen
        U-Office Trust Center Settings
        U-Word Autorecover Location
        U-Word Autosave Interval
        U-Word Disable Capitalization First Word
        U-Word Set Arial Default Font
        U-Word UI Customizations
        U-Power Plan Settings
        Default Domain Policy
    The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out
        Local Group Policy
            Filtering: Not Applied (Empty)
    The user is a part of the following security groups
        Domain Users
        Everyone
        BUILTIN\Administrators
        BUILTIN\Users
        NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
        CONSOLE LOGON
        NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
        This Organization
        LOCAL
        Windows SBS Link Users
        Windows SBS Fax Users
        Windows SBS SharePoint_MembersGroup
        Windows SBS Folder Redirection Accounts
        Windows SBS Remote Web Workplace Users
        High Mandatory Level
-------end gpresult output-------
Thanks in advance for any help. I also have a pps ticket open with Microsoft, but they're dragging their feet.

Office 2013 - Excel 2013 - "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed."

I had Office 2010 starter and Outlook 2010 installed. I recently purchased the Office 2013 click to run version (paid monthly subscription) and installed Office 2013. After installing 2013 I noticed that when I opened up Excel files they would
still open in Office 2010. I uninstalled Office Starter 2010 and uninstalled Outlook 2010.
I then manually fixed the file associations for Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and such, however I could not manually fix the Excel file association.
Excel documents show the correct icon however when I double click on them the following error appears "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed."
I have used the Office 2013 repair process, I have uninstalled and reinstalled Office 2013, I have manually uninstalled office 2013 using KB 2739501 (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501/en-us ) and I still can not open Excel documents.
Recently I found that I can not do mail merges either using Excel documents as the data source and I believe the two items are related.
Any suggestions?

Hi,
Please try to turn off compatibility mode and then check the issue again. To do this, please follow:
1. Open this folder location:
For Windows 32-bit: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15
For Windows 64-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15
2. Find Excel.exe, right-click it, and choose Properties.
3. Click on the Compatibility tab and ensure that all of the boxes are
un-checked.
For more information, please refer to this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2674519/en-us
Thanks,
Steve Fan
TechNet Community Support

PDF Maker not shown in excel 2013 ribbon

I have got Windows 7 64-bit. I have excel 2013 installed on it. I have recently installed every version of adobe acrobat reader but when i open excel I cant see the PDF Maker add-in in the ribbon.
I have checked it in COM-Add ins list and it is being marked checked. But its not showing up. I have currently installed version 11 of adobe acrobat XI Pro. But issue remains same.
I have searched on google.com a lot but did not find anything.
Can anyone help?
What should I install to get the PDF Maker in the ribbon? Any fixes?

You have to do the updates to AA XI before the ribbon comes up in OFFICE. OFFICE 2013 came out after AA XI and the updates addressed the fixes.

Update to Excel 2013 causing a problem with Sage 500 ERP import feature

I work in an accounting office that relies heavily on importing data from Excel into Sage 500 ERP accounting software. We recently began updating from Office 2007 to Office 2013. Now we are running into a
huge hurdle as we find Excel 2013 no longer supports MDI, and has moved exclusively to SDI. This is a problem for us, and here's why.
Sage 500 has a "Data Porter" command which launches Excel, but opens a blank workbook in Excel. After triggering the Data Porter, we open a previously saved Excel workbook containing our data, select the "Add-Ins"
tab, and click the appropriate button to begin the import. In Excel 2007 this works because the workbook with the data opens in the same "window" as the blank workbook.
In Excel 2013, the workbook containing the data can only be opened in it's own new window which has not established the line of communication with Sage 500's Data Porter, and the import function is not available.
So far the only workaround we have found is to right-click on a tab in the file containing the data, click "Select All Sheets," then "Move or Copy" them to the new blank workbook. The import into Sage 500 is successful when
we do that. However, we need to save the workbook with the updated import information returned by Sage 500, so we must also do a "Save As" for the new workbook, assigning the same file name as the original data file, overwriting
it. This makes what used to be a simple procedure quite cumbersome, and we fear the risk of data loss may be significant.
Is there any way to make this process work the way it does in earlier versions of Excel that support MDI (Multiple Document Interface)?

Is there any way to make this process work the way it does in earlier versions of Excel that support MDI (Multiple Document Interface)?
At a glance, it seems the answer might be...No.
Note
There is no MDI compatibility option in Excel 2013.
From: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn251093.aspx
You should contact Sage, to see if they have solutions/suggestions, but I think it will require Sage to re-develop the Dataporter Add-in ?
Don
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Help, PowerPivot in Excel 2013 is missing

hi
I recently change excel 2013 preview to excel profesional 2013 but PowerPivot is missing, what do I have to do, It`s not in the COM add-ins list, I tried too many ways, somebody can help me.

Check this out - :(
http://www.powerpivotpro.com/2013/02/hey-who-moved-my-powerpivot-2013-cheese/
Update
Find below the excerpt from MSFT employee
"Hi all,
We understand that this puts those of you who have less than ProPlus in a bad position where your previous Excel 2010 workbooks are concerned. You can't use them in Excel 2013 without updating the data model, and you can't update the data model without the
add-in. If you know someone with ProPlus or an Enterprise SKU, you can always ask them to update the workbook and save it in 2013. From there, you should be able to use it.
For basic PowerPivot functionality, you don't need the add-in. So you can also recreate your PivotTables in Excel 2013 using the new data model. The key is to select "Add this data to the data model" when you create the pivottable from one of your
data sources. Then you can import other tables, and use the "All" tab on the field list to add the other information. On either the Data tab or the PivotTable tools Analyze tab, you can create the relationships you need.
Hope this helps!
Anita"
Cheers,
Jason | www.SqlJason.com
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Select and open multiple files in Excel 2013

In older versions of Excel, I can open several previous files at once by clicking File==> Open and then using the "look in" ==> History option to see my recently openend files. Using the Ctrl key, I can then select three or four recent files
and then click Open to open them all simultaneously.
I can't find a similar option for doing this in Office 2013 and it's driving me crazy! Can anyone help?

Hi,
As your description, my understanding is that you want to select and open the multiple files in Excel 2013.
Thus, I tested to use Excel 2010. Click File tab>Click Open Tab or Recent Tab. I could not find "Look in" and "History option ".
If I want to open the the multiple files, I only conld use open tab and choose one folder to use Ctrl to choose the multiple files.
And if I click Recent Tab, I could open one file when I select it. I could not reproduce your steps.
If you could upload some pictures or more steps informarion in the forum, I’ll be appreciated for you.
Next, If you want to select and open the multiple files in Excel 2013. I recommend you select the
Quickly Access This Number of Recent Workbooks check box on the
Advanced tab of the Excel Options dialog box (right below the Show This Number of Recent Workbooks option) to have Excel display the four most recently opened workbooks as menu items at the bottom of the File menu in the Backstage
view.
It'll help you find the 4 recent files quickly.
George Zhao
Forum Support
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Unexpected error 32809 excel 2013

Hi,
I am facing 'unexpected error 32809 ' error while opening to excel 2013.
actually I got below steps to resolve the above error by deleting .exd file/ MSForm.exd.
To fix it, do this:
Close all Office applications.
Do a search in Windows Explorer – make sure to include hidden and system files and folders – for *.exd files (note: that’s
not *.exe !!) and delete any you find.
Make sure you get these:
C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Excel8.0\MSForms.exd
C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\VBE\MSForms.exd
Reboot the computer (this is not always necessary, but probably better safe than sorry)
Restart your Office apps and test the controls again
But that fix is working for some machines only. when I tried in another machine still we facing same issue after deleting .exd files also
Could you please help to resolve the issue.
Thank in advance!

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