If you are opening the file from the Open tab in Excel, try opening the file through browsing.

It allows users to edit excel worksheets and CSV files on the go.

However, there have been several instances where Microsoft Excel doesnt open at all.

Microsoft Excel Excel might fail at opening an existing worksheet from a network location or from the local directory.

In some cases, the worksheet might appear working when opened online or through Excel preview but it may fail to open properly in the application.

This behavior is very common in Microsoft Excel and is usually solved with simple workarounds.

Some of the causes why Excel fails to open are but not limited to: Excel installation files: The Excel installation files (Microsoft Office installation files) might be corrupt or have several modules missing.

Hidden file: The file you are trying to access is hidden away and open by you.

Accessing file online: There are several bottlenecks when trying to access the file from some other location rather than your local directory.

Before we move on with the solutions, make sure that you are logged in as an administrator and have an active open internet connection.

Solution 1: Repairing Office In the majority of the cases, the reason why users are not able to open their excel sheet is because the installation files of Microsoft Office are either corrupt or have missing modules.

If the installation itself isnt complete or in a working state, you wont be able to use individual programs such as Excel.

We will try to repair the application through the application manager.

Once in the application manager, locate the entry of Microsoft Office.

If there is an option of Repair here, you can click it directly.

Changing Office Installation to Repair Office from Programs and Features Select the option of Repair from the following windows and press Continue.

Repairing Office installation Now follow the on-screen instructions and when the process is complete, restart your computer and check if you can open the Excel file easily.

Now click View from the tab present at the top and click Unhide from the navigation bar.

Unhide Excel Worksheet Your worksheet will now be unhidden and you can make changes and view it like any other worksheet.

If you are hiding specific rows or columns from your sheet, you can click Format Hide Unhide Unhide RowsColumns Unhiding Rows and Columns in Excel Solution 3: Changing File Directory There are quite some limitations if you are not openingaccessing the file from any location other than your local storage.

These are put in place to manage the accessibility of the worksheets with other modules present.

Here are issues because of which a lot of users face the issue of Excel not opening.

If any of them exceed 254 characters, Excel will not be able to open the file.

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