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2017 1

  1. Update 8/29/2017: License Errors for MSCOMCTL.OCX After July/August 2017 Update of Office 365 ProPlus

2016 9

  1. "Do you want to download the converter?" when you try to open a file in Excel, Word or PowerPoint KB Article
  2. Update 8/9/2016: Excel Workbooks may not open after installing MS16-088
  3. Excel 2013 and Excel 2016 Large Address Aware Updates
  4. Changes in Office 2016 for Windows
  5. Excel 2016 re-enabled after installing KB3114520
  6. "We couldn't get data from the external source" refreshing data from SQL Server in Excel
  7. Excel 2016 add-in "Inquire" will not load
  8. Error launching Office applications after January updates
  9. Office applications crash when opening files from Outlook in Protected View on Windows 10

2015 7

  1. Form Controls stop working after December 2014 Updates (Updated March 10, 2015)
  2. Your changes could not be saved to ‘filename.xlsm’ because of a sharing violation. Try saving to a different file.
  3. Blocked access to files with Windows 10
  4. ODBC drivers that are compatible with Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016
  5. Office documents may error when opened after a Windows 10 upgrade
  6. Excel 2013 32-bit Performance Articles Released
  7. Form Controls are no longer supported outside of Microsoft Office

2014 12

  1. Dynamics CRM files do not open in Excel 2013 as expected
  2. Excel 2013 error connecting to .bism files "The handle is invalid"
  3. HTML table cells may display incorrectly
  4. Excel print settings do not change when switching printers
  5. PowerPivot for Excel 2013 error when opening the Manage Window
  6. Microsoft Office error when opening if IE temporary file location is changed or blank
  7. Stuff you wish Excel 2013 had – and find out that it does!
  8. Slow saving of Office files to a network server using EFS
  9. Unable to open ISO Strict .xlsx files in Excel for iPad, Mac or iPhone
  10. Unable to open Excel files from a SharePoint 2010 on an iPad
  11. Excel 2013 PowerPivot or Power Map add-ins are not installed with MSP from Office Customization Tool
  12. Office 2013 reports no internet connectivity with VPN connection

2013 17

  1. PowerPivot for Excel 2013 errors after October update KB 2825655
  2. Updated! Excel 2013 crashes when you attempt to scroll down the page
  3. All files stored on a drive or server share are corrupted and will not open
  4. Excel 2013 Pivottable Select Multiple Items checkboxes disappear
  5. Excel 2013 PowerPivot or PowerView add-ins are not available
  6. Updated 9/11 - "Excel cannot open the file [filename] because the file format or file extension is not valid." opening Office files
  7. Absolute Structured Referencing - A Nifty Little Trick
  8. Text and icon for embedded Office document disappears in Excel
  9. Excel Crashes When You Enter Data in a Cell
  10. How to Troubleshoot Memory Errors in Excel; "Available Resources", "Out of Memory", "System Resources"
  11. Office 2013 VBA component stops functioning
  12. Problem Reopening Excel 2013 PivotTable Workbooks
  13. How to: Use the Open XML SDK 2.0 in Visual Studio 2010 to create a simple Excel Spreadsheet (in C#)
  14. Office 2013 SKU's needed for Power BI add-ins or to manipulate existing PowerPivot workbooks
  15. Excel 2013 crashes after click-to-run install with DisplayLinkManager driver
  16. UPDATE: A Microsoft Knowledge Base article to help troubleshoot hangs and crashes in Excel
  17. "We couldn't free up space on the Clipboard. Another program might be using it right now." [Updated 2/1/2013]

2012 27

  1. Top 10 List of Performance Issues in Excel Workbooks
  2. The Excel Services and PowerPivot support blog is now live!
  3. "The file you are trying to open, [filename], is in a different format than specified by the file extension" error opening Excel files
  4. File "locked for editing by 'another user'" opening or saving file in Terminal Services environment
  5. Office 2013 returns an error inserting Scriptable ActiveX controls onto a worksheet
  6. ActiveX and form controls resize themselves when clicked or doing a print preview
  7. Installations of Office 2013 may not allow COM add-ins to register successfully
  8. Pivot table stripped after "unreadable content" error encountered
  9. Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word does not appear in DCOM Configuration snap-in
  10. October Cumulative Update has been released
  11. Error installing PowerPivot - "This add-in requires Excel 2010"
  12. MS12-060 re-released
  13. Excel crashes in VBE7.DLL running or enabling macro
  14. "Unspecified Automation Error" after applying MS12-060 (updated 9/26)
  15. "Date Modified" time stamps on shared Excel files stored on a network drive may not update correctly after saving and closing the file
  16. June cumulative updates have been released
  17. How to: Repurpose a button in Excel 2007 or 2010
  18. IRM error loading Excel 2010 workbook after installing MS12-030
  19. ‘Export to Microsoft Excel’ from Internet Explorer 9 does not enter the URL in the Excel web query dialog
  20. You may encounter problems with links after applying MS12-030
  21. "Excel cannot complete this task with available resources" after installing MS12-030 (updated)
  22. The Definitive 'Locked File' Post (updated 8/23/2017)
  23. VB6 Control Security Update causes control to fail (updated)
  24. Paste Special functionality is limited in Office Applications (Fixed)
  25. "The information cannot be pasted because the copy area and the paste area are not the same size and shape"
  26. How To: Display Pivot Table methods and properties in VBA intellisense
  27. Excel 2007 charts missing elements after installing KB 2596596

2011 19

  1. How To: Writing Index, Match and Index, Match, Match formulas
  2. Error performing web query - "Cannot download the information you requested"
  3. The Long Road: Problems with hyperlinking Office Documents in Excel
  4. Excel Crashing? Look at your COM add-ins first.
  5. "Cannot download the information you requested" executing web query from Excel
  6. How To: Show pivot table data in flat format
  7. October 2011 Cumulative Updates for Excel 2007 have been recalled
  8. Excel 2010 - ActiveX controls resize or shift during or after print preview
  9. How to: Automatically format Excel's track changes to look like Microsoft Word's track changes feature
  10. October 2011 Cumulative Updates released
  11. SP3 for Office 2007 is released, plus some important information about the August/October 2011 CUs.
  12. Chart only plots one data point after installing MS11-072
  13. Links in Excel are broken, error on file save, after applying security update MS11-072
  14. How can I apply KB Article 280680 to Office 2007/2010?
  15. Right clicking Excel icon in the task bar no longer shows recent files
  16. What can cause slow copy and paste in Excel?
  17. Office 2010 Service Pack 1 has been released
  18. February Cumulative Update for Excel Released
  19. ActiveX controls showing a big red X on my workbook