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How to open embedded documents in excel cells?
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imo...@officeformac.com
Mar 22, 2010, 11:37:59 AM3/22/10
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Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Processor: Intel
I have an Excel spreadsheet created on a windows machine that contains embedded documents.
When I double-click in the cell I get the following message: 'Cannot start the source application for this object'.
The formula bar for this cell reads =EMBED("Wordpad.Document.1","").
How can I open the embedded document with TextEdit.app or any other application on my mac? Is there a way to configure this?
Any feedback is appreciated.
Ion
When I double-click in the cell I get the following message: 'Cannot start the source application for this object'.
The formula bar for this cell reads =EMBED("Wordpad.Document.1","").
How can I open the embedded document with TextEdit.app or any other application on my mac? Is there a way to configure this?
Any feedback is appreciated.
Ion
CyberTaz
Mar 22, 2010, 4:23:01 PM3/22/10
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Haven't had but a brief opportunity to try this but it appears to work
here... If the embedded file is displayed as an icon Control/Right-Click it
then use Edit Document Object. It should open in Word.
here... If the embedded file is displayed as an icon Control/Right-Click it
then use Edit Document Object. It should open in Word.
Double-clicking it won't work because the WordPad app isn't a Mac program so
there's no file association for the OS to use.
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 3/22/10 11:37 AM, in article 59bb5...@webcrossing.JaKIaxP2ac0,
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