My Excel file won't close on my Mac

[Cian_...@officeformac.com]

Version: 2008 Hi -

I have an excel file open on my mac and i can't close it - I can't save it - I can do anything with it - all the functions on the tool bar have adopted ghost functionality. I've tried to open the file again and this message appears:

'A dialog or alert is currently open. close the dialog or alert and open the file again.'

I can't close the file though -

Any thoughts? Thanks for your help.

Cian

[Bob Greenblatt]

Is there anything else in the Window menu? Can you drag the window
partly off the screen to see what may be behind it?

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[Cian_...@officeformac.com]

Hi Bob

Thanks - I managed to force the close.

Problem solved

[jc21...@officeformac.com]

Cian:

What did u do to Force Quit, and is this universal for all applications?
Thanks!

- jeff

[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

to force quit anything even finder on Macintosh hold down
Command()-Option/alt keys , then press *esc* key. a menu comes up.
click on one you want to quit.

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Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it"
http://www.phillipmjones.net http://www.vpea.org
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[jessamy...@gmail.com]

Thank you so much! That really helped me! Aloha

[zachp...@gmail.com]

did you lose your work or did it save?

[rajsha...@gmail.com]

I cannot shut down my MacBook, as The excel file cannot be closed. Tried to force quit but couldn't get the option of Force Quit

[Raj Sharma]

[Marion Sweet]

Message to all:

Its a pity no one could answer the question first posed. I am in the same situation and I certainly do not wish to Force Close. I wish to File Close so all of my contents are not destroyed.

It would be useful if you really have no idea, to not respond. This is not a facebooks site.

Thanks.

[Brian Mason]

Hit the Command, Control keys simultaneously, and then hit Escape. It will take you to a "force quit" box and show you what is open.