Open existing excel file and can't edit it.

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stoic

If I open a pre-existing Excel file it is stuck highlighting the cell.
If I move the cursor it's like using the highlight-drag function and a
group of files are highlighted. I can't enter the menu and hitting
"esc" doesn't clear the problem. I have to bring up the Windoes Task
Manager to kill the Excel session to end Excel.

If I open a NEW "workbook", I can edit the cells, but if I go to the
file menu, the "open" selection is NOT available.

I've deleted and re-installed Excel and Microsoft Office to no avail.

I'm using Office 2002.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
This doesn't sound like an exact fit. (Your first syndrome sounds like your
mouse is stuck or F8 (extend the range) is turned on.

(hit F8 to toggle that feature--and watch the embossed boxes on the lower right
side on the status bar.)

But the second part sounds kind of like the nimda virus. People complained that
the File|open and file|Save were disabled.

Maybe you got hit???

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308360
OFF2000: Error Messages Caused by Nimda Virus When You Open or Save
Files in Office Programs
 
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