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Copper Contributor

Jun 18, 2021

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Fichier Excel impossible à ouvrir ; not possible to open an Excel file

bonjour, Les fichiers Excel que je crée s'enregistrent en pdf --> je ne peux pas les ouvrir ensuite... J'ai bien sélectionné .xls mais windows les convertit en pdf. C'est à la suite d'une manipula...

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JKPieterse
Jun 18, 2021
Martine78390 AHA! This means the file association for xls(x) files is wrong IN WINDOWS.
Open Windows Settings, Click on Apps. Click on Default Apps, click on "Choose default apps by file type" (See the screenshot).

Then scroll down to .xls and click each of these in turn and assign them to Excel (see other screen-shot)

JKPieterse

Silver Contributor

Jun 18, 2021

Martine78390 That is unusual. For example, you can tell Excel what type of file you want it to use as a default, but pdf is not one of the options of that setting. (File, Options, Save tab, see screen-shot).

Please try this:

Open Excel, Start a blank workbook (control+n), click File, Save As. What type of file does Excel suggest?

Martine78390
Copper Contributor
Jun 18, 2021
JKPieterse
Hi Jan,
Thank you for your answer. Excel proposes me to register as an Excel file. This what I've done (screenshot).

But, the file is registered as a pdf file (see screenshot)
I can't understand what happens...
Can you help me?
- JKPieterse
  Silver Contributor
  Jun 18, 2021
  Martine78390 AHA! This means the file association for xls(x) files is wrong IN WINDOWS.
  Open Windows Settings, Click on Apps. Click on Default Apps, click on "Choose default apps by file type" (See the screenshot).
  
  Then scroll down to .xls and click each of these in turn and assign them to Excel (see other screen-shot)
  - Martine78390
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 19, 2021
    Thank you very much Jan Karel! This is exactly what I was looking for!
    Thank you for your interest to my concern.
    I wish you a nice day.
    Martine