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Rob Butterworth
Nov 03, 2023Copper Contributor
New Teams - unable to open a new Excel file created in Teams. Invalid file format
For some (but not all) of our users on New Teams, if they create an Excel file in a Team Files section using the New->Excel menu option, the file fails to open stating is has the wrong file type or i...
Rob Butterworth
Nov 03, 2023Copper Contributor
Thanks, doesn't help.
I have just has a response from MS support that this is a known bug in the new Teams, which will be fixed at some point, and the workaround until then is to initially open the file in Teams or on the web, close it, then reopen it in Excel and it will work. Hardly slick, but ok.
I have just has a response from MS support that this is a known bug in the new Teams, which will be fixed at some point, and the workaround until then is to initially open the file in Teams or on the web, close it, then reopen it in Excel and it will work. Hardly slick, but ok.
bobsnow
Dec 04, 2023Copper Contributor
It did work for some files, but not for all of them. Something that worked for me was to sync the files with the file explorer, all files would open from there.
Will be using it until Microsoft fixes this bug.
Will be using it until Microsoft fixes this bug.