Excel often becomes unresponsive after Alt+Tab

Copper Contributor

Hi,

I'm having a very frustrating issue with Excel Professional Plus 2016.

 

About half the times I alt+tab away from Excel, and then return (frequent when using Excel to manage data), I lose the ability to interact with cells. I can double click and it will seem to paste, which is then cleared on a third click, and I can right-click in the worksheet. 

 

The only way I have found to regain functionality is to:

  • Right-click + Select Smart Lookup
  • Choose 'Not Now' in the Smart lookup context pane.

At this point, everything behaves as it should until the next time I alt tab.. 

 

Any thoughts on options to en/dis-able that might stop this would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks.

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