Comment on I'm trying to use Microsoft Excel 2019 and have Outlook as the default email program. Excel won't open outlook and I can't figure out why.

sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I appreciate the quick response but Bing gives me the same response as what Google does and sadly that doesn’t work. It says make sure defaults are set within Windows 10, which as far as I know they are but obviously I may have missed something. Google also for some reason has this genius idea that I’m trying to use Outlook to open an Excel spreadsheet, which is not what I want. Bing gives me the same sort of answers.

  But I do appreciate the attempt at a response.

  I think I’ve been at this for the better part of an hour now. Maybe longer

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  • sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I assume it gave you this answer:

    Open Control Panel: Press Windows + R, type Control Panel, and press Enter. Set Default Programs: In the Control Panel, go to Programs > Default Programs > Set Default Programs. Select Outlook: Find and select Microsoft Outlook from the list of programs. Click Set this program as default. Verify in Excel: Open Excel and try to send an email (e.g., File > Share > Email > Send as Attachment) to ensure Outlook is now the default email program.

    Have you tried online repair? If those don’t work, sometimes it’s just easiest to reinstall Office.

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    • andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Only thing I don’t do was online repair.

      Not sure how to do that

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      • sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Try this:

        1. Open Settings: Click on the Start button located at the bottom-left corner of your screen and select Settings (the gear icon) from the pop-up menu.
        2. Access Apps: In the Settings menu, click on Apps.
        3. Find Office: Scroll down through the list of installed applications to find your Microsoft Office product. Once found, click on it, then select Modify.
        4. Repair Options:
           • Click-to-Run Installation:
             • In the window that appears, select Online Repair to ensure everything is fixed.
             • You can also choose Quick Repair for a faster option that detects and replaces corrupted files.
             • Click on Repair and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
           • MSI-based Installation:
             • In the window that opens, select Repair and click Continue.
             • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the repair process.

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