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by yho1014790

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My name is Yvonne. I am an online teacher. I use Excel for my grade book. I use a multi tabbed workbook with a studentname on each tab. When I am tired (which is all the time), I sometimes will type in the same name twice on the Excel tabs. This results in Excel freezing telling me to rename the tab because it cannot have two tabs with the same name. When Excel freezes, it will not allow me to fix my errors my deleting the tab; it will not allow me to quit the program and I end up having to turn off the computer using the computer button on/off switch. Last time this happened with my old computer, my computer started having booting problems that could not be fixed by the Computer Tech. Now I have new new Dell Inspirton E 1405 laptop and I am afraid that the same problem will occur. It is running Windows XP I think and I know it runs Outlook Express. What do I do to keep this Dell in good running order?

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by chefjohncourtade

Yvonne, You must change the name of the tab before Excel will allow you to do anything. This is why the offending tab's name is highlighted, so that you can more easily change it. If you want to use the tab for a different student simply give it that student's name. If it is a duplication error, then just name it something easy to remember/find and return after the name is accepted to delete the tab.

by jszivos

Hi Yvonne. You should try using a different user account (create a new one if you need to). There is a chance that the problem is related to the Excel application settings defined for your logon. If Excel works for other accounts then you should probably rename C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\ to USERNAMEz or something. That will force you a new account creation the next time you logon, and your Desktop/MyDocument files are still accessible if you browse to them.

You could also try Removing, and Reinstalling Microsoft Office.

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