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Excel 2016 64-bit – Copy and Paste stopped working after October 2026 updates (KB5002934)

Hello, I am experiencing a copy-and-paste issue in Microsoft Excel 2016 on Windows 11. System information: Operating System: Windows 11 Office Edition: Microsoft Office Standard 2016 Architecture: 64-bit Excel Version: 16.0.5569.1003 Reported update:…

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asked 2026-10-15T22:30:47.6433333+00:00
Carlos Vásquez 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-17T07:52:41.3866667+00:00
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In Excel, what does the little green triangle in the upper left corner of a cell mean?

I have downloaded a spreadsheet and all of the cell with numbers in them have a little green triangle in the top left corner of the cell. The cells do not act like numbers, though--I can't add them or even convert the format to currency or dates, etc. …

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asked 2026-10-17T00:00:14.6366667+00:00
Larry Banta 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T01:11:25.6966667+00:00
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Excel 2016 MSI: Copy and Paste stops working again after updates (KB5002934)

Excel 2016 MSI: Copy and Paste stops working again after updates (KB5002934) Hello, I am experiencing a recurring copy-and-paste problem in Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit, MSI installation). The issue affects several existing macro-enabled .xlsm…

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asked 2026-10-16T11:35:45.4233333+00:00
Senechkin Senya 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T01:09:50.5533333+00:00
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Files keep saving as read only.

Files are saving as read only. Under protections, I don't have anything checked but it keeps saving it as read only.

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asked 2026-10-16T19:59:22.76+00:00
Sandra Frye 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-16T20:00:04.5033333+00:00

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White PAGES

I open a file (Excel and Word Doc). The page is WHITE- I cant read the text/content, BUT I see the text in the ribbon. WHAT do I need to do

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asked 2026-10-16T19:16:19.3366667+00:00
Vicki A 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-16T19:55:14.86+00:00
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microsoft office home and student 2016 stopped working

I'm getting a message that i need to activate Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 but I have a office access key and have been using it for years. What is causing this?

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asked 2026-09-24T13:42:27.17+00:00
Scott Grapevine 5 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-16T18:26:57.1633333+00:00
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HOW DO I LOCK/UNLOCK CELLS IN EXCEL SPREADSHEET?

PLEASE PROVIDE A STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO LOCK AND UNLOCK CELLS IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET .

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asked 2026-10-16T16:33:51.28+00:00
Nelia Yonzon 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-16T17:11:08.34+00:00
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Excel error

Hello - I have received an Excel error message and selected "repair now". Nothing happened. Any advice for me?

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asked 2026-10-16T09:45:12.2166667+00:00
Allison Smith 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-16T10:19:11.4133333+00:00
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How to conditionally format numbers between two numbers in Excell

I'm having trouble in conditional formatting of a cell with values (numbers) between and including two numbers. Example: Highlight a cell whose number value is between 1 and 4 inclusive.

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asked 2026-10-16T07:56:14.6833333+00:00
Jim Hurdstrom 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-10-16T08:09:31.2566667+00:00
Jim Hurdstrom 20 Reputation points
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Defining a new range after getting the result of a range.find statement.

I have a data set consisting of groups of cells from 8 to 32 rows each. Each group contains a cell indicting the number of rows in the group. There is a marker indicating the start of the group. I can get the start of a particular group with a range.find…

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asked 2026-10-16T01:37:59.44+00:00
David Goins 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-10-16T01:38:21.21+00:00

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Excel formula question

How do I return the sum of the three highest numbers in a range?

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asked 2026-09-26T20:23:08.9566667+00:00
Peter Trounce 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-15T21:22:34.46+00:00
Dana D 100 Reputation points
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Microsoft subscription was renewed but Excel still shows limited functionality. How to resolve this issue ?

Microsoft subscription was renewed but Excel still shows limited functionality. How to resolve this issue ?

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asked 2026-05-08T06:03:38.04+00:00
Harshal Mane 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-15T20:30:47.8066667+00:00
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How to link cells in two worksheets in a flexible way

I have two worksheets in an Excel document. Worksheet 1 is a stocklist with item names in Column A and their prices in Column B. The entries are sorted alphabetically by Column A. I would now like to make names and prices of a few selected items in the…

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asked 2026-10-15T12:10:19.37+00:00
Peter Mueller 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T17:35:42.4433333+00:00
Barry Schwarz 6,271 Reputation points
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White Boxes Appearing as Word, Excel, Powerpoint Icons

I tried everything to make this work on my Win11 - assigning default apps etc. It did nothing. Just a blank white icon. Then I found this on an external site for Word: Find this on the Registry - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\DefaultIcon I…

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asked 2026-08-12T22:20:49.15+00:00
Shane 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T02:19:20.3233333+00:00
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How to open Files once added to 365 Family

I had Microsoft 365. It was expiring so was invited to be part of a Microsoft 365 family. I was invited and accepted. But my excel files will open but I cannot make any changes as they are showing as "unlicensed". My computer showsas…

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asked 2026-10-14T21:26:28.13+00:00
Karen Shanks 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-15T00:26:37.9866667+00:00
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after a power fail i cannot get in z: it says not restored therefore i have lost my spreadsheets

after a power fail i cannot get in z: it says its not restored

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asked 2026-10-14T09:18:26.9366667+00:00
Luke Thompson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-14T09:52:55.44+00:00
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ERROR THAT IS PREVENTING MICROSOFT FROM WORKING CORRECTLY

How to fix the issue of microsoft excel crashing as a result of running in an error that is preventing it from working correctly

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asked 2026-10-13T14:38:24.4066667+00:00
Abednego Okoyomoh 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-13T15:14:43.5233333+00:00
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How to fix Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 / Office desktop version) on Windows

Service: Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 / Office desktop version) on Windows. Scenario: Following the automatic Office update installed on October 6, Microsoft Excel completely fails to launch or display any window in normal mode. The application works…

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asked 2026-10-13T10:58:31.06+00:00
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commented 2026-10-13T11:59:44.7466667+00:00
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In my Excel version under Data Type Stock and Geography symbol is not available

Hi Team, In my system i am using this version Microsoft® Excel® 2019 MSO (Version 2511 Build 16.0.19426.20118) 64-bit. I don't see the Stock symbol under the Data Types it is displaying blank after i added the Data Types in through the customize ribbon…

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asked 2025-11-24T18:59:40.0733333+00:00
Sathish 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-13T11:46:27.54+00:00
Ron Liebregts 0 Reputation points
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getting subscription cancelled message from Excel

I started getting a 'subscription cancelled' message from Excel. I have Office 2024 installed.

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asked 2026-10-05T18:24:13.4966667+00:00
Doug Loree 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-13T08:56:28.97+00:00
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