Opening Excel 2010 files

When I double click excel files in folders, excel opens you can input data on the 'HOME' Tab at the top, but cannot use any of the quick access tool bar icons or any of the tool bar tabs 'FILE', 'INSERT', 'PAGE LAYOUT' ect. This is rather fustrating as having inputted data you then cannot save it! If you open Excel 2010 by pressing the windows key and then do FILE/OPEN>>>> you can then open the file and use excel 2010 as normal.

 

Welcome to TSG Frustrated-Farmer.

Not sure in Excel, but in Access in the newer version of MS Office the 'trust settings' have to be set especially if your running/making macros. And there is often an irritating 'Allow Editing' (or something like that) bar accross the top you have click even after the trust settings.