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I am testing Excel 2010 on a few Windows 7 pc. 2 of them somethings get the following error after saving a file. Click ok and then it appears after 10 seconds. It just keep going on until I kill the excel process. Please assist.
"Microsoft Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action."
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Hi,
You could try choosing File, Options, Advanced, and under General check Ignore other applications that use DDE.
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I am testing Excel 2010 on a few Windows 7 pc. 2 of them somethings get the following error after saving a file. Click ok and then it appears after 10 seconds. It just keep going on until I kill the excel process. Please assist.
"Microsoft Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action."
Easy solustion - try restart your computer , and then it will let you know that the excel is still running. then you push on the CANCEL button , and surprise - the excel is not stuck anymore.
I got the same error message while trying to number an equation in Word using MathTyepe. I did try to resolve the problem by checking the box next to " Ignore other applications that use DDE" as suggested, but it didn't work.
The Word file I was working on had several excel files and some of them were not embedded. So, first I identified the linked excel charts in my Wrod file and then I replaced them with embedded charts. That resolved the problem.
This did not work for my user. I checked box, shut down Excel. Went into task manager and stopped all excel programs from running. When I opened Excel, got the same error message.