📊 Microsoft Excel Errors

41 error notes

Fix 'There was a problem sending the command to the program' When Opening Excel from Windows Explorer

There was a problem sending the command to the program.

ddeexcel-startupwindows-explorerregistry

Fix 'Expression.Error: Access to the resource is forbidden' in Power Query Excel (403)

DataSource.Error: Web.Contents failed to get contents from '...' (403): Forbidden. Expression.Error: Access to the resource is forbidden

power-queryexcel403-forbiddenweb-api

excelintermediate

Fix 'This action won't work on multiple selections' in Excel Non-Contiguous Ranges

This action won't work on multiple selections.

excelselectionnon-contiguousmerge

excelintermediate

Fix 'Automation error: The object invoked has disconnected from its clients' in VBA Excel

Run-time error '-2147417848 (80010108)': Automation error The object invoked has disconnected from its clients

vbaautomationexcel-errorruntime-error

excelintermediate

Fix 'Run-time error 6: Overflow' in VBA Excel When Variable Exceeds Data Type Limit

Run-time error '6': Overflow

excelvbaoverflowdata-type

excelintermediate

Fixing the 'This workbook contains one or more links that cannot be updated' Error in Excel

This workbook contains one or more links that cannot be updated.

excelexternal-linksbroken-linksdata-connection

excelintermediate

Fix Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object in Excel VBA

Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object

vbaactivexcomruntime-error

excelintermediate

Fix Excel Error: 'filename.xlsx' is Locked for Editing on Network Shares

'filename.xlsx' is locked for editing by 'username'. Click 'Notify' to open a read-only copy of the document and receive notification when the document is no longer in use.

shared-driveexcel-fixfile-locksmb-error

excelintermediate

Fixing 'Run-time error 91: Object variable or With block variable not set' in Excel VBA

Run-time error '91': Object variable or With block variable not set

vbaexcelobject-variablemacro

excelintermediate

Fixing 'We found a problem with some content' Excel Error via Manual XML Reconstruction

We found a problem with some content in 'filename.xlsx'. Do you want us to try to recover as much as we can? If you trust the source of this workbook, click Yes.

xlsxxmlcorruptrepair

excelbeginner

Fix 'Cannot empty the Clipboard' Error in Excel When Copy-Pasting

Cannot empty the Clipboard. Another program might be using the Clipboard.

excelclipboardcopy-pastewindows

excelintermediate

Fix 'Expression.Error: The key didn't match any rows in the table' in Power Query Excel

Expression.Error: The key didn't match any rows in the table.

power-queryexcelexpression-errormerge

excelintermediate

Fix VBA 'Run-time error 13: Type Mismatch' in Excel — Data Type Conflicts Explained

Run-time error '13': Type Mismatch

excelvbamacrotype-mismatch

excelintermediate

Fixing the #CALC! Error in Excel: A Guide to Dynamic Array Troubleshooting

#CALC!

exceldynamic-arrayformulaspill

excelintermediate

Fixing the 'Cannot shift objects off sheet' Error in Excel

Cannot shift objects off sheet

excelspreadsheet-fixexcel-objectsvba

excelintermediate

Fix 'Excel cannot complete this task with available resources' When Processing Large Data

Excel cannot complete this task with available resources. Choose less data or close other applications.

excelmemoryresourcesperformance

excelbeginner

Fix #NAME? Error in Excel — Typo in Function Name or Missing Quotes in Formula

#NAME?

excelformulasyntaxname-error

excelbeginner

Fix Excel Stuck in Protected View: PROTECTED VIEW Be careful—files from the Internet can contain viruses

PROTECTED VIEW Be careful—files from the Internet can contain viruses. Unless you need to edit, it's safer to stay in Protected View.

excelprotected-viewsecuritytrusted-location

excelbeginner

Fix #SPILL! Error in Excel When Dynamic Array Formula Output Is Blocked

#SPILL!

exceldynamic-arraysspill-errorformulas

excelintermediate

Fix 'DataSource.Error: OLE DB or ODBC error' in Power Query When Connecting to a Database

DataSource.Error: OLE DB or ODBC error: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified.

power-queryodbcole-dbdata-source

excelintermediate

Fix 'We couldn't get data from the Data Model' – Power Pivot Engine Failed to Load

We couldn't get data from the Data Model. Here's the error message we got: The Power Pivot engine failed to load.

power-pivotdata-modelexcel-pivot

excelintermediate

Fixing the 'Too many different cell formats' Error in Microsoft Excel

Too many different cell formats.

excelcell-formatxlsxformatting

excelintermediate

Fixing the Power Query Formula.Firewall Error: A Step-by-Step Guide

Formula.Firewall: Query 'QueryName' (step 'StepName') references other queries or steps, so it may not directly access a data source. Please rebuild this data combination.

power-querydata-privacyexcel-error

excelintermediate

Mastering VBA Error 438: Object Doesn't Support This Property or Method

Run-time error '438': Object doesn't support this property or method

vbaexcel-macrosdebuggingruntime-error

excelbeginner

Fixing the Excel #NUM! Error: Dealing with Invalid Math and Calculation Overflows

#NUM!

excelformulatroubleshootingdata-analysis

excelbeginner

Fix Excel Error: The file format or file extension is not valid

The file format or file extension is not valid. Verify that the file has not been corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file.

excelfile-formatcorruptedxlsx

excelintermediate

Fix Excel Recovery Mode: "Excel was able to open the file by repairing or removing the unreadable content"

Excel was able to open the file by repairing or removing the unreadable content

excelrecoveryrepaircorrupted

excelbeginner

Fix Excel Macros Have Been Disabled Error — VBA Macro Security Blocked

Macros have been disabled. Macros might contain viruses or other security hazards.

excelmacrosecurityvba

excelbeginner

Fix #REF! Error in Excel: Invalid Cell References After Deleting Rows or Columns

#REF! - The formula contains invalid cell references

excelformulareferenceref-error

excelbeginner

Fix Excel "Circular Reference" Error: Formula Refers to Its Own Cell

There are one or more circular references where a formula refers to its own cell either directly or indirectly

excelcircular-referenceformulacalculation

excelintermediate

Fix Excel "There isn't enough memory to complete this action" Error with Large Files

There isn't enough memory to complete this action. Try using less data or closing other applications.

excelmemoryperformancelarge-file

excelbeginner

Fix Excel #VALUE! Error: Wrong Data Type in Formula

#VALUE!

excelformulavalue-error

excelintermediate

Fix VBA Runtime Error 1004: Application-defined or Object-defined Error in Excel Macro

Run-time error '1004': Application-defined or object-defined error

excelvbamacroruntime-error

📊 Microsoft Excel Errors

Fix 'There was a problem sending the command to the program' When Opening Excel from Windows Explorer

Fix 'Expression.Error: Access to the resource is forbidden' in Power Query Excel (403)

Fix 'This action won't work on multiple selections' in Excel Non-Contiguous Ranges

Fix 'Automation error: The object invoked has disconnected from its clients' in VBA Excel

Fix 'Run-time error 6: Overflow' in VBA Excel When Variable Exceeds Data Type Limit

Fixing the 'This workbook contains one or more links that cannot be updated' Error in Excel

Fix Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object in Excel VBA

Fix Excel Error: 'filename.xlsx' is Locked for Editing on Network Shares

Fixing 'Run-time error 91: Object variable or With block variable not set' in Excel VBA

Fixing 'We found a problem with some content' Excel Error via Manual XML Reconstruction

Fix 'Cannot empty the Clipboard' Error in Excel When Copy-Pasting

Fix 'Expression.Error: The key didn't match any rows in the table' in Power Query Excel

Fix VBA 'Run-time error 13: Type Mismatch' in Excel — Data Type Conflicts Explained

Fixing the #CALC! Error in Excel: A Guide to Dynamic Array Troubleshooting

Fixing the 'Cannot shift objects off sheet' Error in Excel

Fix 'Excel cannot complete this task with available resources' When Processing Large Data

Fix #NAME? Error in Excel — Typo in Function Name or Missing Quotes in Formula

Fix Excel Stuck in Protected View: PROTECTED VIEW Be careful—files from the Internet can contain viruses

Fix #SPILL! Error in Excel When Dynamic Array Formula Output Is Blocked

Fix 'DataSource.Error: OLE DB or ODBC error' in Power Query When Connecting to a Database

Fix 'We couldn't get data from the Data Model' – Power Pivot Engine Failed to Load

Fixing the 'Too many different cell formats' Error in Microsoft Excel

Fixing the Power Query Formula.Firewall Error: A Step-by-Step Guide

Mastering VBA Error 438: Object Doesn't Support This Property or Method

Fixing the Excel #NUM! Error: Dealing with Invalid Math and Calculation Overflows

Fixing #VALUE! Errors: When Excel Formulas Encounter the Wrong Data

Fixing the 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 provider is not registered' Error

Fixing 'Run-time error 9: Subscript out of range' in Excel VBA

Fixing the #N/A Error in Excel VLOOKUP: A Step-by-Step Guide

Fixing the 'Column of the Table Wasn't Found' Error in Power Query

Fixing the 'File is Locked for Editing' Excel Error: A Sysadmin’s Guide

Fixing the 'PivotTable field name is not valid' Error in Excel

Fixing the #DIV/0! Error in Excel When Formulas Divide by Zero or Empty Cells

Fix Excel Error: The file format or file extension is not valid

Fix Excel Recovery Mode: "Excel was able to open the file by repairing or removing the unreadable content"

Fix Excel Macros Have Been Disabled Error — VBA Macro Security Blocked

Fix #REF! Error in Excel: Invalid Cell References After Deleting Rows or Columns

Fix Excel "Circular Reference" Error: Formula Refers to Its Own Cell

Fix Excel "There isn't enough memory to complete this action" Error with Large Files

Fix Excel #VALUE! Error: Wrong Data Type in Formula

Fix VBA Runtime Error 1004: Application-defined or Object-defined Error in Excel Macro