{"id":18240,"date":"2018-05-04T04:29:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T04:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=18240"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:06:27","slug":"excel-2016-opening-blank-workbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/excel-2016-opening-blank-workbook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Excel 2016 Opening Blank Workbook Issue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>When opening a Microsoft Excel 2016 workbook by double-clicking on it, you may find that Excel displays a blank workbook. More precisely, just a blank grey screen appears instead of the file you expect to see. Such an issue can be caused by something as simple as messed up Excel &lsquo;Preferences&rsquo; settings or something more complicated like underlying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/excel-file-corruption-warnings-and-solutions\/\">corruption in the Excel workbook<\/a>. Regardless of what causes the issue, you can fix it using some simple solutions mentioned below.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/excel-blank-document.png\" alt=\"Excel Blank Document\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 1 &ndash; Excel 2016 Blank Workbook<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"steps-to-fix-excel-2016-opening-blank-workbook-error\">Steps to Fix Excel 2016 Opening Blank Workbook Error<\/h2><p>Following are some solutions you can try to fix the &lsquo;Excel 2016 blank screen when opening file&rsquo; problem.<\/p><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Before trying these solutions, make sure that the sheet you&rsquo;re trying to open is not hidden. To locate hidden sheets in Excel, go to &lsquo;View&rsquo; tab and check if the Unhide option is greyed out. If not, unhide your workbook.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-1-copy-the-data-to-a-new-workbook\">Open File from Excel and Move Data to a New Workbook<\/h3><p>Instead of clicking on the file name to open Excel spreadsheet, try opening it from Excel. For this, start Excel and click File &gt; Open &gt; Computer &gt; Browse to locate the file. If it opens, copy and paste the file data to a new workbook.<\/p><p><strong>Note: <\/strong>The solution might help you regain access to the file data but the problem may persist.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-2-uncheck-the-ignore-dde-option\">Check and Disable &ldquo;Ignore DDE&rdquo; Setting in Excel<\/h3><p>When a user double-click an Excel workbook in Windows, a dynamic data exchange (DDE) message is sent to the Excel application, instructing it to open that workbook. If the DDE message is set to be &ldquo;ignored&rdquo; in Excel, double-clicking a workbook will open a blank screen. So check the value of this setting and uncheck the &ldquo;ignore DDE&rdquo; option (if enabled). Follow these steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Microsoft Excel, click on <strong>File<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Options<\/strong>. This will open the &lsquo;Excel Options&rsquo; window.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Excel-Options.jpg\" alt=\"Excel Options\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 2 &ndash; Excel File Options<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the &lsquo;Excel Options&rsquo; window, click <strong>Advanced<\/strong> and scroll down to the <strong>General<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/General-Section.jpg\" alt=\"Locate General Section from Excel Advanced Settings\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 3 &ndash; Locate General Section from Excel Advanced Settings<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uncheck the box next to &ldquo;Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)&rdquo;.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/uncheck-DDE-option-in-Excel.jpg\" alt=\"uncheck DDE option in Excel\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 4 &ndash; Uncheck DDE Option<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>OK.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-3-disable-hardware-graphics-acceleration-for-ms-excel-workbooks\">Turn Off Hardware Graphics Acceleration in Excel<\/h3><p>Excel workbooks often demonstrate unanticipated symptoms, especially if you are using graphics (like advanced charts) in your Excel sheets.<\/p><p>The &lsquo;Excel open blank workbook&rsquo; error may occur if the graphics card of your computer won&rsquo;t function properly due to problem with hardware acceleration. To fix this, turn off hardware acceleration for MS Excel by following these steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In MS Excel, click on <strong>File<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Options <\/strong>to open the &lsquo;Excel Options&rsquo; window.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Excel-Options.jpg\" alt=\"Open Excel Options Window\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 5 &ndash; Open Excel Options Window<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab and then locate <strong>Display<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Display-Section.jpg\" alt=\"Locate Display Section from Excel Advanced Settings\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 6 &ndash; Locate Display Section from Excel Advanced Settings<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the box next to &ldquo;Disable hardware graphics acceleration&rdquo;.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/graphics-option-in-excel.jpg\" alt=\"graphics option in excel\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 7 &ndash; Disable Graphics Hardware Acceleration<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To apply the changes you&rsquo;ve made, click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-4-reset-excel-workbook-file-associations\">Reset Excel File Associations to Default Settings<\/h3><p>Verify if the file associations in the system are performing correctly and reset the ones pertaining to Excel to their default settings. To do this, follow these steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><u>For Windows 10<\/u><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Windows 10 settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the &lsquo;Settings&rsquo; screen, click on <strong>Apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Open-Windows10-Apps-8.png\" alt=\"Open Windows 10 Apps\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 8 &ndash; Open Windows 10 Apps<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the &lsquo;App Settings&rsquo; window, click <strong>Default Apps<\/strong> and then click the <strong>Reset<\/strong> button under &lsquo;Reset to the Microsoft recommended defaults&rsquo;.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Reset-File-Associations-9.png\" alt=\"Reset File Associations to MS Recommended Defaults\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 9 &ndash; Reset File Associations to MS Recommended Defaults<\/p><p>Executing these steps will reset all of the Excel file associations to the Microsoft recommended default apps in Windows 10.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><u>For Windows 8\/ Windows Vista\/ Windows 7<\/u><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, select <strong>Programs<\/strong>, and then click on <strong>Default Programs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Open-Default-Programs-10.png\" alt=\"Open Default Programs\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Figure 10 &ndash; Open Default Programs<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on &lsquo;Set your default programs&rsquo; to open currently installed programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Excel<\/strong> from the list of default programs and then click &lsquo;Choose default for this program&rsquo;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the &lsquo;Set Program Associations&rsquo; window, click on <strong>Select All<\/strong> and then hit the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-5-repair-ms-office-installation\">Use Office Repair Tool to Fix Excel Application Issues<\/h3><p>If the above solutions fail to resolve the issue, your MS Office installation might be damaged. Try repairing it using the following steps:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> and select <strong>Programs and Features<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &lsquo;Microsoft Office&rsquo; in the programs list and then click the <strong>Repair<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If prompted, click on <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;This process can take a little time to complete. Do not interrupt it before it is completed.<\/p><p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/article\/excel-auto-recover-not-working.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Excel AutoRecover not Working, What is Next?<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution-6-repair-blank-excel-workbook-with-excel-repair-software\">Repair Damaged Excel Files with Stellar Repair Tool<\/h3><p>If the Excel 2016 opens blank screen problem persists, the Excel workbook you&rsquo;re trying to open might be severely damaged. In this case,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/repair-excel-file.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>repair the Excel workbook<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;by using Stellar Repair for Excel software. The software can fix all types of Excel errors and restore all tables, charts, cell comments, images, formulas, sorts, and filters to a new working Excel workbook. You can free download the tool&rsquo;s demo version to scan and preview recoverable data from the file.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarRepairforExcel-Blog.exe\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"apply-gradient-on-post-images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/images\/free-download-windows.png\" alt=\"Free download\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><p><strong>Read this: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/support\/kb\/index.php\/article\/repair-corrupt-excel-file\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How to repair corrupt Excel file using Stellar Repair for Excel?<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"restore-excel-workbook-access-with-professional-solutions\">Restore Excel Workbook Access with Professional Solutions<\/h2><p>If you&rsquo;re facing the Excel 2016 opens blank workbook when opening file issue, try resolving the issue by implementing the solutions discussed in this blog. However, if the manual solutions doesn&rsquo;t fix the problem, you can rely on Stellar Repair for Excel software to repair and restore your .XLS\/.XLSX workbook following a few simple steps. Also, it helps recover complete workbook data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When opening a Microsoft Excel 2016 workbook by double-clicking on it, you&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/excel-2016-opening-blank-workbook\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Fix Excel 2016 Opening Blank Workbook Issue?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":96703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[795],"class_list":["post-18240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-file-repair","tag-excel-2016-opening-blank","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fix Excel 2016 Opening Blank Workbook Issue \u2013 6 Proven Ways<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Resolve Excel 2016 blank workbook issue. 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