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– have bugs, and these bugs can sometimes be exploited to take over your computer. And finally, like all software, the programs you use to open documents – Preview, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, etc.
#Certain word documents open requesting install software#
They can contain JavaScript or macros that, depending on how your software is configured, could automatically execute code when opened, potentially taking over your computer.
They can be made to automatically load an image from a remote server when the document is open, tracking when a document is opened and from what IP address. PDFs and office documents are incredibly complex. See installing dangerzone on the wiki for Linux repositories.
#Certain word documents open requesting install update#
Then a temporary excel file appears, as if excel is opening the source file in the background (hidden file starting with ~$).įor some reason it is not doing this automatically on my computer, which is why I have to manually open the source file, which creates the hidden file (~$), which then allows me to update my links. I have also looked at the source file path, and it is linking to the correct source file (which is why the links work when I open the excel source file.) I have noticed also on my colleague's computers that when you do open the word file, and update a link, Thanks for your reply, I'll keep you updated on the repair method.ĮDIT : So I have tried repairing office 2010, and nothing has changed. Have to do with some settings or another program (protection tools for example) which might block the links in some way. I forgot to mention that in our office, this problem does not seem to affect any other computers, so I'm not saying the steps are wrong, I know this method SHOULD work in theory, but somehow it doesn't work on MY computer only. Hi and thanks for your reply, I am going to try your repair. I have noticed this is also true the other way round (if Word is a source document that I reference in Excel, I need the word document to be opened if I want the reference in Excel to work).Īny Ideas? (i have tried removing ALL add-ins in Excel, but that doesn't seem to resolve the issue.) Now the weirdest part: if I open the source file (in this case the excel spreadsheet), and manually update the broken links (Error! Not a valid link), they correctly update back to the correct values. The link gets updateds into an "Error! Not a valid link". Please insert the object directly into your file without creating a link". To create a link to the object you specified.
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However, if I go on a link a do a manual update (F9), I get the following error "Word is unable
#Certain word documents open requesting install install#
To edit this object, install Excel or ensure that any dialog boxes in Excel are closed".įurthermore, If I save, close and reopen my Word document, Word notices links (asks me if I want to update all the links, to which I answer "Yes"). On your computer or it is not responding. If I try to right click the linked table, and select "Linked Worksheet Object" and then "Edit Link" or "Open Link", I get the following error: "The program used to create this object is Excel. The linked information will not be updated". "Objects in this document contain links to files that cannot be found. Now here is the problem: as soon as I close my Excel spreadsheet, and try to update my link in word, i get the following error message.
(I've put both my windows side by side, and can see the values beeing updated as I'm working in my excel spreadsheet).
If I update values in my excel spreadsheet, the values change in real-time in the word document. Use the "Paste Special" button in the toolbar, and paste as "Paste link" in "HTML Hello, I am having a problem with links to excel tables in word.