Excel Window is locked and I cannot use it any more

PWI000016

Context

this document applies to :

  1. PowerINSPECT 1200
  2. PowerINSPECT 1300
  3. PowerINSPECT 1350
  4. PowerINSPECT 1355
  5. PowerINSPECT 2001
  6. PowerINSPECT 2200

Summary

If Excel Report window gets locked and will not respond,
use File- Launch Excel to reset the Excel window.

Description

If the Excel report window gets locked up and will not respond, do not try to kill Excel.  Instead go back into PowerINSPECT and use File- Launch Excel to reset the Excel window.  This works because PowerINSPECT suppresses the Excel screen refresh during the report generation to make the report run faster.  If the report fails to complete for any reason, the display suppression remains.   Launching Excel resets this.