Why can’t I type in Excel all of a sudden

The reasons why Excel won’t let you type may differ on various computers. One of the common factors is your cell format and font color being set to white. It will prevent your texts from being visible due to the white font matching the white page background. So, it may not be a typing issue, but not showing. Other factors that may be responsible for you not being able to type in Excel are:

Hardware Graphic Acceleration in Excel – Hardware Graphic Acceleration option enabled in Excel can cause the issue. It will cause the texts you’re typing to be invisible or not allow any to pop up in the cells. Interference from other installed apps – Excel may be affected by the activities of other apps running on your computer. It can be due to an app recently installed on your PC, such as Antivirus software, impeding its functionality. Corrupt program files – When there are corrupt Excel files or missing ones, it can affect how the program executes functions.

Some causes above can also be why you can’t type in Excel without double-clicking. Nonetheless, these causes can be fixed by troubleshooting Excel and your PC.

What can I do if I can’t type in Excel?

Go through the following before trying any advanced troubleshooting steps:

Ensure you change your cell font color to black. Turn off background apps running on your computer. Close and reopen Excel. Restart your PC and check if you can type in Excel.

If you can’t fix the problem, proceed with the following solutions.

1. Start Excel in Safe Mode and disable the Excel Add-Ins

Starting Excel in Safe Mode fixes third-party app interference while disabling the Add-ins will fix any issues for corrupt add-ins.

2. Verify the editing options settings

The Allow editing directly in cells checkbox is most likely unchecked. Checking the box will fix the problem. SPONSORED

3. Repair Microsoft Office

Repairing Microsoft Office will resolve missing or corrupt app files that may cause you unable to type in Excel. You may be interested in adding the Run command to the Start menu in Windows 11.

4. Disable the hardware graphics acceleration

Disabling the hardware graphics acceleration will fix graphics issues that may cause you to be unable to type in Excel.

5. Download the latest updates for Excel

If any update is available, it will automatically install it. Updating Excel will fix bugs that may be causing issues with it and install the latest features for Excel. In conclusion, you may be interested in the ways to fix the Excel file that could not be found error on your computer. Also, our readers can check our article about Excel file format and extension not matching and how to fix the problem. For more questions or suggestions on this topic, kindly drop them in the comments section below.

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