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  • Sep 9, 2011, 09:53 AM
    raserran
    How can I remove an icon of a lamp in Microsoft Excel spreadsheetts?
    It appears in several places in the spreadsheet and also when I print it.
  • Sep 9, 2011, 10:45 AM
    twinkiedooter
    What do you mean "a lamp"? Is there information under this lamp icon within the cell itself? Then if so, the icon may not be able to be removed as it is a default indicator of hidden information.
  • Sep 9, 2011, 10:51 AM
    raserran
    Thanks for your answer. When I click on the icon, it takes me to Adobe Flash Player Home Page. I do not understand because I am working in an Excel Spreadsheet.
  • Sep 9, 2011, 11:10 AM
    NeedKarma
    Can you provide us with a screenshot?
    Is it possible that instead of a lamp (like an Aladdin lamp) it's a cup with steam rising from it?
  • Sep 9, 2011, 11:34 AM
    raserran
    I tried to save the document as pdf in the desktop, but when I opened it, the lamp does not appear, but a legend saying: "Allow activex?" o something so. I allowed and the lamp appears in the document.
  • Sep 9, 2011, 11:46 AM
    raserran
    In the Excel Spreadsheet, when I do left click on the lamp, appears a window with these options:
    Zoom in, zoom out, show all, quality, print, settings, global settings, and About Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.5
  • Sep 9, 2011, 01:26 PM
    twinkiedooter
    Have you trie deleting the lamp icon the normal way? You may have to delete what is underneath the icon that imbedded itself into the spreadsheet. Are you the author of this original spreadsheet? If you are not, find out who is the original author and go ask them about the lamp as they may have a very good reason for including such an Adobe Flash in the speadsheet.
  • Sep 9, 2011, 01:45 PM
    raserran
    Thank you. I tried to delete what is underneath, but the lamp is still there.
  • Sep 9, 2011, 02:29 PM
    NeedKarma
    Can you get a screenshot?
  • Sep 9, 2011, 02:48 PM
    raserran
    1 Attachment(s)
    This is the screehshot. Thanks. See two at the right and other two in the sixth and eight column.
  • Sep 9, 2011, 04:35 PM
    NeedKarma
    The icons are too small to make out but at least I can where there are on your sheet. Does the icon appear with every new sheet you start or only on this one?
  • Sep 9, 2011, 08:20 PM
    raserran
    Just in this one.Thanks,
  • Sep 10, 2011, 03:27 AM
    NeedKarma
    How about copy/pasting your data from one sheet to a new one?

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