However, sometimes Excel thinks there are cells well below your used range. Normally your scroll area controlled by the scroll bars is very small.
In Excel 2007-2010 we're not certain how to do (except by using the Spreadsheet Assistant) Lastly, if this happens, select only the used range and copy and paste it.Įxcel may think your worksheets are larger than you do! This can greatly consume memory. Also try removing all formats first In Excel 97-2003 one would select Edit, Clear, Formats. Try unhiding all rows and columns and then doing the copy and paste. It can happen if one is trying to paste a selection containing hidden cells or has merged cells. Instead of advising that one can not do such an action, Excel says either out of memory or out of resources. Some cases of out of memory or resources are caused by doing a copy and paste that is not valid. Excel does not seem to release all memory when workbooks are closed. We run it often.Ĭlose Excel every 1-2 hours.
The 64 bit version of Office 2013 and Office 265 runs fine. Very few users will see any benefit from it.
We do not recommend using the 2010 64 bit version of Excel. We have gotten reports that the 64 bit version of Office 2010 has memory problems if other Office program are open. If a new Excel session opens each time you double click on a workbook, try unchecking the Excel Option "Ignore other applications" if it is checked on the Options General tab. Regarding other applications, it depends on what they are and how much memory they need before a problem happens. To see if you have multiple sessions open, press ALT-CTL-DELETE and check how any Excel applications are running. Many Excel users will open new Excel sessions each time a new workbook is opened via double clicking on a workbook link. The easiest way to run out of memory and get the message "Excel can not complete the task with available resources." is to have 1) Multiple Excel sessions open and 2) other applications open. If you are using Excel 2010-2021, click File, Options, Add-ins, change the dropdown box to COM add-ins and click Go.If you are using Excel 2007, click the round Office Button, Excel Options, Add-ins, change the dropdown box to COM add-ins and click Go.If you are using Excel 2003, download our free Add-in Information Lister and use it to un-install the COM add-ins.Two frequently mentioned as problems are Blue-Tooth and Adobe COM addins. COM add-ins are often reported as causing memory problems (our add-ins are not COM add-ins). They are often installed without explicit approval. COM add-ins are a special type of add-in written in machine language. The number one thing you can do: If you have any COM add-ins installed, un-install them unless they are absolutely required. We have tried to order the steps from easy to do to hard to do. Memory problems are often difficult to solve. It is also possible that none of these steps will solve. The following are steps one can take that may solve memory problems. We have had all of our add-ins open at one time and no memory issues. VBA add-ins (the kind we write) are not compiled and are called Excel add-ins and do not cause memory issues.Ususally you can run one COM add-in without issues. Often at the expense of Excel, especially if they are badly written.