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Power Automate Desktop - error when opening document automatically

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Posted on by NLuongTamura 7

I've been messing around with this all day and can't find a solution, need help

 

this is the file when i open it normally, click on it and i get everything lined up nicely

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But when I use the software to automatically open it, the real nightmare comes

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Sooo did you know how to fix this TvT ...
Thanks

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  • Henrik_M Profile Picture
    Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    What happens if you use Run application instead?

  • NLuongTamura Profile Picture
    NLuongTamura 7 on at

    sorry but I only know how to run the application, I don't know how to turn on my documentsScreenshot 2022-10-21 133316.png

     

  • VJR Profile Picture
    VJR 7,635 on at

    In the application path give Excel.exe and then the full path in quotes.

     

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  • NLuongTamura Profile Picture
    NLuongTamura 7 on at

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    Perfect thank you 
    Now im done with this. But if i want use Lauch Excel Is there any way to make it work?

  • Henrik_M Profile Picture
    Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Attach to running Excel after your Run application.

  • Jamar_Forsythe Profile Picture
    Jamar_Forsythe Microsoft Employee on at

    This may be a bug, it might be a system user profile issue or something to do with how the data is processed on open. Assuming the formatting isn't a result of some external data source, PAD should open excel in the same manner as a suer would. Please report this as a bug with Feedback Hub or contact Microsoft Support.

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