You're using the wrong keyboard shortcut. Ctrl+Shift+F9 unlinks the field.
Alt+F9 will toggle the display.

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"Ian" wrote in message
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The excel spreadsheet first appears as {Embed Excel.sheet8}.

I have to press Ctrl + shift + F9 to view the spreadsheet. However, when
I
do this the spreadsheet acts like an image rather than a working
operational
spreadsheet.

I am part of a network and all the other computers are working fine, it
must
be the settings on my computer.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Ian