Windows 10: How can I get on the phone with Microsoft tech support for Excel?

I have gone through various means of trying to contact Microsoft on this and receive nothing but automated replies if I get a reply at all. When I request help through the Microsoft site, I am redirected to the message below "This service is currently unavailable. Please visit this link to contact Microsoft Support."When I call, I am directed by a bot, which clearly will not patch me through to an actual human, to the Microsoft Admin Center and not given any direction on how to open a service request. I would just like to know how to get ahold of someone on the phone or open a servic

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Excel grey and black boxes on secondary display

I ran into this issue as well and posted to /r/Excel.

I eventually contacted Microsoft support and was told to do the following. These steps fixed my issues.

Go to the Control Panel and run Online Repair:

1. Windows Key + X
   
2. Click Programs and Features (first option)
   
3. Right-click Microsoft Office > Change > Online Repair
   

The support tech's explanation was that MS Office (Specifically Excel) was corrupted and that caused the rendering issues.

 

Are these supported features in Excel on WP8?

I've not seen a specific list for supported features. I might suggest that you just test out a sample scenario to see if it does work.

Excel Mobile doesn't support all the features and functions that are found in Microsoft Excel 2010. If a workbook has content that's not supported, you can still open the workbook. The unsupported content won't be displayed though, and you might not
be able to edit the workbook on your phone. If a function isn't supported, the calculated value still appears in the cell, but you can't edit the workbook on your phone.

Clearly not all features are supported so you need to test it out.

 

microsoft tech support phone number

does Microsoft have a tech support phone number?