Error: The section could not be added... (due to blank worksheet section).

Error:


The section could not be added to the Binder. An unexpected communications error has occurred on the server.

Cause:


This error occurs when adding a blank Excel worksheet to Office Binder as a blank section and Excel is not running at the time the section is opened in Binder. When a section is started in Binder an 'invisible' instance of Excel runs which loads the add-ins. If more than four add-ins are loading, this error occurs.

Solution:


Start Excel before adding a Microsoft Excel to a Binder or decrease the number of add-ins that load at startup in Excel.

Do one of the following: