Opens unwanted previous worksheet
Posted by Bill B. on April 01, 2001 5:34 PM
When opening an Excel file, it sometimes also opens a second
worksheet that had been opened previously but closed.
It is like it has linked itself to this second file and
won't let go no matter how many times I close it. It
does this unexpectantly and with different files. Doesn't
matter which file is deliberately openned, it opens
the unwanted file anyway. Any ideas on how to stop it? D
Posted by mseyf on April 01, 2001 6:44 PM
Bill-
1. one possibility is that there is a macro button on the first file you are oppening that refers to a macro located on the second file that opens. or maybe a range name on the first sheet that refers to the second sheet.
Try opening the first file, and if a second file opens, go back to the first file and from the menu bar select Edit>Links... and see if there are any links to the second file. If 'Links...' is greyed out, there are no links. If 'Links...' is not greyed out, and you can't determine what is linked, the is an add-in at the Microsoft site to delete links.
2. Look in the Excel start up folder (usually C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Xlstart) to see if the file that keeps opening is there. Also, from the menu bar select Tools>Options>General and see if there is a folder listed under 'Alternate startup file location', and see if the rogue file (or any excel file) is in this folder.
HTH
Mark
Posted by Bill B. on April 06, 2001 11:13 AM
Mark may have hit it on the head! The file was in my
alternate startup directory. When I moved it, it stopped
coming up. Many, many thanks, Mark!
