suppressing the splash screen

I was able to do so in Word but the same procedure is not working for Excel.
How do I create a shortcut to launch Excel with the splash screen
suppressed? (I Googled this and was unable to find the solution there.)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=291288

use a command line in your shortcut with /e

Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"bullseye" wrote:

>
> I was able to do so in Word but the same procedure is not working for Excel.
> How do I create a shortcut to launch Excel with the splash screen
> suppressed? (I Googled this and was unable to find the solution there.)
>
>
>

Append a /e to your shortcut.

"C:\mypath\to excel\excel.exe" /e

Note the <space> before the /e

For more on starting Excel see Help on "starting excel" and read "customizing
how excel starts".

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:30:13 GMT, "bullseye"
> wrote:

>
>I was able to do so in Word but the same procedure is not working for Excel.
>How do I create a shortcut to launch Excel with the splash screen
>suppressed? (I Googled this and was unable to find the solution there.)
>

thank you both. it works.

however, I liked that Excel automatically launched a book. Now that I
suppressed the splash, only a blank Excel opens. This is still better
having the splash but, if I wanted a blank book (or sheet) to open as Excel
is launched, is there a way to do that while the splash is suppressed?




"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
...
> Append a /e to your shortcut.
>
> "C:\mypath\to excel\excel.exe" /e
>
> Note the <space> before the /e
>
> For more on starting Excel see Help on "starting excel" and read
"customizing
> how excel starts".
>
> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>
> On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:30:13 GMT, "bullseye"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >I was able to do so in Word but the same procedure is not working for
Excel.
> >How do I create a shortcut to launch Excel with the splash screen
> >suppressed? (I Googled this and was unable to find the solution there.)
> >
>

Stick a blank workbook into your XLSTART folder or into the "alternate statrup
folder" or "at startup, open all files in", which can be found in
Tools>Options>General.


Gord

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:33:32 GMT, "bullseye"
> wrote:

>thank you both. it works.
>
>however, I liked that Excel automatically launched a book. Now that I
>suppressed the splash, only a blank Excel opens. This is still better
>having the splash but, if I wanted a blank book (or sheet) to open as Excel
>is launched, is there a way to do that while the splash is suppressed?
>
>
>
>
>"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
.. .
>> Append a /e to your shortcut.
>>
>> "C:\mypath\to excel\excel.exe" /e
>>
>> Note the <space> before the /e
>>
>> For more on starting Excel see Help on "starting excel" and read
>"customizing
>> how excel starts".
>>
>> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>>
>> On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:30:13 GMT, "bullseye"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >I was able to do so in Word but the same procedure is not working for
>Excel.
>> >How do I create a shortcut to launch Excel with the splash screen
>> >suppressed? (I Googled this and was unable to find the solution there.)
>> >
>>
>