Paul James wrote:
if the power goes out or there is a system
crash while the application is running, so the Auto_Close event doesn't have
a chance to restore the toolbars (which include the menu bar), how does the
user restore the objects the next time Excel runs?


Been there - just double-click on your workbook and then close Excel using
wither a button in your application or the x button on the title bar. Your
Auto_Close will put the commandbars back.

Bill Manville
MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England
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