Julie, you can also do it this way:

For each cBar in application.commandbars
cbar.enabled = false
Next

and to re-activate,
For each cBar in application.commandbars
cbar.enabled = true
Next

If a toolbar is not enabled, it is not visible.

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"Julie" wrote in message
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Can anyone give me a code for closing all tool bars in
one go, and restoring to original state without entering
seperately one at a time?
Many thanks in advance
Julie