pictures in an Excel file grab the focus when the file is opened

No they don't. Something else is causing your problem.

Regards,
Vic Eldridge



"Stumpiana" wrote:

When automating Excel, is there a way to programmatically get access to a
picture without knowing if the file even contains a picture? My problem is
that pictures in an Excel file grab the focus when the file is opened and
mouse-clicks anywhere on the Excel window are lost.