ToolsOptionsView, and uncheck the Windows In taskbar box.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"WhytheQ" wrote in message
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...this is more a windows question.
i've started to use Excel2003 on XP

when more that 1 workbook are open I get more than one little Excel
window in the toolbar at the very bottom of my screen, therefore if I
have 10 workbooks open the bottom of my screen gets clogged with 10
Excel boxes. Some people might like this....I don't! ... anyone know
how I change my settings so as to only have one symbol for Excel (in
fact only one symbol for each open application)

help appreciated
Jason.