Excel has two settings - One taskbar icon for Excel or one for each visible
window. There is no option for just the active workbook window. To code
the switch between the two settings, record a macro as you switch manually
using Excel Options, Advanced, Display section.

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Jim
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| Using Office 2007 and Win XP;
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| When multiple XL files are open, each open XL file appears as a separate
| icon on the "Start" menu bar in Windows.
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| Is there a way to hide those icons or only show the currently active file?
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| If so, I would need to do this in VBA on the fly with the ability to
switch
| back and preferably without resorting to APIs.
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| If this is possible, could someone perhaps post example code on how to do
| this?
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| Thanks much for your assistance.