The button to close the program in the top right hand corner is grayed out
and unusable. Consquently, I have to click FileExit in order to get out of
Excel. This is driving me crazy because I am in the habit of closing it by
clicking that button. I also dont' have the ability to right-click on the
program on the task bar and select close. That is disabled as well.

This problem only exists in Excel and is not dependent on whether I have
multiple workbooks open.

I am using Office 2000 in Windows XP SP2. Office has been reinstalled and
did not solve the problem.

I cannot find documentation for this on the web or within the program and
the IT department can't seem to figure out the solution. I thought that
someone out in cyberspace may have an answer.

Thanks.