From the menu select TOOLS and then click OPTIONS. If necessary, click the
VIEW tab. In the first row there are a series of check boxes under the SHOW
pane name, remove the check from WINDOWS IN TASKBAR.

This should solve your problem...
--
Kevin Backmann


"Mari" wrote:

One of my colleagues is having a problem with Excel 2003 - When he has
multiple workbooks open and he uses the internal X to close a single
workbook, the workbook closes, but the window stays open. So if he has 4
workbooks open and he closes each one individually using the internal X, he
now has 4 empty Excel windows open on his toolbar.

If he uses File -- Close it closes the workbook and window. If he
right-clicks on the toolbar tab and selects close, it closes the workbook and
window -- It's only when he uses the internal X that the wmpty windows stay
open.

Any ideas why or any ideas of what he can do to fix this?

Thanks!

Mari