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In Excel 2003, running XP Pro
Is there a way to have the cursor always be placed in a certain cell when a workbook is opened up - regardless of where the user left it when they exited out last? Thanks for your help! Mark |
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Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(1, 1).Select End Sub Modify the sheet and cell as necessary "MarkT" wrote: In Excel 2003, running XP Pro Is there a way to have the cursor always be placed in a certain cell when a workbook is opened up - regardless of where the user left it when they exited out last? Thanks for your help! Mark |
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The following macro will put the cursor in Z100 whenever the book is opened: Private Sub Workbook_Open() Sheets("Sheet1").Activate Range("Z100").Select End Sub must be put in ThisWorkbook code. -- Gary's Student gsnu200704 "MarkT" wrote: In Excel 2003, running XP Pro Is there a way to have the cursor always be placed in a certain cell when a workbook is opened up - regardless of where the user left it when they exited out last? Thanks for your help! Mark |
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I entered in your macro as listed and ran it, and it indeed did work. I
saved the workbook and then opened it up again, however, the cursor was not in the location that I specified in the macro. Furthermore, when I went to edit the macro, it did not appear in the macro window??? Not sure what's going on. "Gary''s Student" wrote: Yes: The following macro will put the cursor in Z100 whenever the book is opened: Private Sub Workbook_Open() Sheets("Sheet1").Activate Range("Z100").Select End Sub must be put in ThisWorkbook code. -- Gary's Student gsnu200704 "MarkT" wrote: In Excel 2003, running XP Pro Is there a way to have the cursor always be placed in a certain cell when a workbook is opened up - regardless of where the user left it when they exited out last? Thanks for your help! Mark |
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The code is to go into Thisworkbook module and is run automatically when the workbook opens. Perhaps you didn't read that bit? Copy the code as written then right-click on the Excel logo left of "File" on the menu bar if window is maximized, on the Excel logo on window title bar if not maximized. Select "View Code". Paste the code into that module. ALT + q to go back to Excel. Choose another worksheet and cell. Save/close and re-open to see Sheet1 and Z100 selected. BTW......the reason it doesn't show in ToolsMacroMacros if you placed it in a general module is the "Private" part. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 13:29:00 -0800, MarkT wrote: I entered in your macro as listed and ran it, and it indeed did work. I saved the workbook and then opened it up again, however, the cursor was not in the location that I specified in the macro. Furthermore, when I went to edit the macro, it did not appear in the macro window??? Not sure what's going on. "Gary''s Student" wrote: Yes: The following macro will put the cursor in Z100 whenever the book is opened: Private Sub Workbook_Open() Sheets("Sheet1").Activate Range("Z100").Select End Sub must be put in ThisWorkbook code. -- Gary's Student gsnu200704 "MarkT" wrote: In Excel 2003, running XP Pro Is there a way to have the cursor always be placed in a certain cell when a workbook is opened up - regardless of where the user left it when they exited out last? Thanks for your help! Mark |
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Hi Gord,
Thanks for your post; it worked as you stated. After working with Excel for ten years I can't believe just how much that I don't know, and how much I have to learn yet. Thanks for having the patience with me and others like me in this forum! "Gord Dibben" wrote: Mark The code is to go into Thisworkbook module and is run automatically when the workbook opens. Perhaps you didn't read that bit? Copy the code as written then right-click on the Excel logo left of "File" on the menu bar if window is maximized, on the Excel logo on window title bar if not maximized. Select "View Code". Paste the code into that module. ALT + q to go back to Excel. Choose another worksheet and cell. Save/close and re-open to see Sheet1 and Z100 selected. BTW......the reason it doesn't show in ToolsMacroMacros if you placed it in a general module is the "Private" part. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 13:29:00 -0800, MarkT wrote: I entered in your macro as listed and ran it, and it indeed did work. I saved the workbook and then opened it up again, however, the cursor was not in the location that I specified in the macro. Furthermore, when I went to edit the macro, it did not appear in the macro window??? Not sure what's going on. "Gary''s Student" wrote: Yes: The following macro will put the cursor in Z100 whenever the book is opened: Private Sub Workbook_Open() Sheets("Sheet1").Activate Range("Z100").Select End Sub must be put in ThisWorkbook code. -- Gary's Student gsnu200704 "MarkT" wrote: In Excel 2003, running XP Pro Is there a way to have the cursor always be placed in a certain cell when a workbook is opened up - regardless of where the user left it when they exited out last? Thanks for your help! Mark |
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