Start up settings
 

I would like to be able to open excel and not have a new workbook open at the
same time. How can I have the task pane open up without a new workbook?

You can create a shortcut to do this.

Right click on the desktop and choose NewShortcut
Browse to the path of your Excel.exe
At the end of the path, type a space and then /e
So it'll look something like:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Click Next
Give your shortcut a name
click Ok

This shortcut will open the Excel application without any
worksheets.

tod

-----Original Message-----
I would like to be able to open excel and not have a new
workbook open at the
same time. How can I have the task pane open up without
a new workbook?
.

You may find this reference handy...

Description of the startup switches for Excel
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;291288

--
Dana DeLouis
Win XP & Office 2003


"jmvanhee" wrote in message
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I would like to be able to open excel and not have a new workbook open at
the
same time. How can I have the task pane open up without a new workbook?