Display HTML help file using FollowHyperlink; want browser to have Focus
 

Hello --

We display the HTML help file using

ThisWorkbook.FollowHyperlink _
Address:="c:\TAHelp.htm"

It opens a browser window containing the file, but the browser loses focus,
so the user has to click the browser icon in the tray to give it focus.

Is there a parameter to set to open the browser and give it the focus?

I am thinking of vbMaximizedFocus in a Shell command which has this effect.

From a broader perspective, is FollowHyperlink the best way to open a Help
file?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Larry Mehl

Display HTML help file using FollowHyperlink; want browser to have Focus
 

Larry

How are you running the sub? For me XL2000 and Mozilla FireFox, it gets the
focus.

--
Dick Kusleika
MVP - Excel
Excel Blog - Daily Dose of Excel
www.dicks-blog.com

"L Mehl" wrote in message
...
Hello --

We display the HTML help file using

ThisWorkbook.FollowHyperlink _
Address:="c:\TAHelp.htm"

It opens a browser window containing the file, but the browser loses
focus,
so the user has to click the browser icon in the tray to give it focus.

Is there a parameter to set to open the browser and give it the focus?

I am thinking of vbMaximizedFocus in a Shell command which has this
effect.

From a broader perspective, is FollowHyperlink the best way to open a Help
file?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Larry Mehl

Display HTML help file using FollowHyperlink; want browser to have Focus
 

could it be window XP setting: Prevent Window stealing focus?

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"Dick Kusleika" wrote:

Larry

How are you running the sub? For me XL2000 and Mozilla FireFox, it
gets the focus.

Display HTML help file using FollowHyperlink; want browser to have Focus
 

Dick --

It runs on a button click. FireFox is OK for me, too.

Larry

"Dick Kusleika" wrote in message
...
Larry

How are you running the sub? For me XL2000 and Mozilla FireFox, it gets
the
focus.

--
Dick Kusleika
MVP - Excel
Excel Blog - Daily Dose of Excel
www.dicks-blog.com

"L Mehl" wrote in message
...
Hello --

We display the HTML help file using

ThisWorkbook.FollowHyperlink _
Address:="c:\TAHelp.htm"

It opens a browser window containing the file, but the browser loses
focus,
so the user has to click the browser icon in the tray to give it focus.

Is there a parameter to set to open the browser and give it the focus?

I am thinking of vbMaximizedFocus in a Shell command which has this
effect.

From a broader perspective, is FollowHyperlink the best way to open a
Help
file?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Larry Mehl

Display HTML help file using FollowHyperlink; want browser to have Focus
 

I will check into that setting, for the XP users.

Larry

"keepitcool" wrote in message
...
could it be window XP setting: Prevent Window stealing focus?

keepITcool

< email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .)
< homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool


"Dick Kusleika" wrote:

Larry

How are you running the sub? For me XL2000 and Mozilla FireFox, it
gets the focus.