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personal.xls doesn't open when double-clicking on Excel file
Hi,
I want to make my macro accessible no matter what Excel file is open, so I put it in the personal.xls file. That works fine if I open Excel (double-clicking desktop icon, program files menu, etc.) then File|Open the Excel documents. But if I double-click on an Excel file to open it, personal.xls doesn't load and the macro isn't available. Is that how it's supposed to work? Regardless, is there a way to make personal.xls load in all cases that Excel is used? The macro is meant for non-computer savvy people, so telling them to manually open personal.xls is not an option. Tom |
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personal.xls doesn't open when double-clicking on Excel file
Put the file in the XLStart folder, typically C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart . -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Tom" wrote in message om... Hi, I want to make my macro accessible no matter what Excel file is open, so I put it in the personal.xls file. That works fine if I open Excel (double-clicking desktop icon, program files menu, etc.) then File|Open the Excel documents. But if I double-click on an Excel file to open it, personal.xls doesn't load and the macro isn't available. Is that how it's supposed to work? Regardless, is there a way to make personal.xls load in all cases that Excel is used? The macro is meant for non-computer savvy people, so telling them to manually open personal.xls is not an option. Tom |
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personal.xls doesn't open when double-clicking on Excel file
Hi Tom,
.... and then back in Excel use Window, Hide file to hide your personal.xls "Chip Pearson" wrote Put the file in the XLStart folder, typically C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart . "Tom" wrote in message om... Hi, I want to make my macro accessible no matter what Excel file is open, so I put it in the personal.xls file. That works fine if I open Excel (double-clicking desktop icon, program files menu, etc.) then File|Open the Excel documents. But if I double-click on an Excel file to open it, personal.xls doesn't load and the macro isn't available. Is that how it's supposed to work? Regardless, is there a way to make personal.xls load in all cases that Excel is used? The macro is meant for non-computer savvy people, so telling them to manually open personal.xls is not an option. Tom |
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personal.xls doesn't open when double-clicking on Excel file
Thanks for both replies, but I don't think I'm getting the problem
across properly. The personal.xls file is in the XLStart directory (we actually specify a custom start directory, but it's the same regardless) and hidden. When I open the Excel _application_ (running the executable through a desktop icon or the start menu), personal.xls comes up fine. I can then File|Open any file and use the macro on it. The problem is when I don't run the Excel _application_, but double-click on an XLS (or CSV, or anything associated with Excel) _file_. It opens the file in Excel, but personal.xls doesn't load with it and the macros are not available. The difference is how the file is opened. Example: Double-click on Excel icon and File|Open C:\file.xls. Everything works. Double-click on C:\file.xls and it opens up in Excel. Personal.xls doesn't load with it. The difference may seem minor, but it's meant for people who only understand how to double-click things on the desktop. They may not understand Windows directory structures and can't be expected to know how to use File|Open. Thanks for any additional help. Tom "David McRitchie" wrote in message ... Hi Tom, ... and then back in Excel use Window, Hide file to hide your personal.xls "Chip Pearson" wrote Put the file in the XLStart folder, typically C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart . |
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personal.xls doesn't open when double-clicking on Excel file
A complete guess....
Try reregistering excel. Close Excel Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. Tom wrote: Thanks for both replies, but I don't think I'm getting the problem across properly. The personal.xls file is in the XLStart directory (we actually specify a custom start directory, but it's the same regardless) and hidden. When I open the Excel _application_ (running the executable through a desktop icon or the start menu), personal.xls comes up fine. I can then File|Open any file and use the macro on it. The problem is when I don't run the Excel _application_, but double-click on an XLS (or CSV, or anything associated with Excel) _file_. It opens the file in Excel, but personal.xls doesn't load with it and the macros are not available. The difference is how the file is opened. Example: Double-click on Excel icon and File|Open C:\file.xls. Everything works. Double-click on C:\file.xls and it opens up in Excel. Personal.xls doesn't load with it. The difference may seem minor, but it's meant for people who only understand how to double-click things on the desktop. They may not understand Windows directory structures and can't be expected to know how to use File|Open. Thanks for any additional help. Tom "David McRitchie" wrote in message ... Hi Tom, ... and then back in Excel use Window, Hide file to hide your personal.xls "Chip Pearson" wrote Put the file in the XLStart folder, typically C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart . -- Dave Peterson |
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