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can someone help me with macros?
Hi,
I created a couple of macros in excel, and they worked great. Woo-hoo! And I did stored in my personal workbook so I could use them as new spreadsheets come to me that I need to format. But then I decided to delete one. It said I had to €śunhide€ť a sheet or workbook (cant remember). So I went up to €świndows€ť pull down, chose €śunhide€ť, and up comes a sheet called €śpersonal workbook€ť or something like that. So then it let me delete the macro. Now this morning I go into my macros, and theyre all gone (ok I only had 2, but still€¦). So Ill just re-create them €“ no big deal. So now when I try to record a new macro I get the message €śpersonal macro workbook in the startup folder must remain open for recording a macro€ť €“ I have no idea what this means or how to get to the start up folder. Do you know? If not, do you know how I can restore defaults for this so I can start over and be able to record a macro? -- Kathy |
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can someone help me with macros?
See
http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm You not have to unhide the personal file to delete a macro Have you hide the file again after you delete the macro ? On the page above you find the path to the file -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Kathy" wrote in message ... Hi, I created a couple of macros in excel, and they worked great. Woo-hoo! And I did stored in my personal workbook so I could use them as new spreadsheets come to me that I need to format. But then I decided to delete one. It said I had to €śunhide€ť a sheet or workbook (cant remember). So I went up to €świndows€ť pull down, chose €śunhide€ť, and up comes a sheet called €śpersonal workbook€ť or something like that. So then it let me delete the macro. Now this morning I go into my macros, and theyre all gone (ok I only had 2, but still€¦). So Ill just re-create them €“ no big deal. So now when I try to record a new macro I get the message €śpersonal macro workbook in the startup folder must remain open for recording a macro€ť €“ I have no idea what this means or how to get to the start up folder. Do you know? If not, do you know how I can restore defaults for this so I can start over and be able to record a macro? -- Kathy |
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can someone help me with macros?
Thanks Ron. I'm pretty new at this so pardon my ignorance.
I did not hide again after deleting the macro. I don't know how to hide the personal workbook file again - when I go up to the windows pull down menu now, it's referencing the file currently open. I found the path in visual basic as you said. But now what do I do once I have this path? (The file is there because I unhid it, right? So I shouldnn't have to make a new file, right? ) Thanks! kathy -- Kathy "Ron de Bruin" wrote: See http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm You not have to unhide the personal file to delete a macro Have you hide the file again after you delete the macro ? On the page above you find the path to the file -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Kathy" wrote in message ... Hi, I created a couple of macros in excel, and they worked great. Woo-hoo! And I did stored in my personal workbook so I could use them as new spreadsheets come to me that I need to format. But then I decided to delete one. It said I had to €śunhide€ť a sheet or workbook (cant remember). So I went up to €świndows€ť pull down, chose €śunhide€ť, and up comes a sheet called €śpersonal workbook€ť or something like that. So then it let me delete the macro. Now this morning I go into my macros, and theyre all gone (ok I only had 2, but still€¦). So Ill just re-create them €“ no big deal. So now when I try to record a new macro I get the message €śpersonal macro workbook in the startup folder must remain open for recording a macro€ť €“ I have no idea what this means or how to get to the start up folder. Do you know? If not, do you know how I can restore defaults for this so I can start over and be able to record a macro? -- Kathy |
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can someone help me with macros?
Try this first
When you open Excel and you see PERSONAL.XLS(B) in the title bar you can use this to hide it. Excel 97-2003: WindowHide Excel 2007 : On the View tab in the window group choose Hide Then close Excel and say Yes to save the changes to your PERSONAL file. -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Kathy" wrote in message ... Thanks Ron. I'm pretty new at this so pardon my ignorance. I did not hide again after deleting the macro. I don't know how to hide the personal workbook file again - when I go up to the windows pull down menu now, it's referencing the file currently open. I found the path in visual basic as you said. But now what do I do once I have this path? (The file is there because I unhid it, right? So I shouldnn't have to make a new file, right? ) Thanks! kathy -- Kathy "Ron de Bruin" wrote: See http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm You not have to unhide the personal file to delete a macro Have you hide the file again after you delete the macro ? On the page above you find the path to the file -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Kathy" wrote in message ... Hi, I created a couple of macros in excel, and they worked great. Woo-hoo! And I did stored in my personal workbook so I could use them as new spreadsheets come to me that I need to format. But then I decided to delete one. It said I had to €śunhide€ť a sheet or workbook (cant remember). So I went up to €świndows€ť pull down, chose €śunhide€ť, and up comes a sheet called €śpersonal workbook€ť or something like that. So then it let me delete the macro. Now this morning I go into my macros, and theyre all gone (ok I only had 2, but still€¦). So Ill just re-create them €“ no big deal. So now when I try to record a new macro I get the message €śpersonal macro workbook in the startup folder must remain open for recording a macro€ť €“ I have no idea what this means or how to get to the start up folder. Do you know? If not, do you know how I can restore defaults for this so I can start over and be able to record a macro? -- Kathy |
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Oh my God Ron you're a genius. Ok I will try to create the macro again and
let you know how that goes. So what's the general rule for hiding as far as macros go? You said I shouldn't have to unhide the workbook to delete a macro? But that's what it told me to do, so that's why I did it. Next time I will remember to hide it again once I delete the macro, if that happens again though, yes? Thanks Ron! -- Kathy "Ron de Bruin" wrote: Try this first When you open Excel and you see PERSONAL.XLS(B) in the title bar you can use this to hide it. Excel 97-2003: WindowHide Excel 2007 : On the View tab in the window group choose Hide Then close Excel and say Yes to save the changes to your PERSONAL file. -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Kathy" wrote in message ... Thanks Ron. I'm pretty new at this so pardon my ignorance. I did not hide again after deleting the macro. I don't know how to hide the personal workbook file again - when I go up to the windows pull down menu now, it's referencing the file currently open. I found the path in visual basic as you said. But now what do I do once I have this path? (The file is there because I unhid it, right? So I shouldnn't have to make a new file, right? ) Thanks! kathy -- Kathy "Ron de Bruin" wrote: See http://www.rondebruin.nl/personal.htm You not have to unhide the personal file to delete a macro Have you hide the file again after you delete the macro ? On the page above you find the path to the file -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Kathy" wrote in message ... Hi, I created a couple of macros in excel, and they worked great. Woo-hoo! And I did stored in my personal workbook so I could use them as new spreadsheets come to me that I need to format. But then I decided to delete one. It said I had to €śunhide€ť a sheet or workbook (cant remember). So I went up to €świndows€ť pull down, chose €śunhide€ť, and up comes a sheet called €śpersonal workbook€ť or something like that. So then it let me delete the macro. Now this morning I go into my macros, and theyre all gone (ok I only had 2, but still€¦). So Ill just re-create them €“ no big deal. So now when I try to record a new macro I get the message €śpersonal macro workbook in the startup folder must remain open for recording a macro€ť €“ I have no idea what this means or how to get to the start up folder. Do you know? If not, do you know how I can restore defaults for this so I can start over and be able to record a macro? -- Kathy |
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