XL: Workspace Doesn't Retain Window Size

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you open a workspace (*.xlw) file in Microsoft Excel, the window state is not retained. Instead, the windows appear in the restored state.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you maximize the windows in a workspace, save the workspace file, and then reopen the file.

WORKAROUND

To open a workspace file with maximized windows, do either of the following:

• Manually maximize the active window by clicking the Maximize button in the upper-right corner of the document window.

      -or-
  

• Create a Visual Basic for Applications macro that automatically maximizes the active window when you open the workbook.

Macro Example

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   Sub Auto_Open()
       ActiveWindow.WindowState = xlMaximized
   End Sub

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