XL98: File Size Increases After Starting Visual Basic Editor

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the size of a workbook may increase after you save it if the following conditions are true:

• You start the Visual Basic Editor while you are editing the workbook.

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• The Visual Basic Editor is running when you open the workbook.

CAUSE

When you start the Visual Basic Editor, Microsoft Excel creates a Visual Basic module sheet for each worksheet and chart sheet in the workbook. The size of the workbook increases by approximately 1,500 to 3,000 bytes for each worksheet and chart sheet in the workbook.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use the following appropriate method.

If Your Workbook Does Not Contain Any Visual Basic Modules or UserForms

You can reduce the size of your file by following these steps:

1. If the workbook is currently open, save the workbook, and then close it.

2. Close the Visual Basic Editor if it is running.

3. Open the workbook.

4. Save the workbook.

If Your Workbook Contains Visual Basic Modules or UserForms

If you are using Visual Basic modules or UserForms in your workbook, then you can reduce the size of your file by deleting any unused worksheets. To delete an unused worksheet, follow these steps:

1. Activate the worksheet by clicking on its sheet tab.

2. On the Edit menu, click Delete Sheet and click OK.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.