Excel: Avoiding "Save Changes" Dialog when Closing Document

Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
Article ID: Q31700

SUMMARY

To close a document through a macro and have Excel automatically save the document (without bringing up the dialog box: "Do you want to save changes?"), do the following:

   =CLOSE(TRUE)

To close a document through a macro and not save any changes made, use

   =CLOSE(FALSE)

MORE INFORMATION

In Excel versions 1.00-1.06, there is no parameter for the CLOSE function. To close a document through a macro and have it save automatically in these versions, use the following:

   =SAVE()
   =CLOSE()

To close a document and not save the changes through a macro in versions 1.00-1.06, use:

   =ERROR(FALSE)
   =CLOSE()
   =ERROR(TRUE)

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Additional reference words: 1.00 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.50 2.20 3.00

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
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