Excel Macro to Close All Open Worksheets Except for the Macro

Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
Article ID: Q66017

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0
Microsoft Excel for OS/2, versions 2.2, 3.0
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh version 2.x, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

To close all open worksheets except for the macro sheet in a macro, protect the macro sheet's window prior to executing the CLOSE.ALL function.

The following is an example:

   =ACTIVATE("MACRO1.XLM")
   =PROTECT.DOCUMENT(,TRUE)
   =CLOSE.ALL()
   =PROTECT.DOCUMENT(,FALSE)

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Additional reference words: 2.0 2.00 2.01 2.1 2.10 2.2 2.20 2.21 3.0
3.00 4.0 4.00 5.0 5.00

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Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
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