Attaching Auto_Open Macros to Templates in Excel 3.00

Last reviewed: November 4, 1994
Article ID: Q68722

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SUMMARY

Auto_Open and Auto_Close macros defined on a template will be defined on every new sheet based on that template.

MORE INFORMATION

In the example below, the macro sheet EXAMPLE.XLM contains the following macros:

   A1: Start_Up
   A2: =ALERT("Good Morning",1)
   A3: =RETURN()

On the template MYFILES.XLT, Auto_Open has been defined as "=EXAMPLE.XLM!Start_Up".

Each time a new sheet is created based on the template MYFILES.XLT, the Auto_Open macro Start_Up will run, displaying the an Alert box with the message "Good Morning".

REFERENCES

"User's Guide 1," version 4.0,page 81 "Microsoft Excel User's Guide," version 3.0, page 555

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Last reviewed: November 4, 1994
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