Excel 2000: suppress new document on excel startup

[green fox]

Is there any way to keep excel from opening a blank document when it starts?
I'm stuck using excel 2000 for a while on one of my machines, and it's
irritating.

 

[Bob I]

Help in Excel 2003 garners this bit, perhaps it is the same for 2000

To start Excel and Prevent display of the Excel startup screen and a new
blank workbook

Type /e or /embedded

 

[Gord Dibben]

Go to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Folder Options>File Types

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE9\EXCEL.EXE" /e

You must have the double quotes and the <space>/e prevents a new blank book from
opening.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 6 May 2008 05:16:04 -0700, green fox <green