XL97: Clicking Microsoft Excel on Taskbar Does Not Work
Article ID: 159230
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition, when used with:
This article was previously published under Q159230
SYMPTOMS
When you click the Microsoft Excel button on the Taskbar in Microsoft
Windows NT, version 4.0, the screen flashes and Microsoft Excel 97 is not
activated.
CAUSE
This will occur if all of the following conditions are true:
- You are working in the Visual Basic Editor.
-and-
- The Object Browser is the active window with the Visual Basic Editor.
-and-
- You are using Microsoft Windows NT, version 4.0.
WORKAROUND
To activate Microsoft Excel 97, either:
- Press and hold the ALT key and press TAB until the Microsoft Excel icon
is selected, and then release both keys.
-or-
- Click Close And Return To Microsoft Excel on the File menu.
-or-
- Activate a different window (such as a module or userform window)
within the Visual Basic Editor. Then click Microsoft Excel's button
on the Taskbar.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Under normal circumstances, you can click the Microsoft Excel button on the
Taskbar whenever you want to activate Microsoft Excel's window. This will
not work, however, when you are using the Visual Basic Editor and the
Object Browser is the active window. If a module, userform, or any other
window is the active window, you can activate Microsoft Excel 97 by
clicking its button on the Taskbar.
NOTE: This problem does not occur in Microsoft Windows 95.
Additional query words: 8.00 97 XL97 task bar
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