Auto_Open Macro Fails to Hide Floating Toolbars (142419)

WORKAROUND

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• Use a different method to open the workbook. This problem does not occur if you open the workbook by double-clicking it in File Manager (or in Windows Explorer) in Windows or if you use the Open command on the File menu in Microsoft Excel. -or-
  
  
• Use an Auto_Open macro that waits a few seconds before running the macro to hide all of the toolbars. For example, you could use the following macro:

        Sub Auto_Open()
           ' Run the macro HideToolbars 3 seconds from now.
           Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:03"), "HideToolbars"
        End Sub
  
        Sub HideToolbars()
           Dim Tbar as Object
           ' Hide all of the toolbars in Microsoft Excel
           For Each Tbar in Toolbars
              Tbar.Visible = false
           Next
       End Sub