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Name: LouSharon
Date: April 7, 2005 at 08:52:41 Pacific
OS: Win2k SP4
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Hi All,

With MS Word my VB macros are available in all my documents, not true with Excel Workbooks.

Is there a way to make my Excel VB macros available to multiple workbooks without doing a copy/paste?

Thank You in Advance for Your Help,

Lou



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Name: Grok Lobster
Date: April 7, 2005 at 10:21:44 Pacific
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They should be available. Is your macroworkbook in the XLStart folder? Are the macros general enough to run on whatever the active workbook is?


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Name: LouSharon
Date: April 7, 2005 at 11:19:41 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Grok,

Thanks for your reply!

Are the macros general enough to run on whatever the active workbook is?
Yes, definately!

Is your macroworkbook in the XLStart folder?
Not sure what you mean by this.
I started a new workbook saved it on a network drive. I wrote a couple of macros and thought that it would be really useful if they were available to other workbooks I may create in the future.

I just Googled macroworkbook and it looks like I can find what I need to set this up.

Thanks

Lou


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Response Number 3
Name: Bryco
Date: April 7, 2005 at 13:58:29 Pacific
Reply:

When creating a macro you have the option to save it to the Personal workbook that makes them available all the time for the user.

You can also open the workbook that contains the macro to make it available in other open workbooks.

HTH
Bryan


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Response Number 4
Name: LouSharon
Date: April 7, 2005 at 17:01:23 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Grok and Bryan! I managed to get it working without very much difficulty.

Here are the links I found helpful in case someone else is looking

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010872961033.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B141576



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