Microsoft KB Archive/305694

= XL2000: ALT+TAB Does Not Trigger Workbook_WindowActivate Event =

Article ID: 305694

Article Last Modified on 9/12/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q305694



SYMPTOMS
When you press ALT+TAB to switch between workbooks, Workbook_WindowActivate and Workbook_WindowDeactivate events are not triggered.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the Windows in Taskbar check box is selected (on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the View tab).



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name 14-SEP-2001 20:27              1,850,836  Excel.msp After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name 14-SEP-2001 07:49  9.0.0.5713  7,159,853  Excel.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).

Additional query words: SDI

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kboffice2000sp3fix kbhotfixserver KB305694

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