Microsoft KB Archive/111088

= Documents Closed in Restored State Open Maximized =

Article ID: 111088

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2005

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95a
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q111088



SUMMARY
In the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above, the state in which a window is opened is based on the state of the last window that was closed. Because of this behavior, you may find that files that were saved in a restored state are opened in a maximized state, and vice versa.

Whether or not a window is maximized when you open it is an attribute of the Microsoft Excel workspace. An exception to this is if the workbook's window has been protected.

This behavior is different from earlier versions of Microsoft Excel for Windows.



MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel when a file is open, the window will appear in one of two states:   In this state    The window occupies this portion of the screen ---  Maximized        The entire application window. The filename appears in the title bar as "Microsoft Excel - BOOK1.XLS." Restored        Some portion smaller than the entire application> window. The filename appears as "BOOK1.XLS." Note also that if one file's window is maximized, all of the other open windows are also maximized. If you open another file, its window will also be maximized.

If a file opens in a maximized view, you can restore it by choosing Restore from the document control menu or by pressing CTRL+F5. The window will return to its last saved size.

If a file opens restored but should open maximized, maximize the window by choosing Maximize from the Document control menu or by pressing CTRL+F10. The window for the file (and all other open windows) will be maximized.

To protect the workbook's window, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, point to Protection and then click Protect Workbook.
 * 2) If you would like to prevent people from unprotecting this workbook, type a password.
 * 3) Select the Windows check box and click OK.
 * 4) If you typed a password in step 2, you will be prompted to reenter the password. Type the password again and click OK.

Additional query words: xl97 XL

Keywords: KB111088

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.