Microsoft KB Archive/211488

= XL2000: Clicking Microsoft Excel on Taskbar Does Not Work =

Article ID: 211488

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition 

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This article was previously published under Q211488





SYMPTOMS
When you click the Microsoft Excel button on the taskbar in Microsoft Windows NT, version 4.0, the screen flashes and Microsoft Excel is not activated.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if all of the following conditions are true:


 * You are working in the Visual Basic Editor.

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 * The Object Browser is the active window within the Visual Basic Editor.

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 * You are using Microsoft Windows NT, version 4.0, or Microsoft Windows 2000.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98.

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WORKAROUND
To switch to Microsoft Excel, use any of the following methods:


 * Press ALT+TAB until the Microsoft Excel icon is selected, and then release both keys.

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 * Click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel on the File menu.

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 * Activate a different window (such as a module or userform window) within the Visual Basic Editor. Then, click the Microsoft Excel button on the taskbar.

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

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MORE INFORMATION
Under normal circumstances, you can click the Microsoft Excel button on the taskbar whenever you want to switch to Microsoft Excel. This does 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 switch to Microsoft Excel by clicking its button on the taskbar.

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