Microsoft KB Archive/109111

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XL: Book1 Disappears When You Open a Previously Saved File

Last reviewed: March 27, 1997
Article ID: Q109111

5.00 7.00 | 5.00

WINDOWS   | MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, the new workbook ("Book1" in Microsoft Windows, or "Workbook1" on the Macintosh) is automatically closed if no changes have been made to it when you open a previously saved file. This behavior is by design.

This behavior differs from that of previous versions of Microsoft Excel, in which the new worksheet (Sheet1) is not automatically closed when you open a previously saved file.

MORE INFORMATION

When you start Microsoft Excel, a new workbook, called "Book1" (or "Workbook1" on the Macintosh), is created so that you can immediately begin using Microsoft Excel.

If you open a previously saved file before making any changes to "Book1" (or "Workbook1"), Microsoft Excel closes "Book1" (or "Workbook1") without any prompts or alerts. It is designed in this way because if you immediately open a previously saved file after starting Microsoft Excel, it is reasonable to assume that you are probably not going to use "Book1" (or "Workbook1"). For this reason, Microsoft Excel closes "Book1" (or "Workbook1") if you have not made any changes to it.

NOTE: This behavior is identical to the behavior used by Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0: if you open a previously saved file and you have not made any changes to Document1 (the automatically created new document), Document1 is automatically closed.

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