Tired of opening Excel from your desktop shortcut and seeing an empty workbook? Then follow these step-by-step instructions to create an application that will not display an empty workbook.
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If you normally launch Excel 2002 by clicking a shortcut on your desktop, you may not want to see an empty workbook. To prevent Excel from displaying an empty workbook when it is started, follow these steps:
- In Windows Explorer, go to \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Shortcut bar\Office and delete the existing shortcut for Excel. (In Excel 2003, go to \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Shortcut bar\Office.)
- In Windows Explorer, go to \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10. Then, right-click the EXCEL.exe icon and select Create Shortcut. (In Excel 2003, go to \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11. Then, right-click the EXCEL.exe icon and select Create Shortcut.)
- Right-click the shortcut icon and select Properties.
- In the Shortcut tab, add a space, followed by the /e switch to the path in the Target box. For example, in Excel 2002, the entry in the Target box would be: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.exe" /e
- Click OK.
When you double-click the Excel shortcut icon, the application will open without displaying a blank workbook.
Source: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/open-excel-without-a-blank-workbook/
Source: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/open-excel-without-a-blank-workbook/
