================================= Thanks, Dave, for your response. But the leaving of Excel open after the last workbook close did not happen to me in 2003: Excel itself was also closed; that's why it has become frustrating in 2007. ================================= I'm currently using 2003. My implementation stays open unless you explicitly close it. Closing the last (or only) spreadsheet does not close the program. For me, every other Windows program, those by MS including Word, Access, FrontPage, PowerPoint and Publisher. However, it might be possible to configure them to work otherwise. But that's how they work on my particular PC. ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************