Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 28, 2023)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Tony is looking for a way to put buttons on the toolbar that will open regularly used Excel workbooks, without the use of a macro.
Most people use custom toolbar buttons to initiate macros, including macros that open new workbooks. Here, for instance, is a simple macro that could be used to get the desired results:
Public Sub OpenMyWorkbook() Workbooks.Open _ Filename:="D:\Data\MyWorkbook.xls", _ UpdateLinks:=False End Sub
All you need to do is change the name of the macro and the name of the file you want to open, and you've got a great way to open specific workbooks. If you don't want to use the macro (and many people, such as Tony, prefer not to), then you can follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Commands tab of the Customize dialog box.
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