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XL2000: Macro to Tile Windows Does Not Work with Minimized Window


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Symptoms

When you run a macro that tiles windows of open workbooks, you do not receive the results you expect.

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Cause

This behavior occurs if one of the open windows is minimized.

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Workaround

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You can run the following example macro without getting an error message; however, the macro does not tile windows if any open window in the program is minimized:
Sub test()
  Application.Windows.Arrange ArrangeStyle:=xlArrangeStyleTiled
End Sub
				
To tile the windows, use the following macro:
Sub test()
  For Each x in Workbooks
     x.Activate
     ActiveWindow.WindowState=xlNormal
  Next x
  Application.Windows.Arrange ArrangeStyle:=xlArrangeStyleTiled
End Sub
				

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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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References

For more information about tiling windows, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type arrange method in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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Keywords: KB211880, kbprogramming, kbpending, kbcode, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 211880
Revision : 7
Created on : 11/23/2006
Published on : 11/23/2006
Exists online : False
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