How to make a macro that automatically starts when you open a workbook in Excel 2000

One way to automatically run a macro when you open a workbook is to use the Workbook_Open event in Microsoft Excel. Workbook_Open is a built-in workbook event that runs its macro code each time you manually open the workbook.

The following example uses the Workbook_Open event to run a macro when you open the workbook.

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Example

1. Save and close all open workbooks.
2. Open a new workbook, and then start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
3. Press CTRL+R to switch to the Project Explorer window.
4. In the Project Explorer window, right-click the ThisWorkbook object, and click View Code on the shortcut menu.
5. In the module, type the following code:

   Private Sub Workbook_Open()
       Msgbox Date
       Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value = Date
   End Sub
   					

6. Switch to Microsoft Excel and save the workbook.
7. Close and reopen the workbook.
   
   When you open the file again, Excel runs the Workbook_Open macro, which displays today's date in a message box.
8. Click OK in the message box.

Note, cell A1 on Sheet1 also contains the date as a result of the macro being run.

For additional information about using auto macros and events, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about how to use an auto open event, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type workbook object events in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.