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# Visual Basic Activate Method Unhides Hidden Windows

Article ID: 115775

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q115775

## SUMMARY

In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, the Activate method of the Windows object (Windows(1).Activate, for example) unhides a hidden workbook. However, if you use the Workbook object instead of the Windows object (Workbooks(1).Activate, for example), the hidden workbook will remain hidden.

## MORE INFORMATION

The Activate method activates the indicated object. When the object is a window, the Activate method will bring the window to the front. If the window is hidden, the Activate method will unhide the window object.
When the object is a workbook, the Activate method activates the first window associated with the workbook. However, if the workbook is hidden, the Activate method will NOT unhide the workbook object.
Neither of these procedures will run Auto_Activate or Auto_Deactivate macros (to run these types of macros, use the RunAutoMacros method).

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