Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: Opening a Workbook to a Specific Worksheet.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 1, 2025)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Marcus wonders if it is possible to somehow configure a workbook so that it opens on the same worksheet tab each time it is opened, rather than on the worksheet tab that was displayed when the workbook was last saved. The short answer is that you can do this—provided you use a macro. (There is no way to do it without a macro.)
The best approach is to use the Workbook_Open event handler that is automatically triggered whenever the workbook is opened:
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here:
Sub Workbook_Open()
Sheets("OpenToThisSheet").Activate
End Sub
All you need to do is replace OpenToThisSheet with the name of the worksheet you want displayed when the workbook opens. The event handler should be added as part of the ThisWorkbook module.
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2021-10-31 14:36:34
Alec W
Is there any way that this can be achieved with workbooks saved in SharePoint?
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