Excel.Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp.md

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Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp method (Excel)	vbaxl10.chm133074	vbaxl10.chm133074	Excel.Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp	e11d8165-5aad-2b1d-f9d1-797038d96afb	04/04/2019	medium

Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp method (Excel)

Activates a Microsoft application. If the application is already running, this method activates the running application. If the application isn't running, this method starts a new instance of the application.

Syntax

expression.ActivateMicrosoftApp (Index)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Index	Required	XlMSApplication	Specifies the Microsoft application to activate.

Example

This example starts and activates Word.

Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp xlMicrosoftWord

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