XL97: How to Create a Startup Screen with a UserForm

In Microsoft Excel 97, you can use a custom UserForm and a Visual Basic for Applications macro to create a startup screen (splash screen). This article describes how to create a custom splash screen for a specific workbook.

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1. Start the Visual Basic Editor and insert a UserForm.
   
   Note that Microsoft Excel 97 uses UserForms instead of dialog sheets.
2. In the Project window, right-click the ThisWorkbook Object, and click View Code.
3. In the module, type the following code:

         Private Sub Workbook_Open()
             UserForm1.Show
         End Sub
   						

4. In the Project window, right-click the UserForm1 Object and click View Code.
5. Type the following example code:

         Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
             Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:05")
             UserForm1.Hide
         End Sub
   						

6. Switch to Microsoft Excel and save the workbook.
7. Close and reopen the workbook.

When you reopen the workbook, the form appears for 5 seconds, and then disappears.

For additional information about creating a splash screen in Microsoft Excel 5.0 or 7.0, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: