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Select worksheet from data in Cell A1 not from Sheet Name

Is it possible to select a worksheet from text that is in Cell A1?

Reason: Sheet names are often different but Cell A1 will always be consistant, So, if the text I am looking for is Document it could be on any of the worksheets I need to select A1 on the Worksheet with Document in A1 when my Macro opens the Workbook,

Possible???????

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Rgonzo1971

Hi,

You could try (but beware of duplicates) in your worbook module

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    For Each sh In Me.Worksheets
       If sh.Range("A1") = "Document" Then
           sh.Range("A1").Activate
       End If
    Next
End Sub

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Regards
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Hi Rgonzo1971

thanks for getting back so quickly. Unfortunately it does not seem to work.

I open the workbook which open on Sheet1, the macro then runs and ends but stays on sheet1 whereas it should end up on Sheet 4
Hi,

Sorry let's try

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    For Each sh In Me.Worksheets
       If sh.Range("A1") = "Document" Then
            sh.Activate
            Range("A1").Activate
       End If
    Next
End Sub

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Unfortunately that is not working either. I have also gone to the sheet that I want to start at and placed the curser in a random cell expecting the macro to go to A1.... but nope. Bizzare
Hi,

pls try example

TestOpen.xlsm

Regards
I presume your file works because the macro is in that file whereas my macro is in a different workbook.

In my workbook I need to open a file that was saved down by someone else [which is a new file every day] and when my workbook opens the file that is when I need it to find the Sheet with the text Document,

I guess this is more complicated as I am not sure I can call a private sub from within my Macro. Or can I?
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Rgonzo1971.

Still not working,

Think we are going to have to give up on this one I have taken up too much of your time already.

Regards
I forgot to say that you have to close both files and reopen it to function

regards
just a thought, when I open the file my macro is not then going to your code. What makes my Macro call your code?
My code initilize application events when you open it then every time you open a workbook the

App_WorkbookOpen code will be fired

Regards
Rgonzo1971

I cannot get this to do what I want it to do, but, it is a macro I will be able to use under different curcumstances so I am going to accept