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JohnWerth
Level 2

QB Desktop Excel Export unhides Task Bar

I often have multiple Excel files open to do my job.  I export a QB Desktop Premier 2020 Report to Excel, the hidden taskbar appears and will NOT away.  At first the Excel Item pulses like heartbeat, the stops like Figure 1Excel issue 1.JPG

 and exported file goes to last Window to Open when ALT-TAB-ing to open. 

 

When I click on Excel icon in taskbar, exported Excel file and any/all open Excel files in background show up as orange like figure 2

Excel issue 2.JPG

I have to click ALL orange Excel files to bring to forefront (or Alt-Tab and bring to forefront) for them to not be orange.  Only when all NOT orange is when Task Bar FINALLY auto-hides again.   This is extremely annoying!!

 

I hope you can follow, but if you are having the problem, I bet you will get the drift.

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AlcaeusF
Moderator

QB Desktop Excel Export unhides Task Bar

Hi @JohnWerth,

 

I appreciate you for getting in touch with us about the Excel program. I would feel the same way too in that situation if there are additional steps that need to be done to hide them.


Based on the screenshots, the unusual behavior is related to the Excel program. This usually happens when multiple workbooks are running at the same time.

 

To resolve the issue, I recommend contacting the Microsoft Support Team. They have the necessary tools to fix the problem going on from the taskbar specific to Excel.

 

For additional reference, you can use the following article to learn how to get the latest version of an exported report while in Excel: Export reports as Excel workbooks in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

Leave a comment below if you have other concerns related to the reports from QuickBooks. The Community and I will be around to help you.   

JohnWerth
Level 2

QB Desktop Excel Export unhides Task Bar

Oh great, pass the buck.  

BigRedConsulting
Community Champion

QB Desktop Excel Export unhides Task Bar

I agree with @AlcaeusF 

 

This is a Windows issue and/or Office/Excel issue. There's likely nothing QB can do to change this behavior, which is probably as designed. I expect that if some other app called Excel and created a new workbook, the same thing would happen.

JohnWerth
Level 2

QB Desktop Excel Export unhides Task Bar

BigRed, your "ya what @AlcaeusF  said" reply offers no value.  Your "likely  ... probably ... I expect ..." proves your reply has no merit, no insight, so logically is solely to get rack up Intuit points on responding.  New to trying to use this forum to get answers, I am very disappointed.

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