Dim excel As Object Set excel = CreateObject("Excel.Application") excel.Application.Visible = True excel.Application.UserControl = False excel.Workbooks.Open "C:\test.xls" Dim i As Integer For i = 1 To excel.Sheets.Count excel.Sheets(i).Cells(1, 1).Value = "Test" Next i 'excel.Run "Macro" excel.ActiveWorkBook.Close False excel.Quit Set excel = Nothing