How to close and reopen active workbook?
In this article, I introduce some methods on quickly closing and reopening the active workbook.
Shortcut to close and reopen active workbook
VBA to close and reopen active workbook
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Shortcut to close and reopen active workbook

Here are some shortcuts that can close and reopen the current workbook.
Close active workbook
Alt + F + C
If there are some changes before you close the workbook, a dialog pops out to remind you whether to save, press Enter key to save and close the dialog.
Reopen the workbook
Alt + F + R +1 for Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010/2013/2016.
Alt + F+ R + Y1 + Enter for other Microsoft Office versions.
VBA to close and reopen active workbook
VBA also can close and reopen active workbook.
1. Press Alt + F11 keys to enable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. Click Insert > Module and paste below code to the script.
VBA: Save and close and reopen active workbook
Sub SaveCloseReOpen() 'UpdatebyExtendoffice20171128 ThisWorkbook.save Application.Workbooks.Open(ThisWorkbook.FullName) End Sub
3. Press F5 key to run the code.
Note:
If you want to directly close and reopen active workbook without saving, use below code:
Sub Reopen() 'UpdatebyExtendoffice20171128 ThisWorkbook.Saved = True ThisWorkbook.ChangeFileAccess xlReadOnly, , False Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:01") ThisWorkbook.ChangeFileAccess xlReadWrite, , True End Sub
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