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Release OfficeIMO-v3.5.3
Language: C# Updated: 2026-11-03
Cmdlet

Set-OfficeExcelActiveSheet

Aliases: ExcelActiveSheet
Module
PSWriteOffice
Aliases
ExcelActiveSheet
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Excel.ExcelDocument
Outputs
OfficeIMO.Excel.ExcelSheet System.Management.Automation.PSObject

Sets the worksheet that opens as the active sheet.

Syntax

Set-OfficeExcelActiveSheet
[-PassThru]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Context
Set-OfficeExcelActiveSheet
[-PassThru]
[-Path] <String>
[-Sheet <String>]
[-SheetIndex <Int32>]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Path
Set-OfficeExcelActiveSheet
-Document <ExcelDocument>
[-PassThru]
[-Sheet <String>]
[-SheetIndex <Int32>]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Document

Examples

Open the workbook on the Summary sheet.

$sheet = Set-OfficeExcelActiveSheet -Path .\Report.xlsx -Sheet Summary -PassThru
Get-OfficeExcelWorksheetView -Path .\Report.xlsx -Sheet $sheet.Name |
    Select-Object SheetName, View, TopLeftCell

Updates workbook view state so spreadsheet applications open on Summary.

Parameters

-PassThru SwitchParameter optional
Emit the activated worksheet.
-Path String requiredposition: 0aliases: FilePath, InputPathsets: Path
Workbook path to update.
-Sheet String optionalaliases: WorksheetNamesets: Path, Document
Worksheet name to activate. Defaults to the current sheet inside an ExcelSheet block.
-SheetIndex Int32 optionalsets: Path, Document
Zero-based worksheet index to activate.
-Document ExcelDocument requiredpipeline: True (ByValue)sets: Document
Workbook to operate on outside the DSL context.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.