Dim xlWorkBookName As String xlWorkBookName = "WorkbookName.xlsm" Dim xlApp As Excel.Application Set xlApp = CreateObject("excel.application") Dim pathExcel As String pathExcel = Visio.ActiveDocument.Path & xlWorkBookName Dim XlWrkBook As Excel.Workbook Set XlWrkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(FileName:=pathExcel) xlApp.Visible = True Dim XlWrkSheet As Excel.Worksheet Set XlWrkSheet = XlWrkBook.Sheets.Item("WorksheetName") XlWrkSheet.Activate