DG

Go to StartSettingsFolderOptionsFile Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced"OpenEdit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the sp/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:06:27 -0500, Dave Peterson wrote:

Next guess...

Check to see if there's something in your XLStart folder. Maybe there's a
workbook that doesn't belong. Try moving everything out of there (with excel
closed) and then restart excel to test.



DG wrote:

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the response.

I looked in the Properties of my desktop icon as you
suggest...that's where I normally start Excel from.
Under the "Shortcut" tab the "Target" box is greyed out
with the following in it..."MicroSoft Office 2000
Premium" (w/o the quotes). No "/e" there or in any of
the other options.

What next?

Don

-----Original Message-----
One way to stop excel from opening with a new book
visible is to change the
shortcut that you use to start excel.

If you check your shortcut (rightclick on it and select
properties), look to see
if there's a "/e" (w/o the quotes) at the end of the
Target box.



DG wrote:

Would really like to know what I did and how to correct
it...??

When I open Excel now, it opens, but not to a new book,
no to any book. It use to open to a new book. Not
sure
what I did, but have looked for a setup for this and
can't find one. Any help would be appreciated.

DG

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Dave Peterson

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