You'll still want to keep book.xlt (not .xls) in that XLStart folder. That
template file will be the one with your colors in it.

Ps. You may have wanted that sheet.xlt (not .xls), too.

And instead of using File|New, just hit the New Icon on the Standard toolbar.

"*(((" wrote:

Thanks for your help. I saved BOOK as a template into the Startup
Folder. I edited my customized colors workbook to have just one sheet
and saved it as SHEET as a template into the Starup Folder.

Now, I have these in my startup folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Application
Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART
BOOK.xls
BOOK.xlt
SHEET.xls
SHEET.xlt

How did the *.xls files get in there? I promise I didn't do that!

I have these files next to the startup folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\
XLSTART (a folder)
Excel.xlb

When I start Excell, it automatically opens with just one sheet, not
with a workbook. The sheet has my colors in it. But when I choose
Insert Worksheet, I get the default (not my colors).

When I close all the sheets and Choose File New, I get a workbook
with two sheets and my colors. But when I Insert Worksheet, it too
brings up the default sheet and not my customized colors.

Fortunately, now when I open a new Sheet or a new Workbook and save
it, it defaults to MY DOCUMENTS. This is an improvement!

Can you help me with the remaining issues? Thank you!

PS: The TEMPLATES folder is empty!
C:\Documents and Settings\MyName\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates

Awaiting your responses with baited breath, I remain, yours truly,
*((( ~~~
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On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:43:03 -0700, "*(((" wrote:

I have reformatted the colors in Excel 2000. I've read the messages
about storing it in the Startup folder. But when I open a new
workbook, it tries to save over the one in the startup! That's not
what I want.

I want the template with the edited colors to be my default. I want
it to open as a new workbook, and I want it to save into my default
directory -- Data/Spreadsheets.

I also want, when I insert a new worksheet into the workbook, for the
worksheet with the edited colors to be inserted.

Can somebody help me?


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Awaiting your responses with baited breath, I remain, yours truly,
*((( ~~~
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Dave Peterson