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Startup Workbook
First, there's a windows setting that you can toggle to make sure you can see
the extensions. (It could make it easier to know what's going on.) Open Windows explorer tools|Folder Options|View Tab Scroll down to make sure that "hide extensions for known file types" is not checked. ========== If you have book.xls in your XLStart folder, excel knows that you want that file opened when you start excel. That file will be called book.xls (you'll see book in the title bar if you don't have extensions showing). But when I have book.xls in my XLStart folder, then excel doesn't create a new workbook based on book1.xlt (that template file). Are you sure you don't have another XLStart on your pc? Kent wrote: Dave, No the workbook is not actually named book1.xls, it just shows as book1. I tried searching for a book1.xls or book.xls on my computer and cannot find one. What I don't understand is why if put only a book.xls file in my XLSTART folder, I get 2 files at start up, a book and a book1. The book file has my preferred format, book1 has the defaults. If I put only a book.xlt in XLSTART, I only get one file but it is book1 with the default format. If I have book.xlt in XLSTART, I do get my preferred format whenever I create a new workbook, it is only the startup file that is a problem. Thanks, Kent "Dave Peterson" wrote: Is that workbook really named book1.xls--with the extension? If yes, then excel is opening a workbook named book1.xls. Put this in any unused cell: =cell("filename",a1) And make note of the location. Close excel. Move or delete that file and restart excel to test it. Kent wrote: Dave, I tried that but no luck. On my previous laptop I had book.xlt with my preferred format in my XLSTART folder and when Excel started the default format was what I wanted. Now no matter what I do I get a book1.xls file with the wrong format when I open Excel. Thanks, Kent "Dave Peterson" wrote: Move startup.xls out of your XLStart folder. But save a copy as Book.xlt (a template) in your XLStart folder. If you really have book1.xls in your XLStart folder, move it somewhere else. Book.xlt in the XLStart folder is the template that excel uses to create a new workbook when you click on that New Icon on the standard toolbar. Kent wrote: I tried that and I now get 2 workbooks opening at startup. The startup.xls file has my preferred formating but the book1.xls has the Excel defaults. Do you know how I can make the default file not appear at startup? Thanks, Kent "Gord Dibben" wrote: Kent Book.xlt will not open upon startup. This is a Template(*.xlt) and only appears when adding a new workbook. Make a copy of that book.xlt and save as a regular *.xls file........startup.xls Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........ C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:03:02 -0700, Kent wrote: I have preferred format for my start-up workbook. I have it saved in the book.xlt file the XLSTART folder. I recently changed machines. I save my book.xlt to the xlstart folder but I now get a different file when excel starts up. The book.xlt works fine when adding a new workbook, the only problem is the startup file. Any ideas? -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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