Personal.xls is a hidden worksheet, so take a look at Window / Unhide and see if
it is there.

You usually store bits of macro code and other snippets in there, but leave it
hidden as a general rule.

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 00/02/03

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"Shatin" wrote in message
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My understanding is that the personal.xls is supposed to open at start up
automatically. Don't know why but my doesn't. It's placed in this directory:

c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\XLSTART\

So I choose "Tools|Option|General|At start up, open all files in: " and put
the above path into the textbox. Still the same result, personal.xls just
won't be opened at start up.

I wonder what the problem is. Have I changed some setting inadvertently?




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