Save it as a template (XLT) file, and then double-click it. If you OPEN a
template, you're editing the template. Default double-click action on a
template is "new file from template". So you either have to use File--New
or you have to double-click it to get a "copy" of the template and it'll
force you to save as a new file.
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Lesley" wrote in message
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How do you get template to reopen as an identical copy of the original
template so it can be edited and resaved as a standard spreadsheet
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Lesley