Thanks a lot, Gord. It appears that no way one can easily replace the
"standard-standard" template

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Max

The Blank workbook that opens using File New...(note ellipsis)Blank Workbook
is not the BOOK.XLT you stored in the XLSTART folder.

I use the other FileNew command(the one without the ellipsis...) or the New
File button on the Toolbar. Either of those will give you your default
BOOK.XLT directly from your XLSTART folder.

If not on your File Menu, go to ToolsCustomizeCommandsFile and drag the
"New" command to the File Menu.

Check out the descriptions of the two "New" commands while you're there. You
will see the difference between the two.

Also check out this search thread............watch out for line-wrap.

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...6a5de5e0f9dc9f


Gord Dibben Excel MVP




On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:09:02 -0800, Max wrote:

None of the ways suggested in various manuals work. I've tried to create the
following files in different folders (XLSTART, TEMPLATES, etc.):
- book.xlt and xls
- workbook.xlt and xls

but Excel does not recognise them as a default tepmlate for new workbooks

help please

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP