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Default Change Startup Settings

For first question...............

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish. FileSave
As Type: scroll down to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name your workbook
"BOOK"(no quotes). Excel will add the .XLT to save as BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for FileNew or the Toolbar button FileNew

Do not use FileNew...Blank Workbook or you will get the Excel default workbook.

Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings.

You can also open a new workbook and delete all but one sheet. Customize as
you wish then save this as SHEET.XLT in XLSTART folder also. It now becomes
the default InsertSheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no quotes).

For second question.........I have not heard of a method of changing the default
on these.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP


On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:38:11 -0400, Slave2Six
wrote:


Is there a way to change the startup settings so that gridlines are
never showing in a new document?

I also would like to modify the formatting toolbar so that I don't have
to reset the font color and fill color every time I open a new
document.

Are these possible?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP