Thanks for all the information,

Ricki

"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message
...
Ricki

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

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

NOTE: 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).


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:26:31 -0500, "Ricki Miles"
wrote:

I am working in Office 2003. I would like to customize my default
workbook
so that whether I start Excel or go to File, New to use a blank workbook,
the margins, headers, etc are always the same. If I create the workbook
and
save it as Book.xls in the XLStart folder, only the initial workbook seems
to hold the settings. How can I change the default workbook for all new
workbooks?

TIA,

Ricki