I would imagine it takes whatever the last setting was in Windows
Explorer / My Computer
If you open Windows Explorer, sort the directory listing by Name, then I
assume that is what Excel will use when you use FileOpen

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Regards

Roger Govier


"gunga" wrote in message
...

Thanks Roger.

Do you know if it is possible to change the default though so that the
Name
order appears every time I seek to open a file?


"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi

Click on Name in the header above the file list. This will then sort
by
name instead of date.
You will see a small arrow alongside name pointing either up or down.
Clicking Name again acts as a toggle and you can change the sort from
Ascending to Descending.

The same applies to each of the other headers, Size, Type, Date or
whatever other attribute you have allocated to the title bar.

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Regards

Roger Govier


"gunga" wrote in message
...
When I want to open a file in Excel the files list in Date Used
order.

Does anyone know if I can change the Default for the Explorer so
that
when I
hit the Icon to Open a File the "Open Box" shows the files listed
in
alphabetical order.

Thanks