Thanks. It was the second case and it worked perfectly.
Thanks again
Blair

"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message
...
You will be in the Folder in which the first file is located when you open
it.

Or do you mean when you start Excel then FileOpen and pick a file?

In that case in ToolsOptionsGeneral enter a path in "Default file
location"


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:35:55 -0000, "bm" wrote:

How do I arrange when I open the first file to be in the right area of my
system?
Blair