Hi Shady,

you need to save the template as an .xlt file so that Excel recognizes
that it is indeed an Excel Template. It is recommended to save the
templates in the default directory that Excel provies when you first
select the .xlt option in the Save As dialog.

After you save your template, goto File-- New and you should see your
newly created template there.

HTH

Fadi Chalouhi
http:\\www.chalouhis.com\XLBLOG

On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 04:39:01 -0700, "Shady"
wrote:

how do I create and use a new spreadsheet based on a template?

HTH

Fadi Chalouhi
http://www.chalouhis.com/XLBLOG