Hi Joyce

to use a template you don't open it and save it, you open a new workbook
based on the template ... so starting from scratch the process is
create a workbook
save it as a template - file / save as ... change save as type to
template - leave the location to whatever excel defaults to
close the file

to use it
file /new
on 2003 choose
On My Computer under Templates on the task pane
choose your template OK
and excel will create a new workbook based on your template

hope this helps


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Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
"joyce" wrote in message
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I run office 2003 and have created an Excel workbook and saved it as a
"template" in a folder on the desk top. I have now opened this template
and
attempted to re-save it as an "Excel work book " in a new folder so as to
use
it, but when I close this new work book copy it closes as a "file" not a
work
book. What is happening here and how do I get excel to save it as a new
"workbook"
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JB