Can you describe what you mean by a "scrap file" and "scrap object"?
Those phrases have no meaning in the context of Excel.

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Chip Pearson
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:46:04 -0800, eric
wrote:

Why is creating a new excel spreadsheet being saved as a scrap file or scrap
object?

How do I prevent it from happening again?

Thanks