Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish.........group the sheets before
setup so's all sheets get same settings.

FileSave As Type: scroll down to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name
your workbook "BOOK"(no quotes). Excel will add the .XLT to save as
BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for FileNew or the Toolbar button
FileNew or CTRL + n

WARNING................Do not use FileNew...Blank Workbook or you will get
the Excel default workbook.

NOTE: Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings.

You can also open a new workbook and delete all but one sheet. Customize as
you wish then save this as SHEET.XLT in XLSTART folder also. It now becomes
the default InsertSheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no quotes).

Instructions are for Excel 2003 and earlier.

2007 is similar except you would save as BOOK.xltx

New File Icon or CTRL + n in 2007.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:31:01 -0700, Bill
wrote:

How do you change the default settings on a new excel doc so that when you
open a new doc it contains the settings (especially the page set-ups) you
want? I can change the settings on the doc which opens @ start-up, but once
I'm in excel, when I open a new doc it doesn't have the setting I need.