I need to understand how Custom Views are associated with Workbooks or
Worksheets in Excel. I have an application where I am wanting to define some
Custom Views that can be applied to different workbooks. If I create
different workbooks over time that have the same name, will the Custom View
apply to the differnt workbooks, assuming they are named the same?

Stu

Custom Views are saved with the workbook and are not available for others.

These views will be available to other workbooks only if the workbooks are
created from the same Template.

Open a new workbook. Customize Views as you wish. 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

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

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).


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 17:40:02 -0700, Stu W wrote:

I need to understand how Custom Views are associated with Workbooks or
Worksheets in Excel. I have an application where I am wanting to define some
Custom Views that can be applied to different workbooks. If I create
different workbooks over time that have the same name, will the Custom View
apply to the differnt workbooks, assuming they are named the same?

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP