Each time I open a template that I created, the number of text boxes
increase. I did not originally create the template with any textboxes. To
date the number of textboxes are in the thousands and are slowing the
worksheet down. To recreate the templates involves many many hours of work.
Is there a simple way to delete the textboxes that now number in the
thousands?

If the textboxes are the ONLY objects in the worksheet,
Try this:

Press the [F5] key.....(that's the shortcut to <edit<goto)
Click the [Special] button
Check: Objects
Click the [OK] button

That will select ALL of the objects on the sheet
Press the [Delete] key...(that will eliminate them)

Then...<file<save as...template

Note: That probably will not prevent more textboxes from generating upon
opening the file if there any AutoOpen macros that create them. Does the file
prompt you to enable macros?

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"textbox trouble" wrote:

Each time I open a template that I created, the number of text boxes
increase. I did not originally create the template with any textboxes. To
date the number of textboxes are in the thousands and are slowing the
worksheet down. To recreate the templates involves many many hours of work.
Is there a simple way to delete the textboxes that now number in the
thousands?