I have created a default template, BOOK.xlt with all the settings the way I
want them and placed it in folder XLSTART. However, when I start Excel, it
automatically opens a new document called BOOK.xlt. I only want it to open a
new document when I click the NEW icon or select NEW off the file menu. How
can I stop opening a new document automatically. Of course, when I click the
NEW button, I want the new document to be based on the default template

Did you save the book.xlt as a template?

No chance that you saved a file as book.xlt.xls, is there?

I'd use windows search to look for every book.xl* that I could find, too.

GKW in GA wrote:

I have created a default template, BOOK.xlt with all the settings the way I
want them and placed it in folder XLSTART. However, when I start Excel, it
automatically opens a new document called BOOK.xlt. I only want it to open a
new document when I click the NEW icon or select NEW off the file menu. How
can I stop opening a new document automatically. Of course, when I click the
NEW button, I want the new document to be based on the default template

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Dave Peterson