The default worksheet cells' background is not "white".

It is "No color" which looks white.

Which color would you like to see?

Note: setting background color to anything but no color will wipe out
gridlines.

Do you want to live with this?

You can change the default workbook that Excel uses.

Open a new workbook. Customize 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 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).


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 08:18:01 -0800, Old100th
wrote:

Create a new workbook, save it as book.xlt (a template file) in to the XLStart
folder.

A new workbook will be created based on this workbook when you click on the New
Icon on the standard toolbar.

Old100th wrote:

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Dave Peterson