How can I change the location of the Personal file that Excel opens up
with? I do not have access to the folder where it's normally save due
to security restrictions at work.

Thanks.

Why do you want to change the location?

Personal Macro Workbook is stored by default in XLSTART folder which you
should have access to.

If not, talk to your IT people.

A workaround would be select Personal.xls when it is open and FileSave As

MyMacros.xls

Save it to whatever path you have in ToolsOptionsGeneral"At start up,
open all files in"

You can change that path to wherever you want.

I don't know how will prevent Personal.xls from opening if you cannot access
XLSTART to delete the file.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:58:38 -0700 (PDT), HN007 wrote:

How can I change the location of the Personal file that Excel opens up
with? I do not have access to the folder where it's normally save due
to security restrictions at work.

Thanks.

On Sep 15, 4:03*pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Why do you want to change the location?

Personal Macro Workbook is stored by default in XLSTART folder which you
should have access to.

If not, talk to your IT people.

A workaround would be select Personal.xls when it is open and FileSave As

MyMacros.xls

Save it to whatever path you have in ToolsOptionsGeneral"At start up,
open all files in"

You can change that path to wherever you want.

I don't know how will prevent Personal.xls from opening if you cannot access
XLSTART to delete the file.

Gord Dibben *MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:58:38 -0700 (PDT), HN007 wrote:
How can I change the location of the Personal file that Excel opens up
with? *I do not have access to the folder where it's normally save due
to security restrictions at work.

Thanks.

Thanks this works. However, I am no longer getting the blank "Book1"
on startup.

Trade-off.

Maybe also save a blank Book1.xls in same folder?


Gord

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:23:12 -0700 (PDT), HN007 wrote:

On Sep 15, 4:03*pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Why do you want to change the location?

Personal Macro Workbook is stored by default in XLSTART folder which you
should have access to.

If not, talk to your IT people.

A workaround would be select Personal.xls when it is open and FileSave As

MyMacros.xls

Save it to whatever path you have in ToolsOptionsGeneral"At start up,
open all files in"

You can change that path to wherever you want.

I don't know how will prevent Personal.xls from opening if you cannot access
XLSTART to delete the file.

Gord Dibben *MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:58:38 -0700 (PDT), HN007 wrote:
How can I change the location of the Personal file that Excel opens up
with? *I do not have access to the folder where it's normally save due
to security restrictions at work.

Thanks.

Thanks this works. However, I am no longer getting the blank "Book1"
on startup.

On Sep 15, 4:53*pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Trade-off.

Maybe also save a blank Book1.xls in same folder?

Gord



On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:23:12 -0700 (PDT), HN007 wrote:
On Sep 15, 4:03*pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Why do you want to change the location?

Personal Macro Workbook is stored by default in XLSTART folder which you
should have access to.

If not, talk to your IT people.

A workaround would be select Personal.xls when it is open and FileSave As

MyMacros.xls

Save it to whatever path you have in ToolsOptionsGeneral"At start up,
open all files in"

You can change that path to wherever you want.

I don't know how will prevent Personal.xls from opening if you cannot access
XLSTART to delete the file.

Gord Dibben *MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:58:38 -0700 (PDT), HN007 wrote:
How can I change the location of the Personal file that Excel opens up
with? *I do not have access to the folder where it's normally save due
to security restrictions at work.

Thanks.

Thanks this works. *However, I am no longer getting the blank "Book1"
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Great idea. Works beautifully. Thanks.