Is there a way to save a default setting so that all Excel 2003 workbooks
have "Save Preview Picture" selected in File properties?

Thanks.

Only by creating a Template for all NEW workbooks with that setting applied.

Open a new workbook and set the properties to "save preview picture"

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 for Excel 2003................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).

Instructions are for Excel 2003 and earlier.

2007 is similar except you would save as BOOK.xltx


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:20:01 -0800, hawaiiham2000
wrote:

Is there a way to save a default setting so that all Excel 2003 workbooks
have "Save Preview Picture" selected in File properties?

Thanks.