When i open a file in excel a book 1 is also created. I do not want this and
have to shut it. Very frustrating. This only seems to have happened recently
but i do not know what has caused it. Can anyone help with getting rid of it.

It may be related to an add-in that you recently installed that requires a
blank workbook open for the add-in to load.

"manders" wrote:

When i open a file in excel a book 1 is also created. I do not want this and
have to shut it. Very frustrating. This only seems to have happened recently
but i do not know what has caused it. Can anyone help with getting rid of it.

I really dont care why - i just want to know how to stop it. One of my
clooeauges had the same problem and he seems to have inadvertantly cured it
but doesn't know how !

"Gary Rowe" wrote:

It may be related to an add-in that you recently installed that requires a
blank workbook open for the add-in to load.

"manders" wrote:

When i open a file in excel a book 1 is also created. I do not want this and
have to shut it. Very frustrating. This only seems to have happened recently
but i do not know what has caused it. Can anyone help with getting rid of it.

Perhaps you have a Book1.xls in your XLSTART folder.

If so, remove it.

Another spot to watch out for is the ToolsOptionsGeneral "At startup open
files in" or "Alternate startup file location".


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:59:09 -0800, "manders"
wrote:

When i open a file in excel a book 1 is also created. I do not want this and
have to shut it. Very frustrating. This only seems to have happened recently
but i do not know what has caused it. Can anyone help with getting rid of it.