Starting up with Book 1
 

When I start up Excel, it doesn't start up with book 1, but a "personal.xls"
which if i save my changes, will reappear if I start up Excel next time
round.
How do I get Excel to start up with a fresh book 1 every time and get rid of
this "personal.xls"?

Starting up with Book 1
 

If you don't need it at all, delete it from
C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application
Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\
or hide it: Windows/Hide

Regards,
Stefi


€žsoftnose€� ezt Ã*rta:

When I start up Excel, it doesn't start up with book 1, but a "personal.xls"
which if i save my changes, will reappear if I start up Excel next time
round.
How do I get Excel to start up with a fresh book 1 every time and get rid of
this "personal.xls"?

Starting up with Book 1
 

Hi Stefi,

Thanks for your quick reply, but I can't seem to find the file. It might be
because I am not the administrator, I don't know.
Any way to deactivate it from Excel itself?

Cheers,
Alex

"Stefi" wrote:

If you don't need it at all, delete it from
C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application
Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\
or hide it: Windows/Hide

Regards,
Stefi


€žsoftnose€� ezt Ã*rta:

When I start up Excel, it doesn't start up with book 1, but a "personal.xls"
which if i save my changes, will reappear if I start up Excel next time
round.
How do I get Excel to start up with a fresh book 1 every time and get rid of
this "personal.xls"?

Starting up with Book 1
 

Application Data\ is a hidden folder by default! You can display it via
My Computer/Tools/Folder Settings/View/Hidden files and folders, check the
display option button!

Or try the second method from Excel:

Windows/Hide


Stefi

€žsoftnose€� ezt Ã*rta:

Hi Stefi,

Thanks for your quick reply, but I can't seem to find the file. It might be
because I am not the administrator, I don't know.
Any way to deactivate it from Excel itself?

Cheers,
Alex

"Stefi" wrote:

If you don't need it at all, delete it from
C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application
Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\
or hide it: Windows/Hide

Regards,
Stefi


€žsoftnose€� ezt Ã*rta:

When I start up Excel, it doesn't start up with book 1, but a "personal.xls"
which if i save my changes, will reappear if I start up Excel next time
round.
How do I get Excel to start up with a fresh book 1 every time and get rid of
this "personal.xls"?

Starting up with Book 1
 

Lots of people use personal.xls to store macros that they want available
whenever they open excel.

And most people keep that workbook hidden. If you want this:
With personal.xls the activeworkbook, click on Window|Hide
then close excel. You'll be prompted to save personal.xls in that hidden state.

If you really don't want personal.xls and you don't know where it is, you can:

Open excel.
Put this formula in an empty cell in personal.xls:
=cell("Filename",a1)

You'll see the drive/folder/filename/sheet name.

Make a note of it. Close excel and use windows explorer to delete (or just
move???) that file.

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Or with personal.xls open:
file|properties|general tab
and you'll see the location there.

softnose wrote:

When I start up Excel, it doesn't start up with book 1, but a "personal.xls"
which if i save my changes, will reappear if I start up Excel next time
round.
How do I get Excel to start up with a fresh book 1 every time and get rid of
this "personal.xls"?

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Dave Peterson