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Default New custom % formats are only in XL file they are set up in. WHY?

When a custom format for percentages is created in XL2000 it appears only in
the file it was creaated in. Initially this meant recreating the format for
use in a different file; however, I did discover using the Format Painter
does transfer the custom format to a new file. This seems cumbersome. Is
there some obscure reason that a new custom format, once created, is not
available for every file

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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

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 Excel MVP

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:28:03 -0700, Tampa Bay <Tampa
wrote:

When a custom format for percentages is created in XL2000 it appears only in
the file it was creaated in. Initially this meant recreating the format for
use in a different file; however, I did discover using the Format Painter
does transfer the custom format to a new file. This seems cumbersome. Is
there some obscure reason that a new custom format, once created, is not
available for every file

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