Yay, thanks Gary! Also Yay Andy, I see you also supplied the answer but I
didn't read carefully.
Out of curiosity, why does it open book1.xlt, yet the gridlines are there. I
saved it as book.xlt
Joe
"Gary Smith" wrote in message
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The template must be named "book.xlt" and it must be saved in the XLstart
folder. Those names are fixed.


Joe Fisher wrote:
Nope, doesn't seem to work.
I mentioned in my first post that I had done that (not saved it the
XLstart
folder though)

Any other ideas?

Joe
<Andy B wrote in message ...
Hi
Set a sheet up as you like it and save it as book.xlt in your Xlstart
folder. This will become the default book format.

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Andy.


"Joe Fisher" wrote in message
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Is there a way to make the default spreadsheet open with the "print
gridlines" box checked?
I've tried going to File-Page Setup-Sheet-Print gridlines, then
doing
Save As, saving it as a template. But it doesn't "stick"

I usually use Excel making lists, etc. Often at school especially I
want
to print the SS out. I invariably will forget to print the gridlines,
so
I waste a sheet of paper (or more) by the time I remember. I'd like to
make this the default.


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Joe Fisher
Teacher, K-8
Marion, MT






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Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio