This may have been covered before - and apologies if so - but I can't change
the default row height from 12.75 to 15.00 each time I open excel 2003. I
have tried saving as book1.xlt , book.xlt and even renaming the original
book1.xlt to bookold.xlt but still when I open up excel the default row
height remains 12.75
Would really appreciate if someone could either let me know how to do this
or if version 2003 won't let you! I know I did it in version 97

derek

Where are you saving BOOK.XLT?

It must be saved into your XLSTART folder, usually at

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

When you go to FileNew the workbook opened will be based upon that template.

You can also make a SHEET.XLT and store it same folder.

That will be the Template for any InsertWorksheet.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP



On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:11:27 -0600, "derek
wrote:

This may have been covered before - and apologies if so - but I can't change
the default row height from 12.75 to 15.00 each time I open excel 2003. I
have tried saving as book1.xlt , book.xlt and even renaming the original
book1.xlt to bookold.xlt but still when I open up excel the default row
height remains 12.75
Would really appreciate if someone could either let me know how to do this
or if version 2003 won't let you! I know I did it in version 97

Thanks for taking the time to reply, but it don't work for me!! I did
locate the .xlt file and did a "save as" thus overwriting, but when I closed
excel and re-opened there was the blessed 12.75 row hight still small as
life!! As I say, perhaps it can't be changed in 2003 as in 97.
Cheers
Derek

Derek

Open a new blank workbook from FileNew...Blank workbook

Select all sheets by right-click on a sheet tab and "select all sheets".

CTRL + a(twice) to select all cells.

FormatRowHeight. Set to 15

Right-click on a shee tab and "ungroup sheets".

FileSave AsFile TypeTemplate(*.xlt)

Browse to the correct XLSTART folder(there can be several on your computer)

The correct XLSTART folder will be at

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

username will be your name in the path.

Type in BOOK. Excel will add the .XLT

Close Excel then re-open and check the row heights.

NOTE: FileNew...Blank Workbook will not be based upon the BOOK.XLT template.

FileNew(no ellipsis) will be based on BOOK.XLT

New File Icon will be based upon BOOK.XLT


Gord

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:07:24 -0600, "derek
wrote:

Thanks for taking the time to reply, but it don't work for me!! I did
locate the .xlt file and did a "save as" thus overwriting, but when I closed
excel and re-opened there was the blessed 12.75 row hight still small as
life!! As I say, perhaps it can't be changed in 2003 as in 97.
Cheers
Derek

Yippee Yippee Yippee - this worked!!

Many, many thanks for your time and trouble in answering my problem

Derek