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billbrandi
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      19th Jun 2008
How do I change the default template that loads when excel opens? I would
like to change the default margins, header/footer data and other options not
found under Tools>Options.

Thanks
Bill
 
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Gord Dibben
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Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish. To set a footer for each sheet,
select a sheet then right-click and "select all sheets".

Enter your footer on the active sheet and will be done to all. Ungroup sheets
when done.

File>Save 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 File>New or the Toolbar button File>New or
CTRL + n

WARNING................Do not use File>New...Blank Workbook or you will get the
Excel default workbook.

NOTE: 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 Insert>Sheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no quotes).


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:13:04 -0700, billbrandi
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>How do I change the default template that loads when excel opens? I would
>like to change the default margins, header/footer data and other options not
>found under Tools>Options.
>
>Thanks
>Bill


 
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