Automatic loading of custom color palette in a workbook

[Guest]

My old workbooks used an Auto_open macro that amended the colors available in
a spreadsheet such that one by one (by recording the actual change in tools
options etc. the new RGB numbers) so it matches our corporate colors (for use
in fonts, some text boxes, cell backgrounds, etc.). How can I load up our
corporate colors (RGB values) in my default workbooks automatically?

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Create a default workbook with the custom color palette (look up
"default workbook" in XL Help).

 

[Gord Dibben]

You must create your own default template for workbookand/or worksheet.

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish.

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 Excel MVP