Defaulting the margins

[Meebers]

I like to have the margins as far left and right as possible and the top and
bottom margins just enough to put the time/date and file name in the footer.
How do I change the default "template" on new sheets that I open? TIA

 

[Gord Dibben]

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

 

[Meebers]

TX Gord.....every time I reset the margins, I make a mental note to fix it
so that I won't have to do it again. My photographic memory keeps running
out of film :0) ......it works great....Tx again.