How do I alter the Normal (or blank) Excel template?

[Sam R]

I want to make it such that everyone new excel document I create has a header
and footer already in place. How can I change the default (or blank or normal
whatever you want to call it) template that excel uses?

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/template.htm

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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom

 

[Gord Dibben]

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