New custom % formats are only in XL file they are set up in. WHY?

[Guest]

When a custom format for percentages is created in XL2000 it appears only in
the file it was creaated in. Initially this meant recreating the format for
use in a different file; however, I did discover using the Format Painter
does transfer the custom format to a new file. This seems cumbersome. Is
there some obscure reason that a new custom format, once created, is not
available for every file

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[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

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

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:28:03 -0700, Tampa Bay <Tampa