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Mac Forum / Applications / Excel / May 2006Save overwrites default template
I set up a new default template and stored it in Applications -> MSOffice 2004 -> Office -> Startup -> Excel without a file type. When I start Excel, it works fine. But when I cmd-Save, the template is overwritten. Normally, I am directed to specify a new filename & location. What have I done wrong? (Also, when opeing a new workbook using cmd-N, the Excel default template is activated rather than my new default template.) > I set up a new default template and stored it in Applications -> > MSOffice 2004 -> Office -> Startup -> Excel without a file type. When [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > (Also, when opeing a new workbook using cmd-N, the Excel default > template is activated rather than my new default template.) I'll assume that, since it "works fine" when you start XL, that you saved your template *as a template* with the name "Workbook" (no quotes) in the startup folder. If that's right, XL should open with a workbook titled "Workbook1". I'm not sure what cmd-Save means - are you referring to the cmd-S keyboard shortcut? However, if it's overwriting the template, and not giving you the option to choose a filename, I suspect you saved the template as a workbook, not a template. In that case, XL should open the workbook on startup with the name "Workbook", rather than a copy named "Workbook1". That would also explain why cmd-N produces the default default template. I thought I had done exactly as you said, but I went back and did it again. Problem solved! Thanks very much. (Maybe on my original pass I saved as a template with the .xlt extension, then deleted it in the Finder later. This time I saved as a template, but trimmed the .xlt before finalizing the save.) Anyway, thanks very much! |
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