Excel Template

S

Steve

Hi

In Excel 2000, after saving a new spreadsheet as XLT type,
opening that file again doesn't create a new file but the
template itself.

Please let me know what I'm missing.
Thanks
Steve
 
R

RagDyer

Did you perhaps open it from the MRU list from the <File> menu ?

If you saved it correctly (choose template in the "Save As Type" box of the
"Save AS" window) then you must open it from <File> <New> <General> tab, in
order to have a COPY opened, and not the original.

The MRU list will point to the original in the Templates folder and open the
original.
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HTH,

RD
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Hi

In Excel 2000, after saving a new spreadsheet as XLT type,
opening that file again doesn't create a new file but the
template itself.

Please let me know what I'm missing.
Thanks
Steve
 
D

Dave Peterson

Don't open the template (excel thinks you want to change it).

Use File|New instead of File|Open.

(Works nicer if your template is stored with the other templates)
 
D

Dave Peterson

You should be able to double click on the .xlt file when you're in windows
explorer, too. The default action for .xlt files is New.
 
S

Steve

Thanks everybody for the tips.

Yep, it got me all confused there for a while. Couldn't
it be working the same way as DOT of Word ?

Anyway...thanks again
Steve
 
D

Dave Peterson

I think if you open normal.dot (or any other .dot (dotdot, hehe)) for editing,
then if you open it again (from the MRU?), you'll be editing that template
document, too.

So I think it works pretty much the same way.
 
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