template button network wide

K

kurt

I have created a timesheet which needs to be loaded on a
server for access by all users. I want to have a button
on a NEW toolbar which is linked to a macro that
generates a new timesheet based on the template. This
New toolbar must be loaded on each user's pc when they
open Excel. I want to have access to the toolbar for
modification from the SERVER side. Then as each user
logs in, they'll see any changes to the toolbar/macros
that I've made. I can do this in Word by creating a
template with a new toolbar. The template is then saved
on a network directory. Then, Word's startup folder
location is modified to point to the directory where I
load the new template, and each user can click the new
buttons/macros I've created since they will appear in
Word automtically as the template is loaded when Word is
launched.

I have not been able to accomplish the same thing in
Excel. I believe it has something to do with where the
macros are stored in Excel.

ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED on how to do this in
MS Excel 2002.

THANKS!

-Kurt
 
R

RagDyer

I'm not quite familiar with your statement of *needing* a macro to generate
a template from a server.

I can let you know how to network a template in XL, which can be accessed by
all your users by simply clicking <File> <New> on their XL toolbar.
This will open a *copy* of the original, preserving the original and
preventing it from inadvertant modification.
This template can be contained within the "General" templates tab, or it can
reside in it's own tabbed folder as part of the <File> <New> template
folder.
You can modify and/or change the original itself from any location (machine)
on the network.

If this is what you are looking to accomplish, post back and I'll be glad to
help you set this up.
--

Regards,

RD
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