How do I stop Excel from opening a newworkbook every time it opens...

[floridabrits]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hi Folks,

When I open excel, it always opens a new workbook (workbook1) which I find very irritating and I would like to switch it off...

I've looked around the preferences but cannot find anything immediately obvious...

Hopefully this is an easy one for you Excel gurus out there... ;-)

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

Regards,

Geoff

 

[CyberTaz]

It is in compliance with Apple guidelines for the category of program. There
is nothing you can do to disable it. Further, a document must be open in
order to change any Preferences or settings. If you don't do anything to
modify the new workbook it simply evaporates when you open a file.

One way to avoid the new workbook is to launch Excel by double-clicking the
file icon of an Excel file in a Finder window rather than launching from the
Dock. That opens the file so Excel doesn't have to create a new one.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[floridabrits]

OK Bob, many thanks... appreciate you taking the time to respond...

/g