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Tip #2000-6: Opening Excel workbooks automatically on startup

 

Network Users: Make your own alternate Excel start directory

You may find that an alternate start-up directory is the better solution because it can be located either on your local hard drive or on the network. The first step in creating an alternate start-up directory is to use the File Manager to create the directory you'll use as your alternate startup directory.

Once you've created your alternate start-up directory, you need to identify it.

  • Choose Options... from the Tools menu
  • Click the General tab.
  • Alternate Startup File Location: edit box, type the complete path of the directory you've just created, in which you will store the files you want to open when you open
  • Excel. For example, enter:



  • Click OK for the changes to take effect.

If you have already created the workbook files you want to open automatically, copy them to this directory. Remember to save any new files you want to auto-open into this directory too.

 
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