Force Excel Template

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  1. Boycie
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    I am aware that by placing a workbook in the;

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\XLSTART directory will make excel use the template on opening, but does anyone know of a way to avoid the File > New > Templates on My Computer (screenshot attached)? The idea being, users have no intervention and a company template is enforced.

    Office 2003, Active Directory Network

    I have looked through the Office and adm templates (links below), but cannot see a way to do this.

    Any suggestions greatly received!

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/HA011513711033.aspx

    http://www.microsoft.com/office/orkarchive/2003ddl.htm

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816662

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  2. Stoney

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    Do you want them to not be able to create or use a new template, or just from being able to use another template?
     
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  3. Boycie
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    Stoney,

    Thanks for your reply.

    The idea being, one template is used across the company (so, i suppose if it would work by preventing them being created - great!) and there is no user intervention when selecting File > New - a new workbook appears with the company template and not asked where to look.

    Simon
     
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  4. Stoney

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    You may be able to do it using a macro;

    Workbook.Add(Template=:".")

    Not sure how you'd get the Macro to run in every instance of excel?? :blink

    Actually I think that may save the workbook as a template rather than opening a specific template!
     
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  5. Boycie
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    Thanks for your help Stoney.

    I will let you know what happens.
     
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