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        <title><![CDATA[Answer old question but maybe someone else will find this useful]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[See Susan's blog about comments...http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/msoffice/change-comment-header-text/3129]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[asyousay]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:37:09 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Personal.xls?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Has book.xlt replaced/combined Personal.xls &amp; Excel.xlb?  The technique provided for creating book.xlt seems awfully similar to what I've been using for those two files, which, respectively, store macros and custom toolbars that you want to be available to all workbooks.If so, what version marks the change?  I've used those two files to transfer my macros and toolbars to new installations for every Office version from 4.2 to 2003, maybe even 7.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marshwiggle]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:52:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Spelling Issue]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wish that was the issue. Don't think so, that is just my poor spelling!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ngkngh@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:57:23 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No default template file]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[First, the defaults that are used by office apps (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc) are built right into the program code.Second, older versions of Office apps installed their default template files.  Newer versions, 2003+ (maybe 2002 also), do not.  They create the required template file after you make some setting/configuration changes that need to be saved in the template.Third, the newer office versions, definitely 2003+ have started moving settings from the templates to the registry (boo!)Fourth, there is a configuration option to prompt you before it saves changes to the template.  I find it a help to prevent &quot;hackers&quot; from making changes.  If you don't remember making a change, then don't allow the saveWord 2003: Tools / Options / Save tab / Prompt to Save Normal TemplateWord 2007: Office Button / Word Options button / Advanced / Save section / Prompt before saving Normal TemplateI looked but couldn't find it in excel, I thought it was there.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron_007]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:58:46 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Template location]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Vista 64, Office 2007When I tried to save the file as a template it went toC:\Users\logonuserid\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\I saved as book.xltx and book1.xltx.  But when starting Excel again it does not show my changes.Changes made in the Excel Options panel do seem to be sticky.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[TrueDinosaur]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:49:20 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wrong Font]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Perhaps you're looking or seeing the wrong font listed.  The one that comes with Windows is spelled Arial, not Ariel.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:02:50 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Updated article]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For those of you who don't have the book.xlt file on your system, we've updated the original article to include instructions on how and where to create one.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JodyGilbert]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:44:18 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thanks James - yes that is REALLY obvious! I've followed your instructions. Default was Tahoma 8 point. I tried to go for Ariel 11 point. The 11 point is now set, but it is still in Tahoma. Don't know why! But a mjor improvement, thanks.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ngkngh@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:20:51 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[(on my Excel 2003 on Windows XP) you need to alter the Display properties for the Appearance of ToolTips (obvious huh?)right click destop, select Properties, Appearance tab, Advanced settings. Then select ToolTip from the Item dropdown and alter properties as requiredthis will mean that all your hover text will also appear like this whenever you hover over anything      James]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jbenton@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:24:48 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Create book.xlt]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Create the file yourself, but be sure to save it in the right folder -- the one your system is using to store template files. That should be one of the folders listed in the original article. If you need more help, search on &quot;Create a template&quot; in Help.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssharkins@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:31:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You can make one yourself]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hello TrueDinosaur,I'm still an oldy with win XP; office 2007.Didn't fid Book1.xlt either. So I made one myself in folder &quot;C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\&quot;seems to work fine.Maybe it works fo you as wellgrts]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rafel]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:00:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Can't faund it]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[No book.xlt! What can I do with it!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[milan2111949@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:57:07 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Modify Excel's default sheet to fit your needs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I too found that there was no book.xlt where it should have been. I created a new workbook, made the necessary changes that I wanted in the new template and then saved the new template as book.xlt in the XLSSTART folder. Works ok now and the new template is used every time I start a new workbook.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[brianpet@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:59:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Finding Your Templates and Saving Changes]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Try your username, not &quot;Administrator&quot; in the path.  Also, Office often will not let you save the book.xlt or normal.dot (Word) in the designated directory.  Try a simple change and see if the change is saved.  If not, the workaround is to save the amended default template in a different directory and then copy it to the correct directory.  I have had to use this method almost exclusively on networked PCs.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Excelmann]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:16:45 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Modify Excel's default sheet to fit your needs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've got Excel 2000 (sorry!) as I'm a private indivisual and it works for me. Can't find this book.xlt template anywhere.However, how (in Excel 2000) do you alter the default font type and size in the comment boxes that you can insert in cells? Mine is Tahoma 8 bold...and I don't want it! I want Ariel 10 regular.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ngkngh@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:58:15 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the &quot;best&quot; place to set up preferences]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If &quot;best&quot; is what is quickest to load, least resource intensive, etc....Is it better to create/modify a template, or to tweak Excel Options (2007)? Default fonts, number of tabs,and many other features can be defined there. I don't have time to test it out, but intuition tells me to use Options.I also don't have a book.xlt although there are several special purpose templates (*.xlt) in Documents and Settings.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lsangree@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:45:05 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No book.xlt]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Vista 64, Office 2007. Can't find book.xlt or book.xltx on my computer.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[TrueDinosaur]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:23:40 -0800</pubDate>
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