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How to change the default template that is used whenever I create a new .xlsx file?
I have created a workbook that I would like to use as a template for all new .xlsx files that I create from file explorer. I have read several guides online and almost all of them say the same thing....
Ah - that won't work. The template you get by selecting File>New>New Blank Template is a built-in template that cannot be changed.
Book.xltx will be used when
- You start Excel.
- You press Ctrl+N.
- You click New on the Quick Access Toolbar.
You should not save it as a workbook but as a template. Simply changing the extension from .xlsx to .xltx won't work.
Hi HansVogelaar,
That is exactly what I did. I used Excel>File>Save As and selected the appropriate Template file extension and saved it directly to one of the folders I mentioned above. I copy and pasted the file into the other folder I mentioned above. I didn't change the name through File Explorer.
To clarify, when I open the file from File Explorer, it does properly open a new Excel workbook named Book1.xlsx and I'm able to save it separately from the template file as intended.
But that's not the ONLY thing I want to do. I want to overwrite Excel's default "New Workbook" when opening Excel. When I go to Excel>File>New>New Blank Template, I want Excel to open a new file based on the template that I created, not the one that Excel has by default.
Ah - that won't work. The template you get by selecting File>New>New Blank Template is a built-in template that cannot be changed.
Book.xltx will be used when
- You start Excel.
- You press Ctrl+N.
- You click New on the Quick Access Toolbar.
- Ah I see, thanks for the clarification. I just tested out all three methods. It doesn't work when I start Excel, but it works when I press ctrl+N and click new on the Quick Access Toolbar! Do you know why that could be the case?
I don't know why it doesn't work when you start Excel.