Changing the Default Style in Microsoft Excel 2010

In this article, we will learn how to change the default style in Excel.

You can customize excel the way you want to use on a daily basis. If you find yourself in a position changing the same attributes every time you create a new workbook & you want to change them at the program level.

Below are the some common steps that you need to follow:-

1: File location

Most of the users do not use the default file folder i.e. My Documents. You can change this default setting and save workbooks where you want to save them automatically.

Follow the below given steps:

 

  • Click on Home ribbon
  • Select Options then Save
  • In Default local file locations, you can change the location where you want to save your file.

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  • Click OK.

2: Number of sheets

When you click on New Workbook, every new workbook includes three sheets by default. You can modify this to add or delete sheets.

  • In Excel Options, you can modify the number of sheets in General tab.

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  • Click OK.

3: Open a user workbook

While launching Excel, you can save your time if you are working on the same file daily & you want to open it as soon as you open the excel.

You need to save the file in XLStart folder. It will depend on the version of Windows you are using, you will find XLStart folder at one of the following locations:

Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLStart

Windows 7: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart

You need to save the workbook, and Excel will automatically open the file.

 

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Comments

  1. I love the tips! With the last one you included a little description of why I might want to use it and that helped alot. With the one this time "changing the style default", for those of us who are real beginners, I just don't know what the style does. A quick description of what it is and how you might use it would be great.

  2. I love the tips! With the last one you included a little description of why I might want to use it and that helped alot. With the one this time "changing the style default", for those of us who are real beginners, I just don't know what the style does. A quick description of what it is and how you might use it would be great.

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