How can I permanently change the default page margins in Excel?

[squeegee]

I want every new workbook and everything I import to have .25" margins all
around, rather than the current 1" top/bottom and .75" sides, but I can't
find where to go to change that setting. Any ideas?

[Gord Dibben]

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish. File>Save
As Type: scroll down to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name your workbook
"BOOK"(no quotes). Excel will add the .XLT to save as BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for File>New or the Toolbar button File>New

Do not use File>New...Blank Workbook or you will get the Excel default workbook.

Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings.

You can also open a new workbook and delete all but one sheet. Customize as
you wish then save this as SHEET.XLT in XLSTART folder also. It now becomes
the default Insert>Sheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no quotes).


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 05:25:01 -0700, squeegee <squeegee@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I want every new workbook and everything I import to have .25" margins all
>around, rather than the current 1" top/bottom and .75" sides, but I can't
>find where to go to change that setting. Any ideas?

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP