Excel opens with the file I want plus a new, blank document?

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Pallet Guy - 21 Jul 2005 16:32 GMT

When I double-click on Excel file, Excel launches with a new, blank file plus
the file I am trying to open??

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David McRitchie - 24 Jul 2005 23:20 GMT

Close the blank file, check window menu (in Excel) to see if any other
files are open besides the one you intended to open, close them, then
save your file and close Excel.

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David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
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> When I double-click on Excel file, Excel launches with a new, blank file plus
> the file I am trying to open??

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Pallet Guy - 25 Jul 2005 17:20 GMT

Thanks David. Closed the blank file and checked Window menu. No other files
open except the one I intended. Problem still persists.

Strange, but this only happens with my company's version of Excel 2002 using
Win XP on a Novell network. I think I'm using Excel 2002 at home as well and
this doesn't happen there.

Cheers.

> Close the blank file, check window menu (in Excel) to see if any other
> files are open besides the one you intended to open, close them, then
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> > When I double-click on Excel file, Excel launches with a new, blank file plus
> > the file I am trying to open??

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David McRitchie - 25 Jul 2005 22:57 GMT

check your Tools, Options, General
Alternate Startup directory should not show any file, except for
people on a network, and even then it may be questionable.

I know I've had that problem with blank file, It probably was noticed
soon after changing my version of Excel.

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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

> Thanks David. Closed the blank file and checked Window menu. No other files
> open except the one I intended. Problem still persists.
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> > > When I double-click on Excel file, Excel launches with a new, blank file plus
> > > the file I am trying to open??

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Pallet Guy - 26 Jul 2005 15:20 GMT

Thansk David. The alt startup directory is indeed blank. What version of
Excel are you using now? Has the blank file issue gone away?

Thanks,
Ross

> check your Tools, Options, General
> Alternate Startup directory should not show any file, except for
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> > > > When I double-click on Excel file, Excel launches with a new, blank file plus
> > > > the file I am trying to open??

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