Excel opens blank book along with existing file

[Haggis2019]

I have created a custom template and saved it to the XLSTART folder. This works great for creating new workbooks with my custom styles. Now when ever I double click to open an existing file the file opens but excel also creates and opens a new workbook. Is there any way to to make excel open my template when I create a new workbook and only open the existing file when a double click on it.

 

[sergioMabres]

Move the templete out of XLSTART folder, all files in XLSTART folder will be opened when excel is started, put your templates in C:\Users\[yourprofilename]<your name="">\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
Cheers
Sergio</your>

 

[Haggis2019]

Thank you for the quick reply unfortunately this does not solve the problem. I can now open an existing file without excel opening a blank workbook but when I start excel it opens the default template not my custom one. My template is not shown in the excel start screen options.

 

[jim may]

This might help...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/excel/files-open-automatically

 

[Haggis2019]

I have managed to find a work round for this. I have put the template in "C:\Users\<user Name>\Documents\Custom Office Templates" and it now appears in the templates when I open excel. Seems like Microsoft has a whole load of places that you can save templates and they all do different things. I would prefer to have excel open this template without having to go through the start screen but I can live with this compromise.

 

[jim may]

I didn't read the article I referenced, it just looked like on the surface as an article providing a great amount of detail on the subject.
Unless it has changed the default excel template file (which is modifiable) is to bear the filename "Book.xlxs" (without the quotes). WHERE this file resides is a mystery to me these days as MS continues to change where things go. LOL!!
Good luck.
Jim