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a blank Excel workbook. You may have a
file or multiple files that you use often. You
can have Excel automatically open that file
or files when you open Excel. To do this, go
to File, Options, Advanced. Scroll down
to General in the Excel Options window.
Next to At startup, open all files in:, paste
or type the name of the folder that contains
the Excel file or files that you want opened
automatically when opening Excel. Click
OK. The Excel Options window should
look similar to the one in the screenshot at
the bottom of this page.

Automatically open Excel when you start
your device
In addition to using one of the two options
above, you can have Excel automatically
open when you start your device. To do
this, click the Windows key+E and the File
Explorer window will open. Paste the fol-
lowing location in the address bar, replacing
“Username” with your device’s username:
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\
Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
Startup. This will open the Startup folder.
Next, click the Windows Start button on
the bottom left of the screen. Right-click on
the Excel icon and choose More, Open file
location. Within the window that opens,
copy the Excel icon. Paste the Excel icon in
the Startup folder you opened in the first
step. Now, when you start your device, Excel
will automatically open.
You can also disable the Start screen and
automatically open a blank or specific Excel
file in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
You can add any program on your device to
the Startup folder to open when you start
your device.
Note that this content is based on
Microsoft Office 365 for PCs. Other
versions of Microsoft Office may work dif-
ferently.
View a video demonstration of all
three techniques with this article at
journalofaccountancy.com.
— By Kelly L. Williams, CPA, Ph.D. ■

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