Microsoft KB Archive/135886

= OFF95: Choosing New Document Does Not Use Default Settings =

Article ID: 135886

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135886



SYMPTOMS
After you install any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, if you choose to create one of the following

New Microsoft Word Document

New Microsoft Excel Workbook

New Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation

from the Context menu, the default settings made in the programs are not used. (To create a new document from the Context menu, use the right mouse button to click the desktop, and click New.)



CAUSE
Windows 95 uses the various templates and files found in the ShellNew folder. For example, Windows will use the templates in c:\Windows\ShellNew if Windows 95 was installed to the c:\Windows folder.



WORKAROUND
To change the default settings, open the appropriate templates or files from the ShellNew folder, modify them and save them in the ShellNew folder.

In Microsoft Excel for Windows 95

 * 1) Open the c:\Windows\ShellNew\Excel.xls file.
 * 2) Modify the settings by clicking Options on the Tools menu.
 * 3) Save this file with the same name "Excel.xls" as a Microsoft Excel Workbook in the ShellNew Folder.

In Microsoft Word for Windows 95

 * 1) Open the c:\Windows\ShellNew\Winword.doc file.
 * 2) Modify the settings by clicking Options on the Tools menu.
 * 3) Save this file with the same name "winword.doc" as a Word Document in the ShellNew Folder.

In Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95

 * 1) Open the c:\Windows\ShellNew\Ppt70.ppt file.
 * 2) Modify the settings by clicking Options on the Tools menu.
 * 3) Save this file with the same name "ppt70.ppt" (as a Presentation in the ShellNew Folder.



STATUS
This behavior occurs because Windows 95 looks at the ShellNew folder when it creates new documents from the Context menu.

