XL98: Alternate Startup File Location Box Is Cleared

ID: q179858

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

After you enter an alternate startup file location in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the next time you check the Alternate Startup File Location box, it is blank.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you enter a path to a folder that does not exist in the Alternate Startup File Location box.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this behavior, create the folder you want to use before you enter the path to the folder in the Alternate Startup File Location box.

For example, to create an alternate startup folder, follow these steps:

1. Double-click the hard disk.

2. On the File menu, click New Folder. Type "Test" (without the quotation

   marks) to name the folder. Press RETURN.

   Note the path to the folder. For example, if the hard disk is named
   "Harddrive," the path is Harddrive:Test.

   NOTE: You can also check the path by double-clicking the folder, and
   then clicking Get Info on the File menu. The path to the folder is the
   the text that appears after the "Where" label followed by the folder
   name that is listed next to the folder at the top of the dialog box.

4. On the Tools menu, click Preferences. Click the General tab. In the

   Alternate Startup File Location box, type the path to the folder that
   you created in step 2. Click OK.

STATUS

This behavior is by design in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

MORE INFORMATION

The changes you make to the alternate startup file location do not take effect until you restart Excel.

REFERENCES

For more information about the alternate startup file location, click the Index button in Microsoft Excel Help, and type the following text

   alternate startup folder

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords          : kbui xlui 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: October 6, 1998