XL98: Alternate Startup File Location Box Is Cleared (179858)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q179858 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:
- Double-click the hard disk.
- On the File menu, click New Folder. Type Test 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.
- Start Microsoft Excel 98.
- 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
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Control what happens
when you start Microsoft Excel" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbui KB179858 |
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