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Create/use custom or default sheet templates in Mac Excel

Learn the basics of using Microsoft Excel for Mac, including the anatomy of a spreadsheet, how to enter data, how to make your data look good so it's easier.

Note : If you use Excel for Windows read the information on this page.

  • Click Blank workbook to create a new workbook. A workbook is the name of the document that contains your spreadsheet (s). This creates a blank spreadsheet called Sheet1, which you'll see on the tab at the bottom of the sheet. When you make more complex spreadsheets, you can add another sheet by clicking + next to the first sheet.
  • Create a spreadsheet To open Numbers, click the Numbers icon in the Dock, Launchpad, or the Applications folder. If the template chooser (shown below) doesn’t appear, click New Document in the bottom-left corner of the dialog. You can also hold down the Option key and choose File New (from the File menu at the top of your screen).
  • Although Mac OS X doesn't come with a built-in spreadsheet program, you can track expenses for your business using Microsoft's Excel for Mac application. Excel gives you the ability to create spreadsheets to monitor your company's expenditures so you have this information for your own records and can provide an organized ledger for your accountant.
  • This specific tutorial is a single movie from chapter three of the Excel 2008 for Mac Essential Training course presented by lynda.com author David Rivers.

If you want to insert a new specific worksheet to your workbook with a nice layout and maybe a few formulas on a regular basis then you have two options.

Make a copy each time of a clean worksheet with your layout

1: Select the sheet that you want to copy
2: Right click on the sheet tab and choose 'Move or Copy.'
3: Check the 'Create a copy' checkbox
4: Be sure that the “To book” dropdown show the name of your file
5: Press OK
Or hold the Alt key down and drag the sheet tab to the right or left with your mouse.
When you release the mouse button you will see the copy of the sheet.

Use a Sheet template(xlt, xltx or xltm)

How do I create one:
1: Open a new workbook and delete all worksheets except the first one.
2: Change all the things you want in this worksheet
3: Then use File>Save As to save the file with the name you want as a Template (xlt, xltx or xltm). When you save as a template it automatically want to save in the default template folder.

How do I find the template folder in 2011 :

Cookie 5 more privacy better browsing 5 1. With code you can find the correct path in Excel 2011 with this code line
MsgBox Application.TemplatesPath & 'My Templates'

On my English Mac the folder location in Finder is : Macintosh HD:Users:RDB:Library:Application Support:Microsoft:Office:User Templates:My Templates

Note in Excel 2011 in will make the folder 'My Templates' in your TemplatePath automatic the first time you save a file as template. In every language version it is named 'My Templates'

Note : The library folder is a hidden folder, press the Alt key when you click on Go in the Finder menu to see/open this folder.

How do I find the template folder in 2016 :

With code you can find the correct path in Excel 2016 with this code line
MsgBox Application.TemplatesPath

“You see the string .localized appears twice in the msgbox (/User Content.localized/Templates.localized/). You don’t see these in the Finder because by default the Finder suppresses extensions; while VBA shows the raw folder names, in English.”

On my English Mac the folder location in Finder is : /Users/rondebruin/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates

On my Dutch Mac in Finder User Content/Templates show up as Gebruikersinhoud/Sjablonen

Note : The library folder is a hidden folder, press the Alt key when you click on Go in the Finder menu to see/open this folder.

How do I insert a custom worksheet template in my workbook:

Note : As far as I know there is no option in the UserInterface like in Excel for Windows to insert custom sheet templates in Excel for the Mac. But I hope I am wrong. If you know a way please let me know so I can update this page. Note: when you change the default Excel worksheet you can use the normal options in the userinterface to insert worksheets, read the last section of this page for more information.

Add-in

For Mac Excel 2016 I create this add-in that add a menu item called 'Insert Sheet Template' to the bottom of the menu that you see when you Rightclick on a sheet tab on the bottom of your Excel screen.

Download Add-in for Mac Excel 2016 (File date 17-March-2018)

How to install the Add-in after you unzip it on your Mac

Excel
  • Open Excel 2016
  • Update Excel 2016 (See button in the Help menu)
  • Use Tools>Excel Add-ins. in the menu to open the Add-ins dialog
  • Use the Browse button to select the add-in and choose Open
  • Press OK
  • Done

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Note: If you copy the Add-in in the Add-ins folder it will be automatic in your Add-ins dialog list, for finding this folder see : Setup your Mac for Mac Office 2016

VBA code

But you can do it with VBA code if you want. Test the two basic examples below in Mac Excel 2011 and Mac Excel 2016:

Example to select the template you want to insert in your workbook :

With the macro example below you can select the template that you want to insert, you do not have to change anything in the macro before you try it. Fluid 2 0.

The example below will insert the template MySheetTemplate.xltx after the last sheet in your workbook. You can use this macro for example if you want to insert a new worksheet based on this template every day. Be sure you have saved a sheet template with the name MySheetTemplate.xltx in the default template folder before you test the code.

If the sheet name in the template is 'ron' the first time the name of the sheet is 'ron' the second time the name is 'ron(2)' and the third time 'ron(3)' and ..

Master

Change the Default Excel sheet template

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In Excel 2011 and 2016 you can insert a new default worksheet like this:

  • Right click on a sheet tab and click on 'Insert Sheet'
  • Or you can click on the + sign on the right of the last sheet tab
  • Or you can use 'Insert>Sheet>Blank Sheet' in the Excel menu bar.

If you want to change the settings of this worksheet you can create your own default sheet template:

  • Open a new workbook and delete all worksheets except the first one.
  • Change the things you want in this worksheet (Font/background color, font and font size and ?)
  • Then use File>Save As to save the file as a Template (xltx or xltm)
  • As template file name use Sheet(or local name) and copy the file in your Excel Startup folder.

Every worksheet you insert now is based on this worksheet template.

Important : You must remove the extension of the file name so only Sheet is left as template name. Note: If you not see file extensions use Finder>Preferences.Advanced to show them(first checkbox)

Where is the Excel Startup folder in 2011 ?

Open a new finder window and use Go>Go to Folder in the menu bar and paste in the path below to open the default Excel sheet template folder in Finder. Do not forget to copy the / in front, it automatically place the harddisk name in front of the other folders in the path.

/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Startup/Excel

With code you can find the correct path with this code line
MsgBox Application.StartupPath

Where is the Excel Startup folder in 2016 ?

Note : In Excel 2016 the path is not the same as in 2011, use this code line to find the correct folder for 2016 to copy the Sheet template in : MsgBox Application.StartupPath

“You see the string .localized appears twice in the msgbox (/User Content.localized/Startup.localized/). You don’t see these in the Finder because by default the Finder suppresses extensions; while VBA shows the raw folder names, in English.”

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On my English Mac the folder location in Finder is : /Users/rondebruin/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/Excel

On my Dutch Mac in Finder User Content/Startup show up as Gebruikersinhoud/Opstarten

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Note : The library folder is a hidden folder, press the Alt key when you click on Go in the Finder menu to see/open this folder.

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Workbook template

Mac keyboard mouse click. Tip: you can also make a custom default workbook if you want and add it in your Startup folder, you must name the template file Book(or local name) (remove the extension).





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