MS Excel: Modify files that open on program start

[prowsej]

I am using a computer in an office that was used by someone before me. Whenever I start the program "Microsoft Excel" (97) a series of documents open. Where in the program can I modify what documents open when I start the application?

The current system is most annoying because, for every document that opens, an alert is enerated, and I have to click 'okay' to about 30 alerts whenever I start the program. This is most annoying and time consuming. I looked through the program's options but I did not see an obvious entry for these files.

 

[prowsej]

Just to be clear:
When I start MS Excel, a series of documents automatically open. I want to prevent those documents from automatically opening on start. How?

 

[Mday]

look in:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Xlstart
C:\Documents and Settings\User name\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

or something familiar, i dont recall the actual address for 97.

or just do a search for the files, and see if they are in some common location whose address is similar to the ones above.

move the files to another location just in case you need them later.

 

[prowsej]

just do a search for the files, and see if they are in some common location whose address is similar to the ones above.

Thank you very much! That was a great instruction. The problem is now solved.