How to turn off the Startup screen in MS Excel


By default when you start Microsoft Excel, you are presented with a startup screen. While the aim of the startup screen is to help you get started with creating or editing a spreadsheet. It can be distracting and unnecessary. So in this video we demonstrate how you can turn this feature off.

  • Open Microsoft Excel so that it displays the Startup screen.
  • On the right side of the screen you will find a side bar. In the bottom section you will find Options.
  • Click on Options and a panel will appear.
  • In General scroll through the options and locate the heading Start up options.
  • Remove the tick from the setting Show the Start screen when this application starts.
  • Click OK.

Note: Now when you start Excel, instead of the Start screen you will be presented with a blank page. However, if you need to view the Startup screen, for example to load a template. Simply Click File, in the menu bar of Excel.

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