Conference subsys::excel

482.0. "Saving menu option settings" by AOSG::CHALMERS () Wed Jun 04 1997 15:12

    The system: Excel V5.0a on a Celebris 590
    
    The problem: the settings on my menu bars no longer save automatically.
    		
    The symptoms: Lately, I've noticed that when I open Excel, the list of
    		recently used files no longer appears in the File drop down
    		menu. This problem only started occuring recently...in the 
    		years that I've been using various revs of Excel, I've
    		never had this problem. 
    
    		I've discovered that in Tools/Options under the
    		General tab is a check-box that will turn this feature on
    		or off. So once I turn it on, the list of recent files will
    		appear under the File drop-down menu.
    
    		However, if I exit Excel and later re-launch it, the
    		setting reverts back to not showing the list of files.
    
    The question: is there something I can do to save this option? I've
    		even tried opening up a blank workbook, then changing the
    		setting and immediately saving the book, but it doesn't
    		seem to help.
    
    Other info: all other settings (font type/size, number of workbook pages,
    		etc.) do not seem to be affected.
    
    Any help will be appreciated. 
    
    Freddie