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How do I create a new workbook in Excel 2010 format?

I'm currently using Excel 2010 but when I create a new workbook with Control-N or with VBA (Workbooks.Add), I get a 2003 style book that opens in Compatibility mode with only 256 columns. How do I create one with the standard 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns in Excel 2007 and 2010? I tried saving the new workbook as an .XLSM but that didn't help.

Better still, since I've already populated 4 sheets with a lot of data in a new workbook before realizing that it was 2003 style, is there a way to convert those existing sheets to 16,384 columns?

I have no idea how I created my first Excel 2010 workbook in the first place.

This is very perplexing to me.

Thanks,
John
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@tqfdotus,

Sorry, I should have refreshed before posting. :)
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tqfdotus, you actually posted first but I want to split the points since ThinkSpaceSolutions' boldface Go to File > Options > Save jumped out at me first.

Thank you both!

John
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No problem, we are here to help! Thanks, ThinkSpaceSolutions!
No worries.  Experts should be more worried about providing solutions and relative information rather than focusing on points anyways (imo).  Glad I could help nonetheless.

Thanks tqfdotus and gabrielPennyback.