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Using additional startup files

By default, the Axiom Software Home page opens automatically when the Desktop Client is started. If desired, you can designate additional files to open automatically when the application is started. There are two ways to assign additional startup files: by using Security settings, or by using the system Startup folder.

Any files designated as startup files are always opened as read-only at startup, regardless of the user's access permissions to the file (if any). The user does not need to be granted access permissions to the file.

Additional startup files can be any of the following file types:

• Axiom task panes
• Axiom ribbon tabs
• Axiom report files (regular or form-enabled)
• Regular Excel spreadsheets

Using Security to assign additional startup files

In Security Management, on the Startup tab, you can specify task panes, ribbon tabs, and other files to open when Axiom Software is started, on a per user and per role basis. This is the most flexible and most common method of assigning additional startup files.

When using security settings to designate additional startup files, the files must be located in either the Reports Library, the Task Panes Library, or the Ribbon Tabs Library.

For more information on assigning additional startup files in Security, see Assigning startup files (Startup tab).

Using the system Startup folder

You can place files in the \Axiom\Axiom System\Startup folder structure, and those files will be opened on startup, for all users. If desired, you can define different files to open based on which Axiom client is used.

Folder	Description
\Startup	Files in this folder are opened when the Desktop Client is started (either Excel Client or Windows Client).
\Startup\Excel Client	Files in this folder are opened when the Excel Client is started.
\Startup\Windows Client	Files in this folder are opened when the Windows Client is started.
\Startup\Hidden	Files in this folder are opened as hidden files on startup. If used, these hidden files are intended to support background system processes and are not exposed to users. This is primarily a legacy feature that only remains available to support backward-compatibility.

You can use Axiom Explorer to copy or import files into these folders. Only administrators have access to these folders.