Open each spreadsheet in a new instance of Excel 2010

Anonymous
2011-02-18T11:48:00+00:00

How do I configure Excel to open a new instance of Excel each time I open an existing spreadsheet.  I am sure I have done this once but I think network settings have removed this functionality.  I am using Office 2010 on Vista.

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Anonymous
2012-02-08T11:42:24+00:00

To resolve this, go to 'excel options' > click on the 'advanced' tab > scroll down to general > check the ignore other applications that use 'Dyanamic Data Exchange (DDE)'

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2011-02-18T17:12:59+00:00

This is a reply by Brian Tilman to a similar problem with 2007. I anticipate it will work with 2010 as well:

Open Windows Explorer and click Tools>Folder Options>File Types.  Locate the XLSX file type and select it.  Click Advanced.  In the Actions pane, select Open and click Edit.  Record what you see in the "Application used to perform action" and "DDE Message" fields because you'll need it if you ever want to restore the current behavior.

Remove the "/dde" from the end of the string in the "Application used..." field and insert "%1", being sure to include the quotes as well.  Uncheck the "Use DDE" box.  Click OK.  Uncheck "Browse in same window" if you want Internet Explorer to open a spreadsheet in an Excel window instead of a browser window.  Click OK, then OK.  Double-clicking a worksheet should now create a separate Excel window.

Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-01-24T08:02:29+00:00

    This fix has a drawback:. a shortcut to open a specific spreadsheet will stop working saying 'error sending command to program' (or something to that effect).

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-27T01:56:19+00:00

    I followed your directions, but although it would open up new instances of Excel, it wouldn't open the file I'd selected.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-31T17:40:59+00:00

    I use AccuRev and we have xls files maintained there. After checking "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)", when I try opening xls files from AccuRev, Excel just opens up blank window and not the document that I double-clicked.

    Any help on this?

    Thanks in advance..

    Yogeesh

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