I want to open 2 excel files in separate windows to view them side by side... but each time I try, it opens them in the same window

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I want to open 2 excel files in separate windows to view them side by side... but each time I try, it opens them in the same window. is there a way around this?

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I use Windows 7 and this is what works for me (just figured it out):

1. Open your first Excel file and place it on the screen you want

2. Open a new Excel file from the Excel icon

3. The new file will open on top of the one you have already opened. Drag it to the other screen

4. Drag the icon for the second Excel file INTO the new (blank) Excel document

Voila! Two separate screens.

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ok, just because i don't have the petiance to wait for you to answer to my first question about which excel version you'r using i'll just give my solution for all the people who have w7 and office 2007:

the solution involves making little changes in the registry so i recommend making back up for just in case:

strart - run - regedit:

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.8/shell/Open/commend:

Right column {adding (space)"%1"}

Double Click on (Default) and write - "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

Right Click on Command – choose "rename" and add something to the name

for example 2 (commend2).

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.8/shell/Open/ddeexec:

Right Click on the folder ddeexec and choose "rename" and add something to the name

for example 2 (ddeexec2)

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.12/shell/Open/commend:

Right column {adding (space)"%1"}

Double Click on (Default) and write -****"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

Right Click on Command – choose "rename" and add something to the name

for example 2 (commend2).

no restart needed

Have Fun

hope i helped

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2013-02-11T19:33:19+00:00

This is exactly what I wanted! Thank you!! The other option I was given that worked was to open 1 excel spreadsheet and then when you need to open the other, hold down the shift key and click to open. They do open in separate windows so I can look at 2 separate spreadsheets on 2 different monitors. But this was much more helpful! What is the "Dynamic Data Exchange" setting anyway aside from now opening multiple Excel docs opens separate documents?
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2013-02-11T19:36:38+00:00

This is even easier than having to use a 3rd party solution. This solution was provided to me by shreyalakhani. These instructions are the same for Office 2010.

In Excel 2007, Click the Office button -> Excel Options -> Advanced. Under General, check ‘Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange’. Save and exit. Restart the application and now check.

Open one excel file then open another. They open in separate windows automatically!
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2013-02-11T19:39:53+00:00

Don't use that fix. Use this...

In Excel 2007, Click the Office button -> Excel Options -> Advanced. Under General, check ‘Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange’. Save and exit. Restart the application and now check.

Now when you open an excel file then open another, they will open in separate windows. This works for both Office 2007 and 2010.

Lisa
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