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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2013-02-25T12:36:47+00:00

To solve this, Microsoft has released a Fixit package, number 50801.

For some reason, I could not find this fix in any KB Article directly. KB 2636670 has been removed for some reason. I was able to find it in another website:

http://charterts.com/technotes/open-excel-in-new-window/

The link for the Microsoft Fixit Package (directly from the Microsoft website) is the following:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9794866

Installing this package will create a backup of the registry in your Desktop and will make Excel to open in different windows (just like notepad) after you re-open it.

Best regards,

Will
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Anonymous

2013-02-27T18:08:55+00:00

This is the reason why Microsoft is failing now. You are not understanding what the customer is asking. He wants in separate windows.
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2013-02-28T08:28:09+00:00
1.Click the "window" button in Excel
1. Click "Excel Options" at the bottom of the menu
2. In the menu that comes up choose "Advanced"
3. Scroll down to the "General" section
4. Check the "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)"
5. Click "Okay"
I had the same problem, and this is the only thing that fixed the problem.
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