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

Anonymous
2009-11-14T01:05:58+00:00

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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Anonymous
2011-03-15T22:03:50+00:00

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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Anonymous
2010-04-30T19:36:49+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2009-11-14T19:13:05+00:00

    Hi,

    Welcome to Microsoft answers.

    Opening multiple windows into a workbook provides an easy way to view or work with different areas of your workbook simultaneously.

    Any changes made in any of the windows are made to the workbook.

    To open multiple windows into a workbook, follow these steps:

    1. Start Microsoft Excel and open any workbook.
    2. In Microsoft Office Excel 2007, click the View tab, and then click New Window in the Window group.

    For more information, logon to:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254791

    For more information you can contact Microsoft Office, and it would be better suited in the Microsoft Office Discuission Groups.

    Please access the below link and find a community that will offer you a better support.

    http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

    Let us know if you have any issues.

    Thanks and Regards,

    Azam – Microsoft Support.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-05-27T10:18:03+00:00

    don't you just click on the View Side by Side button on the excel tool bar??

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-05-12T09:30:48+00:00

    The above method put down by Israeli-gogo works for .xls files and .xlsx . Thank you for submitting that reply it has really helped me.

    Excel.Sheet.12 key is for xlsx and Excel.sheet.8 is for xls.

    For xlsm the macro enable version of Excel 2007 you use the above method but for the key

    Excel.sheetMacroEnabled.12

    Like the below:-

    Left column

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.sheetMacroEnabled.12/shell/Open/command:

    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 (command2).

    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)

    Hope that helps someone.

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