Excel doesn't open window in size last closed

Anonymous
2013-04-03T14:19:47+00:00

In Excel 2007 when I opened a new sheet it opened in a window that was the same size and in same position as the last window I closed. In Excel 2013 every time each new sheet is opened in a small window positioned in the lower left quadrant. I open multiple windows a day and having to resize each one is very time consuming.

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Anonymous
2013-04-04T05:54:22+00:00

Hello Mike,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting the question.

Excel usually remembers the size and the position of the last opened Excel file.

Let’s re-size the Excel window and verify the result

  1. Open Excel and click on restore button which appears upper right corner of the screen between x(close) and _ (minimize) buttons.
  2. Now drag the double ended arrow which appears in the corner and re-size accordingly.
  3. You may also move it by dragging it by the title bar, now close and re-open Excel and verify the result.

Hope it helps. Reply with the result for further assistance.

Thank You.

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Anonymous
2014-06-08T01:29:20+00:00

I just switched to MS Office 2013 (forced to because of a new work laptop that had MS Office 2013 installed).

I had this issue (Excel file opening in a half window) with some, but not all of my existing files.

I was able to fix this for all of my windows that opened in a "half window", by clicking on "New Window" in the "View" tab, and then saving the workbook.    When I re-opened, the issue was gone.  I have no idea why this works, and it seems counter-intuitive to click "New Window" to get an existing window out of a "half-window" display.  All I know is that it fixed my problem files (about a dozen).  I hope this works for others as well.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-26T19:48:22+00:00

    That's not my issue. I can resize it, my point is I'd rather it open full screen and it always opens this way, regardless of size and position when it was closed.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-07-06T19:05:38+00:00

    You are my hero! I use Excel lots daily, and this has been a huge pain in my finger tips on the mouse to resize, resize, and resize every time I open it. This seems to work! Thank you!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-02T14:41:30+00:00

    Daniel,

    Back in April I replied that your solution appeared to work but I was not precise. First, when you Restore the window you cannot resize it by dragging the upper corner. When you place the cursor there it does not become two-headed. I had to use the overlapping rectangle symbol to get it to go back to the size it was and then resize by dragging the edges to where I wanted it and saving.

    But, that only worked partially. The new sheet windows open up about 1/2" from the bottom of my screen and about the same from the left edge, and do not touch the top edge. The width is bigger, but not what I want. I have to drag the window to the left for it to snap to 1/2 the screen size and then save it. But even then, the next time I open it it's still not 1/2 screen size.

    I can live with what I have, but it is extremely annoying.

    This happens with Excel and Word. I'm running Office 2013.Thanks,

    Mike

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