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
    2014-05-15T18:36:09+00:00

    The problem is NOT apparent if just one ss is open, closed, and reopened.

    The problem occurs when a ss is already open.  A newly opened ss will have the same window size as the first, and not the size that it had when last saved/closed.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-15T17:49:36+00:00

    This problem is incredibly frustrating, given that there was no problem with the earlier versions, and yet the problem seems intractable to Microsoft.

    Specifically, with respect to the issue of newly-opened spreadsheets coming up in a window not with the size that they were saved, but with the size of the currently active window:

    1.  I does seems that Word behaves the same way.  It is less of a frustration since I usually expect Word documents to use the same-size window.

    2.  I went through the process of disabling 2 com-in add-ons as prescribed by the post.  All 3 add-ons are now disabled.

    The problem persists.

    Hopefully this information will help resolve this really annoying thing.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-05-13T03:38:56+00:00

    From what I can see I am at least 3rd or 4th down the list of people you should be helping.  Why don't you start at the top and work your way down the list instead of cherry picking!

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