Opening new Excel window

[Alan Beban]

Windows 2000. When have an exel already open, when I click on another
excel file (or its shortcut) it opens into the same excel main window.
Then I can view either one of the excel applications by selecting the
appropriate window.

Is there a setting such that new excel will open in its own window? If
so, how? [Currently I can get this effect in a less convenient way by
starting the excel directly the second time, and then reading in the
excel file.]

Alan Beban

 

[Dave Peterson]

You could have one instance of excel open and have multiple "tasks" appearing on
the taskbar via:

Tools|options|view tab|windows in taskbar

But that's still just one instance of excel.

If you really wanted separate instances of excel running, you could try:

Tools|options|General Tab|and check Ignore Other Applications.

But I like one instance of excel. I think it makes it easier to share
information across workbooks.

Windows 2000. When have an exel already open, when I click on another
excel file (or its shortcut) it opens into the same excel main window.
Then I can view either one of the excel applications by selecting the
appropriate window.

Is there a setting such that new excel will open in its own window? If
so, how? [Currently I can get this effect in a less convenient way by
starting the excel directly the second time, and then reading in the
excel file.]

Alan Beban