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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / September 2005I would like to open a new instance of Excel each time I double-click on a xls file
HELP I use multiple monitors and often have to work on a number of files at the same time. Word allows me to have multiple windows open and I can mimise them (each one) to the task bar as and when they are not needed. I need to be able to do the same in EXCEl !!!!! Does any one have a nice workaround, other than a number of short cuts to dummy files "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE" / c:\dummy\file1.xls. As to date this my only way has been to open a new instance of EXCEL and then selecting the file I actually want. I am sure there must be a simple setting, but I just can not find it. Thanks in advance You could try: Tools|options|General tab|Ignore other applications (check it) Then double click on the workbook in windows explorer. And be aware that turning this setting on sometimes gives errors with workbooks that contain spaces in their path/name: C:\my documents\excel\my book.xls The error will look kind of like: cannot find c:\my .. then cannot find documents\excel\my then cannot find book.xls I'd just have a single shortcut that starts another instance, then use file|open. I like to use: windows start button|Run excel and hit enter to start another instance of excel. > HELP > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Thanks in advance  SignatureDave Peterson Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone and Dave Peterson said > You could try: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > then > cannot find book.xls Using Office 2003 and all I get is a Blank EXCEL workbook, and then I have to select the file from within the excel window... Part the way there :-) Mark >> HELP >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Thanks in advance Have you tried checking Tools->Options->View->Windows in Taskbar? Does that functionality give you what you're seeking? > HELP > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone and Duke Carey said > Have you tried checking Tools->Options->View->Windows in Taskbar? > > Does that functionality give you what you're seeking? No not at all, I need to be able to have two instances running with diferent files on screen at the same time. >> HELP >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Thanks in advance |
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