Hi everyone,

Up until a few days ago, every time I opened an excel file I would get a separate instance of the file on the taskbar, and I could happily alt-tab between the files and copy/paste data with ease (no huge list of copy options - just a straight paste or paste special).

But now for some reason excel does not open separate instances - I have to use the "switch windows" option under the view tab, which is a real pain.

What has happened? How can I get my excel back to how it was?

I have tried a few registry edits but the result was not what I had hoped for. I just want a separate instance for every newly opened workbook and to be able to easily copy and paste between them.

All help very much appreciated!

rocdoc