Open Multiple Instances of Excel

Hi All,

I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I can
easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup. Essentially, I
don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if possible, to
modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.

Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.

Thanks & Ciao,

Tony

Tools > Options > GeneralTab.......check "Ignore Other Applications"

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"Tony" wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I can
> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup. Essentially, I
> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if possible, to
> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
>
> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
>
> Thanks & Ciao,
>
> Tony
>
>
>

Hey CLR,

Thanks for the suggestion - it works, kinda. This allows me to open
multiple instances but when I attempt to open an existing workbook, Excel
launches but the worksheet does not.

Any other tips?

Thanks


"CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tools > Options > GeneralTab.......check "Ignore Other Applications"
>
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
>
>
> "Tony" wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I
>> can
>> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup.
>> Essentially, I
>> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
>> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if possible,
>> to
>> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
>> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
>>
>> Thanks & Ciao,
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>

Sorry Tony..........I dunno of anything else.........maybe it's a Windows
thing, Folder Options, File Type, etc etc...........or maybe somebody else
knows.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"Tony" wrote:

> Hey CLR,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion - it works, kinda. This allows me to open
> multiple instances but when I attempt to open an existing workbook, Excel
> launches but the worksheet does not.
>
> Any other tips?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Tools > Options > GeneralTab.......check "Ignore Other Applications"
> >
> > Vaya con Dios,
> > Chuck, CABGx3
> >
> >
> >
> > "Tony" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I
> >> can
> >> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup.
> >> Essentially, I
> >> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
> >> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if possible,
> >> to
> >> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
> >> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
> >>
> >> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
> >>
> >> Thanks & Ciao,
> >>
> >> Tony
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Hey Chuck,

No need to apologize... I appreciate any suggestions anyone offers. I
realize this is a 'feature' of Office 2K, but it would be nice to be able to
easily change the setting in options. There's probably a way to do it and
if I come across it soon I'll post back.

Thanks again & Ciao,

Tony


"CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorry Tony..........I dunno of anything else.........maybe it's a Windows
> thing, Folder Options, File Type, etc etc...........or maybe somebody else
> knows.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
>
>
> "Tony" wrote:
>
>> Hey CLR,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion - it works, kinda. This allows me to open
>> multiple instances but when I attempt to open an existing workbook, Excel
>> launches but the worksheet does not.
>>
>> Any other tips?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> "CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Tools > Options > GeneralTab.......check "Ignore Other Applications"
>> >
>> > Vaya con Dios,
>> > Chuck, CABGx3
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tony" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi All,
>> >>
>> >> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that
>> >> I
>> >> can
>> >> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup.
>> >> Essentially, I
>> >> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
>> >> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if
>> >> possible,
>> >> to
>> >> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click
>> >> a
>> >> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks & Ciao,
>> >>
>> >> Tony
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

What version of Excel are you running Tony? I just tried Chuck's method and
it worked perfectly. Whether I opened Excel with a blank file, from a list
in Windows Explorer or the Open function in Excel it worked. I'm in Office
2003
"Tony" <|toxendine|@hoopercorp.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey CLR,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion - it works, kinda. This allows me to open
> multiple instances but when I attempt to open an existing workbook, Excel
> launches but the worksheet does not.
>
> Any other tips?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Tools > Options > GeneralTab.......check "Ignore Other Applications"
>>
>> Vaya con Dios,
>> Chuck, CABGx3
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tony" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I
>>> can
>>> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup.
>>> Essentially, I
>>> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
>>> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if
>>> possible, to
>>> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
>>> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
>>>
>>> Thanks & Ciao,
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

Hi Suzette,

I'm using Office 2K, WinXP. CLR's method does, indeed, work well with
opening blank books but what I'm trying to do is to open two populated books
to compare them. Not a big deal but thought there might be an easy way to
accomplish it. Any suggestions you can offer are appreciated.

Thanks & Ciao,

Tony


"Suzette" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> What version of Excel are you running Tony? I just tried Chuck's method
> and it worked perfectly. Whether I opened Excel with a blank file, from a
> list in Windows Explorer or the Open function in Excel it worked. I'm in
> Office 2003
> "Tony" <|toxendine|@hoopercorp.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Hey CLR,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion - it works, kinda. This allows me to open
>> multiple instances but when I attempt to open an existing workbook, Excel
>> launches but the worksheet does not.
>>
>> Any other tips?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> "CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Tools > Options > GeneralTab.......check "Ignore Other Applications"
>>>
>>> Vaya con Dios,
>>> Chuck, CABGx3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tony" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I
>>>> can
>>>> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup.
>>>> Essentially, I
>>>> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
>>>> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if
>>>> possible, to
>>>> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
>>>> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks & Ciao,
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>

How about just starting another instance via
Windows Start button|run
type:
excel
(and hit enter)

I've always had trouble with files/paths that contain spaces when I change that
setting (checking ignore other applications). If there is no space in the path
and filename, then it works fine, though.

Tony wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I can
> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup. Essentially, I
> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if possible, to
> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
>
> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
>
> Thanks & Ciao,
>
> Tony

--

Dave Peterson

ps.

Then use File|open to open your other workbook.

Dave Peterson wrote:
>
> How about just starting another instance via
> Windows Start button|run
> type:
> excel
> (and hit enter)
>
> I've always had trouble with files/paths that contain spaces when I change that
> setting (checking ignore other applications). If there is no space in the path
> and filename, then it works fine, though.
>
> Tony wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I can
> > easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup. Essentially, I
> > don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
> > window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if possible, to
> > modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
> > workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
> >
> > Thanks & Ciao,
> >
> > Tony
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson

--

Dave Peterson

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the post. I know I can do that but my laziness is overtaking me
as I get older. I'll moving my .xlt file to a location with no spaces in
the path & see what happens. If it's successful, I'll post back.

Thanks & Ciao,

Tony


"Dave Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> How about just starting another instance via
> Windows Start button|run
> type:
> excel
> (and hit enter)
>
> I've always had trouble with files/paths that contain spaces when I change
> that
> setting (checking ignore other applications). If there is no space in the
> path
> and filename, then it works fine, though.
>
> Tony wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I'm looking for a way to get Excel to open multiple instances so that I
>> can
>> easily view two workbooks at a time in a dual monitor setup.
>> Essentially, I
>> don't want to have to Alt-Tab between them when viewing in a maximized
>> window. I know I can do this with shortcuts but I'd prefer, if possible,
>> to
>> modify the Open action of the .xls extension so that whenever I click a
>> workbook it will open a new instance of Excel.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas? I'm using Excel 2000.
>>
>> Thanks & Ciao,
>>
>> Tony
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson