Am I being totally thick?

Simon · Jul 03, 2012, 19:57:32

Don't answer that!

But, I'm trying to open two separate MS Excel windows side by side, and the second window keeps opening within the first one, and not separately. How do I do it?

D-Dan · Jul 03, 2012, 20:28:21

IIRC there's a menu that will let you tile horizontally and vertically.

Glenn · Jul 03, 2012, 20:32:38

Quote from: Simon on Jul 03, 2012, 19:57:32
Don't answer that! But, I'm trying to open two separate MS Excel windows side by side, and the second window keeps opening within the first one, and not separately. How do I do it?

Install Windows 7.

Glenn · Jul 03, 2012, 20:34:18

Which version of Excel?

Open 2 instances of Excel and size each screen to half of your display.

Technical Ben · Jul 03, 2012, 20:50:38

As said, it might work via an internal window management, not the OS window management. Unless it's Excel with the Ribbon, in which case read the sentence again and replace "work" with "drive you crazy"*

*While I have not used the Office Ribbon, the Paint and Movie Maker version in Win 7 is bad enough for me never to!

Simon · Jul 03, 2012, 21:34:19

Quote from: Glenn on Jul 03, 2012, 20:34:18
Which version of Excel?

Open 2 instances of Excel and size each screen to half of your display.

2003, and yep, that did it, but it doesn't do what I want anyway (to drag account entries from one window to the other), so I'll have to do it the way I usually do it. Thanks anyway.

Glenn · Jul 03, 2012, 21:38:32

http://spreadsheetpage.com/index.php/tip/display_multiple_charts_on_a_single_chart_sheet/

Simon · Jul 03, 2012, 21:48:52

Thanks Glenn, but I really have difficulty getting my head round Excel, so I'm going to play safe, and stick with the process I know.