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  1. #1
    adwilson
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    Dual monitors

    I have had my two screens for about a month now. I've
    rotated one as to be able to view documents and longer spreadsheets
    easier but I am having a little bit of trouble with the Excel spreadsheets.

    With each new Excel file I open they seem to want to only come up
    using the same program copy in the same window and cannot be "slid" over to
    the other screen. Excel will work separately if you actually start the
    program without a file reference and then open the file through File.Open.

    Word permits a file to be shrunk and moved to the other screen and
    then enlarged. Sure would like to be able to do that with Excel.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    --
    Allen

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    Bill Martin -- (Remove NOSPAM from address)
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    Re: Dual monitors

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    adwilson wrote:
    <blockquote cite="midB60EC8FF-D722-497A-8B7D-8F9A1F89E541@microsoft.com"
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    <pre wrap="">I have had my two screens for about a month now. I've
    rotated one as to be able to view documents and longer spreadsheets
    easier but I am having a little bit of trouble with the Excel spreadsheets.

    With each new Excel file I open they seem to want to only come up
    using the same program copy in the same window and cannot be "slid" over to
    the other screen. Excel will work separately if you actually start the
    program without a file reference and then open the file through File.Open.

    Word permits a file to be shrunk and moved to the other screen and
    then enlarged. Sure would like to be able to do that with Excel.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    </pre>
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    <font face="Arial">I'm not sure I entirely understand how you normally
    do this, but my procedure to do what I _think_ you want, using Excel97,
    is as follows:<br>
    <br>
    1) open Excel in the normal manner on one screen<br>
    <br>
    2) drag one edge of the window across to cover two screens<br>
    <br>
    3) open the two files I'm interested in working with in the normal
    manner -- either by double clicking on the file names within Windows
    Explorer, or by using the File&gt;Open route inside Excel.<br>
    <br>
    4) Click on Window &gt; Arrange and then on Vertical<br>
    <br>
    5) This shows both files I want to work with in the Excel window side
    by side.ÂÂ* At that point I can drag the edges of the individual files
    around to arrange them as I want on the two screens.<br>
    <br>
    Good luck....<br>
    <br>
    Bill<br>
    <br>
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    Bill Martin -- (Remove NOSPAM from address)
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    Re: Dual monitors

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    adwilson wrote:
    <blockquote cite="midB60EC8FF-D722-497A-8B7D-8F9A1F89E541@microsoft.com"
    type="cite">
    <pre wrap="">I have had my two screens for about a month now. I've
    rotated one as to be able to view documents and longer spreadsheets
    easier but I am having a little bit of trouble with the Excel spreadsheets.

    With each new Excel file I open they seem to want to only come up
    using the same program copy in the same window and cannot be "slid" over to
    the other screen. Excel will work separately if you actually start the
    program without a file reference and then open the file through File.Open.

    Word permits a file to be shrunk and moved to the other screen and
    then enlarged. Sure would like to be able to do that with Excel.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    </pre>
    </blockquote>
    <font face="Arial">I'm not sure I entirely understand how you normally
    do this, but my procedure to do what I _think_ you want, using Excel97,
    is as follows:<br>
    <br>
    1) open Excel in the normal manner on one screen<br>
    <br>
    2) drag one edge of the window across to cover two screens<br>
    <br>
    3) open the two files I'm interested in working with in the normal
    manner -- either by double clicking on the file names within Windows
    Explorer, or by using the File&gt;Open route inside Excel.<br>
    <br>
    4) Click on Window &gt; Arrange and then on Vertical (or Tiled or
    whatever).ÂÂ* I suspect that this is the step that you're currently
    missing.<br>
    <br>
    5) This shows both files I want to work with in the Excel window side
    by side.ÂÂ* At that point I can drag the edges of the individual files
    around to arrange them as I want on the two screens.<br>
    <br>
    Good luck....<br>
    <br>
    Bill<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    </font>
    </body>
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