open excel files in different windows

I have multiple excel files. I want to have them all opened at the same time
in
different windows so I can alt-tab to each of them. I have checked
Tools|Options|View Tab|Check Windows in task bar but I still cant alt tab
over they open in the same button ont he taskbar. Is there a way of doing
this?

Try use Ctrl+Tab.

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"Luciano Cunha" <LucianoCunha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have multiple excel files. I want to have them all opened at the same
>time
> in
> different windows so I can alt-tab to each of them. I have checked
> Tools|Options|View Tab|Check Windows in task bar but I still cant alt tab
> over they open in the same button ont he taskbar. Is there a way of doing
> this?

I can do that. The point though is for me to be able to have separate
instances. The user wants to be able to use their special mouse button in
order to flip to the other excel files more quickly. Hence, it needs to work
like the alt+tab.

"Daniel CHEN" wrote:

> Try use Ctrl+Tab.
>
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> Daniel CHEN
>
> UDQServices@Gmail.com
> www.Geocities.com/UDQServices
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>
> "Luciano Cunha" <LucianoCunha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:402720E2-37C4-467F-BF4A-7BF7031BE1E1@microsoft.com...
> >I have multiple excel files. I want to have them all opened at the same
> >time
> > in
> > different windows so I can alt-tab to each of them. I have checked
> > Tools|Options|View Tab|Check Windows in task bar but I still cant alt tab
> > over they open in the same button ont he taskbar. Is there a way of doing
> > this?
>
>
>

Then the user will have to OPEN separate instances of Excel


"Luciano Cunha" wrote:

> I can do that. The point though is for me to be able to have separate
> instances. The user wants to be able to use their special mouse button in
> order to flip to the other excel files more quickly. Hence, it needs to work
> like the alt+tab.
>
> "Daniel CHEN" wrote:
>
> > Try use Ctrl+Tab.
> >
> > ===== * ===== * ===== * =====
> > Daniel CHEN
> >
> > UDQServices@Gmail.com
> > www.Geocities.com/UDQServices
> > >Free Data Processing Add-in<
> > ===== * ===== * ===== * =====
> >
> > "Luciano Cunha" <LucianoCunha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:402720E2-37C4-467F-BF4A-7BF7031BE1E1@microsoft.com...
> > >I have multiple excel files. I want to have them all opened at the same
> > >time
> > > in
> > > different windows so I can alt-tab to each of them. I have checked
> > > Tools|Options|View Tab|Check Windows in task bar but I still cant alt tab
> > > over they open in the same button ont he taskbar. Is there a way of doing
> > > this?
> >
> >
> >

Fired off the last message without checking in Excel first. In XL2002
running on Win2k, viewing Windows in Taskbar allows Alt-Tab to work.

What version of Excel & Win are you running?

"Luciano Cunha" wrote:

> I can do that. The point though is for me to be able to have separate
> instances. The user wants to be able to use their special mouse button in
> order to flip to the other excel files more quickly. Hence, it needs to work
> like the alt+tab.
>
> "Daniel CHEN" wrote:
>
> > Try use Ctrl+Tab.
> >
> > ===== * ===== * ===== * =====
> > Daniel CHEN
> >
> > UDQServices@Gmail.com
> > www.Geocities.com/UDQServices
> > >Free Data Processing Add-in<
> > ===== * ===== * ===== * =====
> >
> > "Luciano Cunha" <LucianoCunha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:402720E2-37C4-467F-BF4A-7BF7031BE1E1@microsoft.com...
> > >I have multiple excel files. I want to have them all opened at the same
> > >time
> > > in
> > > different windows so I can alt-tab to each of them. I have checked
> > > Tools|Options|View Tab|Check Windows in task bar but I still cant alt tab
> > > over they open in the same button ont he taskbar. Is there a way of doing
> > > this?
> >
> >
> >

> I have multiple excel files. I want to have them all opened at the
> same time in
> different windows so I can alt-tab to each of them... Is there a way
> of doing this?

These two different ways might help get separate windows for different
excel documents.

#1. From the Windows "Start" menu, use the cascaded menu to open Excel.
Once Excel is running, use "File >> Open" to open an Excel file. Repeat the
steps for the second file.

#2. Point to an Excel file on the desktop or in a folder. With the right
mouse button, click "Send To >> Excel". Repeat the steps for the second
file.

For #2, you might not see "Excel" in the "Send To" menu at first. To add it
there, put a shortcut to the Excel program into the folder
C:\Windows\SendTo\

By the way, if you have two files of the same name in different folders,
this allows you to have both open at the same time.

(I have Windows 98.)