{"id":76,"date":"2012-07-26T08:19:07","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T08:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toolbox.pingvinfeszek.hu\/?p=76"},"modified":"2019-09-30T21:08:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T08:08:36","slug":"excel-2007-2012-open-two-spreadsheets-in-two-separate-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.gaborhargitai.hu\/excel-2007-2012-open-two-spreadsheets-in-two-separate-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel 2007 \/ 2012 – Open two spreadsheets in two separate windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Ever wanted to open a spreadsheet like you did before Excel 2007? Now it is possible and it comes in handy if you need to compare documents side-by-side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start Regedit (WinKey + R, type in “regedit” without the quotation marks and hit Enter)Navigate to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\/Excel.Sheet.8\/shell\/Open\/command<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nDouble Click on (Default) and write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\EXCEL.EXE\" \/e \"%1\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nRight Click on Command \u2013 choose “rename<\/strong>” and enter:<\/p>\n\n\n\ncommand2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nRight Click on the folder “ddeexec<\/strong>” (in the tree view at the left) and choose “rename<\/strong>” and enter: <\/p>\n\n\n\nddeexec2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nNavigate to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\/Excel.Sheet.12\/shell\/Open\/command<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nDouble Click on (Default) and write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\EXCEL.EXE\" \/e \"%1\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nRight Click on Command \u2013 choose “rename<\/strong>” and enter:<\/p>\n\n\n\ncommand2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nRight Click on the folder “ddeexec<\/strong>” (in the tree view at the left) and choose “rename<\/strong>” and enter:<\/p>\n\n\n\nddeexec2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nWe’re done! The spreadsheet you’ll open next will behave as intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n