Comments on: How to Open Two Excel Files Side by Side in Separate Monitors? http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/ LyteByte - Byte of Technology, Computers, Internet, Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Tips, Tweaks Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:19:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MJ http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-90456 MJ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:31:34 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-90456 Worked like a charm! Always wondered how I would do it, a simple Google search pointed me in the right direction. Thanks a lot! Worked like a charm! Always wondered how I would do it, a simple Google search pointed me in the right direction. Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Martijn http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-89849 Martijn Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:48:01 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-89849 Thank u for this tip! At my work i'm at dual screen, but never managed to get Excel on 2 screens. But now it finally works, great! I used option A btw. Thanks again! Thank u for this tip! At my work i’m at dual screen, but never managed to get Excel on 2 screens. But now it finally works, great! I used option A btw.

Thanks again!

]]> By: Shawn Mortensen http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-81847 Shawn Mortensen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:32:57 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-81847 This solution below was the closest to anything that helped on the Internet. Thank you Playdoh.... the only problem I am still having is that when we double click an Excel file it is opening excel without the file open. When we go to Open and open the file, the file is there. It's just opening a blank instance of Excel instead of the file we are double cliking on in Excel. Any other suggestions to add to the registry changes? Thank you in advance, Shawn There seems to be a problem with the option avalible in Excel Options->Advance-> “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)”. When checked the key ‘ddeexec’ @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ should be ignored, this does not seem to happen and when the option in excel is ticked I was getting file location errors. workaround: Delete the key ‘ddeexec’ and its sub keys in the action you want to change. (for me it was simply when using ‘open’) You also need to add the “%1? to the (default) string located @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command because now the burden of loading the file is on the command line call rather then DDE inside excel. If you want .xlsx do work the same just replace the path Excel.Sheet.8 with Excel.Sheet.12 Excel.Sheet.8 (associated with .xls) Excel.Sheet.12 (associated with .xls) Anyhows thats what worked for me. This solution below was the closest to anything that helped on the Internet. Thank you Playdoh…. the only problem I am still having is that when we double click an Excel file it is opening excel without the file open. When we go to Open and open the file, the file is there. It’s just opening a blank instance of Excel instead of the file we are double cliking on in Excel. Any other suggestions to add to the registry changes?

Thank you in advance,

Shawn

There seems to be a problem with the option avalible in Excel Options->Advance-> “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)”.

When checked the key ‘ddeexec’ @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ should be ignored, this does not seem to happen and when the option in excel is ticked I was getting file location errors.

workaround:
Delete the key ‘ddeexec’ and its sub keys in the action you want to change. (for me it was simply when using ‘open’)

You also need to add the “%1? to the (default) string located @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command because now the burden of loading the file is on the command line call rather then DDE inside excel.

If you want .xlsx do work the same just replace the path Excel.Sheet.8 with Excel.Sheet.12

Excel.Sheet.8 (associated with .xls)

Excel.Sheet.12 (associated with .xls)

Anyhows thats what worked for me.

]]> By: Playdoh http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-81117 Playdoh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:47:42 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-81117 Vista and Office 2007 I was having the exact same issue as Jeff Roth March 25, 2009 at 4:06 pm very very annoying. There seems to be a problem with the option avalible in Excel Options->Advance-> "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)". When checked the key 'ddeexec' @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ should be ignored, this does not seem to happen and when the option in excel is ticked I was getting file location errors. workaround: Delete the key 'ddeexec' and its sub keys in the action you want to change. (for me it was simply when using 'open') You also need to add the "%1" to the (default) string located @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command because now the burden of loading the file is on the command line call rather then DDE inside excel. If you want .xlsx do work the same just replace the path Excel.Sheet.8 with Excel.Sheet.12 Excel.Sheet.8 (associated with .xls) Excel.Sheet.12 (associated with .xls) Anyhows thats what worked for me. Vista and Office 2007

I was having the exact same issue as Jeff Roth
March 25, 2009 at 4:06 pm very very annoying.

There seems to be a problem with the option avalible in Excel Options->Advance-> “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)”.

When checked the key ‘ddeexec’ @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\ should be ignored, this does not seem to happen and when the option in excel is ticked I was getting file location errors.

workaround:
Delete the key ‘ddeexec’ and its sub keys in the action you want to change. (for me it was simply when using ‘open’)

You also need to add the “%1″ to the (default) string located @ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command because now the burden of loading the file is on the command line call rather then DDE inside excel.

If you want .xlsx do work the same just replace the path Excel.Sheet.8 with Excel.Sheet.12

Excel.Sheet.8 (associated with .xls)

Excel.Sheet.12 (associated with .xls)

Anyhows thats what worked for me.

]]> By: Siddo http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-78827 Siddo Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:10:48 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-78827 Im on 07 and the first option will not work, when I try to open an excel doc it is blank... the 2nd option worked great. thanks Im on 07 and the first option will not work, when I try to open an excel doc it is blank… the 2nd option worked great.

thanks

]]> By: Brian Clendinen http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-73729 Brian Clendinen Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:18:35 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-73729 To time consuming and resource heavy method, Marco which fits one instance across two screens then another marco to put the sheet slected tomonitor you want is the quick way to do it. The above methoed does not allow you to look at the same file but diffrent tabs in each monitor. Macro will allow to do that. Now if I can just find the marcos I have been using on the internet since my computer was wiped. Options to use two monitors effectivly are limited in the Office Suite. Macros all the way. To time consuming and resource heavy method, Marco which fits one instance across two screens then another marco to put the sheet slected tomonitor you want is the quick way to do it.
The above methoed does not allow you to look at the same file but diffrent tabs in each monitor. Macro will allow to do that. Now if I can just find the marcos I have been using on the internet since my computer was wiped.

Options to use two monitors effectivly are limited in the Office Suite. Macros all the way.

]]> By: naim http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-71015 naim Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:36:03 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-71015 i am thankfull of your usefull information and i completly solve my problem today i was faced with a problem with excel sheet that how i should use in different window the excel sheet i am an IT manager in Afghanistan i am thankfull of your usefull information and i completly solve my problem today i was faced with a problem with excel sheet that how i should use in different window the excel sheet i am an IT manager in Afghanistan

]]> By: ozel http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-69874 ozel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:53:38 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-69874 Great.... Wow..simple but it's work.. Long time ago I've done open excel 2003 at XP,also excel 2007 at XP and Vista (with change at folder option and file types). But its never work is you run excel 2003 at Vista, and you did it.. with very simpel way...great job... thanx for posting this.. Great….
Wow..simple but it’s work..
Long time ago I’ve done open excel 2003 at XP,also excel 2007 at XP and Vista (with change at folder option and file types).
But its never work is you run excel 2003 at Vista, and you did it..
with very simpel way…great job…
thanx for posting this..

]]> By: Jeff Roth http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-69132 Jeff Roth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:06:50 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-69132 Checking the "ignore other applications" box is a great tip! However, when I then close the files, I lose this function, and have to re-check every time. Is there a way to "save" the "ignore other applications" command, keeping it always operative? Thanks, Jeff Checking the “ignore other applications” box is a great tip!

However, when I then close the files, I lose this function, and have to re-check every time. Is there a way to “save” the “ignore other applications” command, keeping it always operative?

Thanks,

Jeff

]]> By: Adam http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-68243 Adam Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:14:16 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/05/13/how-to-open-two-excel-files-side-by-side-in-separate-monitors/#comment-68243 Perfect, Thanks. Perfect, Thanks.

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