{"id":5620,"date":"2022-02-09T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T05:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/?p=5620"},"modified":"2022-12-12T13:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T12:10:10","slug":"open-two-excel-files-in-separate-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expert-only.com\/en\/excel\/open-two-excel-files-in-separate-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Open two Excel files in separate windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to open two Excel files in separate windows at the same time?<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Open two Excel files in separate windows seems easy, yet by default, Windows 10 opens both files in the same software, i.e. Excel 2016. So you have to navigate between the files, but can’t see them at the same time. It is therefore useful to have two windows, or even better, two screens to compare two Excel files. To open 2 Excel files in different windows, just follow these 2 steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start by opening the first Excel file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To open the first file, launch Excel 2016 and search for the file to open via these 3 steps: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. File<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Open<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Browse<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Or double-click directly on the file from the Windows Explorer<\/em> from inside the folder. For example from your Desktop if you have saved the file there. A window opens with the first file, it is an instance<\/a> of Excel<\/em>, or a program<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Open the first Excel file in the first window<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    Open two Excel files in separate windows using a second instance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    To open a second file, a second Excel instance is needed<\/strong>, i.e. a second Excel program. To do this, simply open Excel again, as explained below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n