There is no way to make Excel behave like Word in this regard. They are
fundlementally different. The best you can do is to create different
instances for each workbook but then you lose some functionality like
copying formulas between instances..

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Jim
"280Z28" wrote in message
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| Using the new Office 2007.
|
| The only way to get excel to open new windows is to start another copy of
| excel through the start menu and then open the document in there. I want
| excel to behave like word, and ALWAYS create a new window when a new sheet
is
| opened, whether the document is opened through the office button in Excel
or
| through Windows Explorer. The default behavior is immensely frustrating
for a
| multi-monitor setup.