What you have are 2 *windows* of the same WB opening.

Simply do a:
<Ctrl <W
You'll see the numbers disappear ... BUT ... if you close without saving,
they'll just come back.

You must *save* the WB after closing the extra window to preserve the
present configuration.

If you go to:
<Window <New Window
You'll create this configuration again.

One of the main purposes of this 'feature' is so that you can click on:
<Window <Arrange,
And choose different displays of the same WB or WS on-screen at the same
time.


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HTH,

RD

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"Jimbomini" wrote in message
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every time i open a specific file two files open with the same name but
with
extentions xls:1 and xls:2. how do I stop that? What happened to cause
that?
thank you.