Maybe this FAQ from Debra Dalgleish's site:
http://www.contextures.com/xlfaqApp.html#AlreadyOpen

will help.

Bungalow wrote:

I had already made sure the box was unchecked. Any other ideas?

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

Toolsoptionsgeneral uncheck ignore other applications

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Bungalow" wrote in message
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If I open an Excel file directly from Explore, it seems to open twice and
I
get a message saying that it already open. Opening files directly through
Excel is not a problem. Any ideas?




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Dave Peterson