Excel will use an open instance of Excel, if it finds one, when a workbook
is double-clicked. So instead, open Excel from the Start menu multiple
times. Then in each instance use File, Open to pick the workbook it
displays..

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Jim
"Anna" wrote in message
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|I need to find out how to make new excel files open in a completely
seperate
| excel program window. So when you open a new excel file, it will open a
| completely new excel program and have another taskbar at the bottom. We
are
| using multiple screens and need to have several worksheets fully open at
the
| same time. Any ideas?