When opening a spreadsheet, it appears to open two separate copies of the
worksheet. Why is this, and how do I stop it?

Do you see:

book1.xls:1
and
book2.xls:2

If you do then this isn't really two copies of the workbook. It's just two
views (or windows) into the same workbook.

You can select the one you don't want to see, then hit ctrl-w to close that
window.

Then save the workbook or you'll be doing it again!

Debra Dalgleish has some instructions with pictures:
http://contextures.com/xlfaqApp.html#TwoWindows

This can be caused by using:
Window|New window
(maybe followed by window|arrange)

It can be quite useful to see different ares of the same workbook (even same
worksheet) at the same time.

Pete W wrote:

When opening a spreadsheet, it appears to open two separate copies of the
worksheet. Why is this, and how do I stop it?

--

Dave Peterson

Someone hit WindowNew Window and you have two views of the same workbook.

Close one of the windows then save.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:04:02 -0700, Pete W <Pete
wrote:

When opening a spreadsheet, it appears to open two separate copies of the
worksheet. Why is this, and how do I stop it?

Seems I'm following you around this morning<g


Gord

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:54:10 -0500, Dave Peterson
wrote:

Do you see:

book1.xls:1
and
book2.xls:2

If you do then this isn't really two copies of the workbook. It's just two
views (or windows) into the same workbook.

You can select the one you don't want to see, then hit ctrl-w to close that
window.

Then save the workbook or you'll be doing it again!

Debra Dalgleish has some instructions with pictures:
http://contextures.com/xlfaqApp.html#TwoWindows

This can be caused by using:
Window|New window
(maybe followed by window|arrange)

It can be quite useful to see different ares of the same workbook (even same
worksheet) at the same time.

Pete W wrote:

When opening a spreadsheet, it appears to open two separate copies of the
worksheet. Why is this, and how do I stop it?