I have a spreadsheet. Whenever I open it, 2 copies open -- name.xls:1 and
name.xls:2. If I close one, both close. Driving me crazy, it is. It must
have something to do with the Window command but I do not see how to retun to
a simple life with 1 instance only.

Press Window on the main menu, then Arrange and choose (for example) Horizontal. Click on the Excel icon on the xls:2 sheet and
press Close.

Hans


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I have a spreadsheet. Whenever I open it, 2 copies open -- name.xls:1 and
name.xls:2. If I close one, both close. Driving me crazy, it is. It must
have something to do with the Window command but I do not see how to retun to
a simple life with 1 instance only.

had same question once; you accidently clicked on new window: just click on
2nd "X" down on top right (smaller grey - x) will give you more direct
control over which window is closed

"greenwellies" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet. Whenever I open it, 2 copies open -- name.xls:1 and
name.xls:2. If I close one, both close. Driving me crazy, it is. It must
have something to do with the Window command but I do not see how to retun to
a simple life with 1 instance only.

It's not really two copies. It's two windows open to the same workbook.

Select the window you want to close and hit ctrl-w.

Then save the file.

(I think it's easier using ctrl-w than explaining which of the X's you should
click to close the which window.)

greenwellies wrote:

I have a spreadsheet. Whenever I open it, 2 copies open -- name.xls:1 and
name.xls:2. If I close one, both close. Driving me crazy, it is. It must
have something to do with the Window command but I do not see how to retun to
a simple life with 1 instance only.

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Dave Peterson

Hi, Green, would agree there are good points for using any method.
advise some caution for example: if have two windows open for same instance
of an excel file, have noticed that (in "at-least") one case of personally
modified colors (had used formerly dark colors to add more light tones) &
sheet had gone mostly black on one of the instances. closing the wrong
window will let you save the undesired window. Where Cntrl-W does not
discern up front positive / negative logic (which window are you closing,
which are you keeping...) is more dangerous a thing to have even been
included in the software. I have already found some of the other things that
get blown away... sorry, thought you should know. (check for changes, maybe
close the 2nd instance)



"greenwellies" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet. Whenever I open it, 2 copies open -- name.xls:1 and
name.xls:2. If I close one, both close. Driving me crazy, it is. It must
have something to do with the Window command but I do not see how to retun to
a simple life with 1 instance only.