Forcing Excel 2007 To Use Multiple Windows
Excel 2007 by default opens multiple documents in the same window. I absolutely hate that behavior, and maybe you do to. Here is how to fix it:
Go to
My Computer
Tools
Folder Options
File Types
Choose XLSX
Go to Advanced
Uncheck “browse in same window” in advanced window.
Highlight Open
Edit
Make sure in the Action box it says &Open
Copy one of the following and paste into “application used to perform action” (Check whether current path has OFFICE11 or OFFICE12 then copy and paste one of the following:
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE” “%1″
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\EXCEL.EXE” “%1″
Check the box next to use DDE
Remove anything that is in DDE Message box and DDE Application Not Running box.
Make sure the application box says: EXCEL
And in the Topic box it says: System
Thanks to Jonathan for the fix.