Windows Taskbar: If you hold down the Shift Key and then right click the Excel icon on the Windows Task Bar you will see options for arranging your open windows. Drag Right: Position on the right half of the screen.Drag Left: Position on the left half of the screen.Smart Snapping: Grab the top of the window, and drag it to the top, left, or right edge of your screen, then let go. Now that you have multiple windows, how should you arrange them? Well, there are plenty of options and below are some favorites: Note that each one has its own window and ribbon: Versions of Excel before the 2013 release used Multiple Document Interface (MDI), where all workbook windows were contained within a top-level “master” container window. In computing terminology, this is called Single Document Interface (SDI). This functionality can improve multitasking, visibility, and analysis across workbooks. That means that each workbook has its own ribbon and top-level window frame that you can move and resize independent from your other open workbooks. Good news: starting with Excel 2013, each of your workbooks opens in its own window, similar to Word and PowerPoint today. “How do I open my workbooks in separate windows?” This has been a common inquiry from many of our customers who want to look at their workbooks side by side, or spread them across more than one monitor. This post is brought to you by Chad Rothschiller, a Program Manager in the Excel Team.
This week we continue exploring new features in Excel 2013.