New instance of Excel file

I work quite often with EXCEL and what is quite annoying is that when you double click on a file, EXCEL will open that file in same program instance. In that case, you will not be able to see these two files on different screens (if you are using two screens) or simply to compare them next to each other. Following button will open excel file in new instance of the program. Just select EXCEL file (not double click) and then press the button:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Excel.exe" {filepath$}

Please note that path to your EXCEL installation can be different.

Simon

There is a registry tweak to get an excel file to always open up in a new instance. I've been using it on Win7 32bit and Office 2010 without issue for over a year now.

Here are some other sites to look at:
excelqa.info/2011/06/17/how- ... -or-vista/
perivision.net/wordpress/201 ... w-tip-198/

Microsoft finally fixed this in Office 2013. Documents open in separate windows (same process though).