Solved: Use files simultaneously in Word & Excel

If you are asking to be able to change 2 different files at the same time, then the answer is no.

 

yeah, that's just 'windows'.......below is my desktop with it's open windows. I just hit alt-tab at the same time to move through them.

 

Yes, that has been possible since Windows 3.1. Simply use the ALT and TAB key to switch between open programs, ALT plus ESC also easily switches between two programs. So you would press and hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key until it goes to the program you want to switch too. You can also click on the icon for the program you want to switch too on the task bar at the bottom of your screen. Pressing the Windows Key along with the TAB key also allows you to see and to switch between open programs.

 

so just re-size them so you have one on one side on one on the other.

 

how are you clicking on them? Did you see my screen shot? I don't even use the mouse, just hit alt and tab at the same time to toggle between them.

 

no worries, sorta what we're here for.

 

With Windows 7 you can use the Snap feature: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows7/products/features/snap

If you do a lot of work like this then you should consider a second monitor, makes stuff like this much easier.

 

Forgot about the snap feature, thanks.

I remember when I tried the dual monitors....was so used to alt-tab that, after a month or so,, I realized all I was using the second monitor for was a dust gatherer.