To open an Excel file so its contents are displayed in a new sheet within the same Excel workbook, you can use the "New Window" function. Here's how:
Opening an Excel File in a New Window (Showing Different Sheets)
Rather than importing or merging different files directly into separate sheets of a single workbook, Excel’s approach is to open the same file, in the same workbook but in different windows. This gives the effect of different sheets being displayed independently in different windows. This allows you to view and work on the same Excel workbook with different sheets displayed in different windows. Here's how:
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Go to the "View" tab. Locate the "View" tab in the Excel ribbon at the top of your Excel application.
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Click "New Window". In the "Window" section, click the button labelled "New Window." This action will open a new window of your currently active workbook.
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Activate a different Sheet in Each Window: You'll now have two windows open with the same file loaded. Activate a different sheet in each window. For instance, in the first window you might display "Sheet 1", and in the second window, select "Sheet 2". Both windows belong to the same workbook, and any edits in one will reflect in the other when the change is saved.
Additional Details:
- Changes Reflect Across Windows: When you make a change in one of these windows and save, all windows reflecting the same workbook will update.
- Different Views of the Same Data: This is particularly useful when comparing data across different sheets or when you want to work on different aspects of the same dataset simultaneously without switching between sheets in the same view.
Example
Let's say you have an Excel file named "SalesData.xlsx". You want to compare data on "Sheet 1" with data on "Sheet 2" of the same file. By opening a "New Window" and setting one window to Sheet 1 and the other window to Sheet 2, you can view and work on both sheets simultaneously.
| Action | Result |
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Open SalesData.xlsx |
The Excel file is opened in one window |
| Click "New Window" (View Tab) | A new window of SalesData.xlsx is opened |
| Select Sheet 1 on Window 1 | The first window displays contents of "Sheet 1" |
| Select Sheet 2 on Window 2 | The second window displays the contents of "Sheet 2". Changes in the content of each window are updated in the other window upon saving. |
Using "New Window" effectively allows you to view different sections of your Excel workbook concurrently. Remember that all "New Windows" are just different views of the same file, so any changes you make will be saved in the original file.
