# Excel windows

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-windows/604875>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 2, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-windows/604875 "2011-12-02T19:31:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-windows/604875/1 "2011-12-02T19:31:16Z")

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One of the (many) annoying things about Excel is that when you have more than one window open, they are all atop each other. Is there a way to cascade the windows such that they can be offset from one another so that I can look at two windows at once?

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-windows/604875/2 "2011-12-02T19:34:36Z")

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Sure. Various options under the View Tab “Arrange All.”

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**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-windows/604875/3 "2011-12-02T19:35:11Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> One of the (many) annoying things about Excel is that when you have more than one window open, they are all atop each other. Is there a way to cascade the windows such that they can be offset from one another so that I can look at two windows at once?

[Yes.](http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6129_102-148819.html)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-windows/604875/4 "2011-12-02T19:38:40Z")

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Thanks!
