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nc1999
Jun 24, 2024Copper Contributor
Scroll between two different excel spreadsheets
Usually (on my personal macbook laptop) if I have two excel spreadsheets open, I can scroll between either as long as my mouse is on the spreadsheet. At work, on my Asus computer, if I have two exc...
HansVogelaar
Jun 24, 2024MVP
Assuming that the Asus computer has Windows 10 or Windows 11:
Select Start > Settings.
Type Mouse into the search box, then select Mouse Settings.
Make sure that the slider 'Scroll inactive windows when hovering over them' is set to On.
- nc1999Jun 24, 2024Copper ContributorHi Hans, thanks so much for your reply.
I followed these steps and it looks as though this was already set to On on my device.
I would like to add that if I have Google Chrome on one screen, and excel in another, and I am typing in Google Chrome, it will allow me to scroll in Excel without clicking (and vice versa - if I am typing in Excel it will allow me to scroll in Chrome without clicking)....even other applications such as Outlook desktop, etc. The only instance where I find it will not allow me to do this is when I have two Excel spreadsheets open (one on each screen) and then it will not allow me to scroll without clicking.
Hopefully you can still help me, thanks- HansVogelaarJun 24, 2024MVP
I see that too for two Excel workbooks. It turns out Microsoft is already aware of the problem, but please report it from within Excel: Help > Feedback > Report a problem. If many users report it, they have more incentive to do something about it.