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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...
nc1999
Copper Contributor
Hi 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
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
HansVogelaar
Jun 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.