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Re: Force New Tabs to Background
HotCakeX I like the left click and middle button options as they do exactly what I need. I think I will submit a recommendation as well. I have no idea where you found these options as even knowing the answer, I can't find anything in the Microsoft Edge help. It should be documented under shortcuts even though that is currently limited to keyboard shortcuts only. I see the answer in other questions when searching for open link in new tab. Thanks for your quick response. I tried to respond to you quickly this time...12KViews1like3CommentsForce New Tabs to Background
When I click on a link that will open the contents in a new tab, the new tab becomes focus. I want to continue in the existing tab (to finish reading my email or content) and then go back to the new tab (or tabs) that I have opened later. This is especially useful for email from news sources as they give you interesting articles to read and I open the ones I want, delete the email, and then read the articles later. Currently, I have to click back to the email after each article is opened. Edge should have an option to open the links (tabs) in the background/without changing focus. I use the "Force Background Tab" extension in Chrome and it works well. In Chrome and Edge, it opens links in new tabs without focus going to the new tab, as expected and desired. Unfortunately, unlike Chrome, when I create a new tab (with +), Edge does not focus on the new tab which I would expect. Am I missing an Edge option?Solved13KViews3likes7CommentsContact Support is not working
When I try to use Contact Support and then either Chat or Phone from within any Office 365 app it says there is a connection problem. If I try to do the same thing on support.microsoft.com it says "This login.live.com page can't be found" followed by the thousand-plus character sequence that failed, even though I am already logged in. Thoughts on how to get support from Microsoft or get past these messages. The message is identical in both Chrome and Edge.1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: How do I have Excel treat each file separately - for search, undo, etc.
I thought I had wrapped this up by saying that the option to start independent instances of Excel by using the /X startup option is my solution. This makes each file independent with separate undo and find/replace boxes. But, I did not see that this morning when MS asked me to indicate the best solution. mathetes4KViews0likes2CommentsRe: How do I have Excel treat each file separately - for search, undo, etc.
Well, as I have said, the files are totally independent. Sometimes I search in one file and sometimes in the other but for totally different things. In one I search for a name and the next a number. 1. Search for Maria in file 1. 2. Search for 1900 in file 2. 3. Search for the next Maria in file 1. Oh, but I can't as the search field is now 1900 so I have to retype in Maria. Clearer? Why is the search across files and not file by file, at least as an option? Excel seems to assume the files must be related to one another but they don't need to be. Sometimes people multi-task, hard to believe. mtarler3.9KViews0likes4CommentsRe: How do I have Excel treat each file separately - for search, undo, etc.
I am not sure the VBA helps in this situation. I basically have two totally different files made up of a mix of text and numbers (almost no formulas as they are really just relational databases in spreadsheet form). But, I need to find text and numbers in each but even though they are separate files, Microsoft Excel in its infinite wisdom says that if you click on Find and Replace in either spreadsheet, you are doing it for every spreadsheet you have open (ditto for undo). So, every time I move between spreadsheets the last thing I searched for is what I searched in the other spreadsheet. And, when I want to undo it does it across spreadsheets as though they were one even though they are separate files! I guess I could try to put these into an Access database but I am less familiar with that than Excel and it seems like overkill for my applications. mathetes3.9KViews0likes6CommentsRe: How do I have Excel treat each file separately - for search, undo, etc.
Thanks, I will make a suggestion but it is very annoying and I wonder why no one else has complained. While it might make some sense to replace all across files, although I have never tried it. Even worse is when you undo and it does it across files. That is very bad. mathetes4KViews1like9CommentsRe: How do I have Excel treat each file separately - for search, undo, etc.
Let me clarify. I have (for simplicity) opened two files. I perform a search in the first file. I then click on the other file and the same search box (and search term) appears. It fact, when I flip from one file to the other, the search box stays in focus and is on top of the file I select. But, the files (and tabs within each file) are unrelated so the search box should be unique for each file not shared between them (and all other files). When I use Word, the search window is unique for each file, but not in Excel. How do I make it unique for each file? mathetes4KViews0likes11CommentsHow do I have Excel treat each file separately - for search, undo, etc.
Excel treats all files I have open as one. By that I mean there is one search box that works across all files open. If I want to search for different things in different files, I have to keep changing what I am searching. Same with undo. It undoes across files, which can be very annoying. How do I get it to treat each file individually? I would think this would be the default or that there would be a switch but I can't find one.Solved4.5KViews0likes16CommentsRe: We're Listening!
Elliot Kirk Grammarly extension loads properly but does not log in properly and hence does not work. It would be a great substitute for the missing spell checker. If I click on the icon in the text box I am currently entering data into (like this one), it pops up with a request to login but then fails ("Something went wrong"). If I click on the icon at the end of the URL box, it pops up a separate tab and I am logged in but that doesn't cause it to work.3.9KViews1like2Comments
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