--- title: Look at the same file more than once description: Learn how to view and edit the same Microsoft Office file from multiple windows, allowing you to see the same file on more than one screen and edit different parts at the same time. image: https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Multiple%20windows%20on%20a%20computer%20screen%20cartoon.jpeg --- [![logo](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hubfs/logo.png)](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk) - [Home](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk) - [Private Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/private-courses) - [Public Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/public-course-dates) - [Tips](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news) - [Contact us](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/contact) - [Home](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk) - [Private Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/private-courses) - [Public Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/public-course-dates) - [Tips](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news) - [Contact us](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/contact) [0800 044 3779](tel://08000443779) [Excel](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/excel) [Word](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/word) [PowerPoint](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/powerpoint) [Outlook](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/outlook) # Look at the same file more than once [Woodthorpe IT](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/author/woodthorpe-it) 22 July, 2025 ![](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Multiple%20windows%20on%20a%20computer%20screen%20cartoon.jpeg) Ever been in a large Word document and needed to look at two parts of it at the same time?  Or a really complex Excel spreadsheet and need to check understanding without losing sight of the number you were looking at?  Well this tip will be useful to you.  In most of the Microsoft Office suite you have the ability to use an option called "New Window" which allows you to look at the same open file from  two or more different places. - Within the file you want to see more than once, go to the "View" tab - Click "New Window" as below: ![](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-23-2025-11-23-45-2081-AM.png?width=581&height=143&name=image-png-Jun-23-2025-11-23-45-2081-AM.png) - NOTE each time you click "New Window", a new window showing the same file will appear. - Once you have all the windows you need, move the windows to the area of your desktop or another screen where you want to view them from. 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