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nchater1-Visitor
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August 23, 2016
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Open different windows mathcad 15

  • August 23, 2016
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Hello everyone,

I need your help to know if there is any way to open different Mathcad files in different windows to have the ability to work on more than one Mathcad file in 2 screens. I don't have the ability to drag files in another screen if multiple ones are opened.

Thank you a lot for your help

Best regards,

Nadia

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    LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
    23-Emerald IV
    August 23, 2016

    This shows two instances of Mathcad, each with two files open, at the same time.

    Does this meet your requirements?

    Success!
    Luc

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      nchater1-VisitorAuthor
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      August 24, 2016

      Hello Luc,

      Yes, I think that this corresponds perfectly to my requirements. Could you, please, explain to me the way to do it?

      Thanks a lot

      Nadia

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        LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
        23-Emerald IV
        August 24, 2016

        As Werner says, below: just start the Mathcad application twice, and open in each instance the file(s) you want to edit. Do not open the same file in multiple instances of Mathcad, because you risk losing the edits you made in one instance, by saving the other; if you're allowed to save at all.

        My experiment worked with apparently the same files ( 'untitled1' and -2) in both instances of Mathcad, but they were new, essentially unnamed files, they weren't (yet) saved.

        Luc

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          Werner_E25-Diamond I
          25-Diamond I
          August 23, 2016

          There is no option for this which you could turn on, but you can start Mathcad multiple times and open your files  from within the various instances using the "File-Open" dialog. The second instance you start probably will ask you if you want to recover from the autosaved file (if you have turned on that feature). As you will say "no", you will lose the autosave feature, I guess.

          Otherwise it should work without problems to have more instances of the program open at the same time.

          Werner

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            StuartBruff23-Emerald V
            23-Emerald V
            August 24, 2016

            Nadia Chater wrote:

            Hello everyone,

            I need your help to know if there is any way to open different Mathcad files in different windows to have the ability to work on more than one Mathcad file in 2 screens. I don't have the ability to drag files in another screen if multiple ones are opened.

            Is there a reason why you do not want to use tiled windows in a single instance of Mathcad?  Eg,

            Stuart

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              nchater1-VisitorAuthor
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              August 24, 2016

              Hello Stuart, It is just to use expanded screen option.

              Thank you

              Nadia

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              StuartBruff23-Emerald V
              23-Emerald V
              August 24, 2016

              Nadia Chater wrote:

              Hello Stuart, It is just to use expanded screen option.

              Expanded Screen?

              Do you mean across multiple monitors?  If so, I often use Excel and Mathcad in this way by dragging the side bar out fill both monitors (or, more usually, extend part way into the 2nd monitor so I can something else permanently up) and then adjust the windows to lie next to the "monitor gap").

              Another way is to open up the Quicksheets / Tutorial / Handbook window and open a Mathcad file in that.

              Stuart

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              AlvaroDíaz12-Amethyst
              12-Amethyst
              August 24, 2016

              Hi Nadia.

              Yes, it's true: when you have two monitors, and use the expanded screen option, you can't open files dragging them into Mathcad 15 from any file explorer. Must to open them with the Ctrl-O, or clicking in the open item from the Mathcad menu.

              Best regards.

              Alvaro.

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                nchater1-VisitorAuthor
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                August 24, 2016

                Thank you everyone for your help.

                Best regards,

                Nadia

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