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Sometimes i can do other work in Excel while running a query sometimes not
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Marc Bergmans
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I encounter sometimes that it isn't possible to work in another excel document or opening a new excel document while a Excel Power Query is running.
Other times I can do what i want when a Excel Query is running.
Does someone can tell me what the reason can be why I sometimes can do anything in Excel ?
Do the documents have to be open in different instances of Excel before you can work in both documents at the same time? If so how can you do this. I thought by holding down the shift key when opening but i don't see a difference in the taskmanager if doying so.
or can the heaviness of the query a possible reason why it is not possible to work in another Excel document at the same time or are there other possible reasons?

Thank in advance,

My best regards,

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Hi Marc,

Later versions of Excel open in separate but related windows by default. I'd say the issue you're experiencing is due to the heaviness of the query. I'm not aware of a way to avoid this, just like you can't use the Excel window when the Power Query editor is open.

Mynda

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