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Undo from single workbook only, with multiple workbooks open I\'m working in Exc

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Question

Undo from single workbook only, with multiple workbooks open

I'm working in Excel 2010 SP1 and I typically have several excel files (workbooks) open at once that I'm working on, but the problem is when I undo multiple changes made to one excel file, it also undoes in-between changes made to other excel files I have open!

This issue doesn't happen with any other program (Word, Outlook, etc). With excel, it seems to keep a single cumulative history of change to any excel files open.

Does anyone have any insight on how to resolve this issue????   

Explanation / Answer

mediocre work-around by opening a separate session for each excel file (workbook).

Although it doesn't make it convenient when opening a .xls file from explorer, so as a recommendation to Excel programmers: There needs to be a setting to separate undo-changes from each open workbook in a single session.