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Applies to:
@RISK for Excel 5.x–7.x
RISKOptimizer 5.x (6.x and newer are part of @RISK)
Evolver 5.x–7.x
My simulation or optimization takes some time to run. During that time, I would like to work on another workbook. Is there any way I can use Excel for something else during a simulation or optimization?
Yes, you can open a second instance of Excel and do anything in that instance, with one exception: Don't run any Palisade product in that second instance of Excel. (If you want to work on a workbook that contains @RISK functions, they will all appear in the cells as #NAME. However, you can edit the formulas in the formula bar, copy/paste formulas, and so on.)
To open a second instance of your version of Excel, please see Opening a Second Instance of Excel.
Last edited: 2017-11-28