SOLVED Viewing two Numbers spreadsheets side by side

[trippe]

How can I view two Numbers spreadsheets side by side? When I open the second spreadsheet, the first spreadsheet window is hidden. I can switch the window in the Windows menu to go back and forth, but I cannot open both windows side by side. I want to see both at the same time to compare them in detail.

 

[Lufbrarunner]

Which macOS and which version of numbers are you using?

I am using macOS 10.14.6 (Mojave) with numbers 10.1(6913)

 

[mgmcc]

There is a neat little app called Magnet (free in the Apple App store) which lets you place a page in a selected part of the screen, e.g. left, right, top, bottom etc.

 

[trippe]

I am using macOS 10.15.6 (Catalina) with Numbers 10.1 (6913). I tried 'Command + N' but could not get another instance of Numbers to open. I tried two keys (command + N) and three keys (command + shift + N) but neither worked. The first gave me a window "Choose a Template" and the second gave me a Sheet 2 with a blank table.
I did find a solution:

• Open both spreadsheets, which creates one window with two tabs.
• Select one of the tabs.
• In the Window menu, select "Move Tab to New Window."

This creates a second window with the selected spreadsheet, leaving the other spreadsheet in the first window.

 

[Bricole]

This is two years old
The workaround I just thought of is to open Numbers in iCloud on the web. There I can open the same spreadsheet and work on two tabs simultaneously. One on my desktop and one in the cloud.
Which works fine for me, I need one for reference (254 lines log file) and making changes in the other one (log report).
I doubt Apple will ever fix this. And when or if they'll pull the plug on the iCloud apps.

 

[TonyAguila]

Is this what you had in mind?

 

[Bricole]

Hi Tony,
No. More like this. Where on the left side I grade on iCloud.com (I'm a teacher) and on the right side I view logs that contribute to the grading in the Numbers app.
And I need to keep everything regarding a course in the same Numbers file in multiple tabs. That way I'm sure not to mix things up with other courses, etc.
Thank you for your reply.

 

[TonyAguila]

Easy enough. But if you’re running Ventura, make sure you disable Stage Manager to keep both windows visible at the same time.

I had plenty of room on my 32" monitor, but you get the idea.