A right-click on the taskbar gives a popup with recent files and then I get two icons in the icons section near the clock : one for each instance. I can click either of those as needed.
The short cut (shift ctrl m) for rapid entry pops a dialogue box with the option to choose which file. So, I can tell you that multiple instances of MLO work fine in Windows 8. That is MLO Version 4 Steve On 8 February 2013 17:01, Lisa Stroyan <lstro...@gmail.com> wrote: > I thought I only had to check the option. Are you starting MLO from the > task bar or is there another way to start it, equiv to Start menu on other > Windows? I wonder if stopping and restarting MLO would help? > > > On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Steve Gledhill <st...@pcresolver.es>wrote: > >> Hi Lisa. >> >> I did that but then I couldn't open a second instance. If I open MLO >> again it takes me to my already open file. If I go File New or File Open it >> closes my live instance. >> >> I am still on the trial version ( I will buy it but I'm hoping to find a >> discount code!) >> >> How do you get a second instance working? >> >> thanks >> Steve >> >> >> On 8 February 2013 15:11, Lisa Stroyan <lstro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Steve. On other Windows systems it puts two copies in the system >>> tray. (If you feel like trying it out, just check Options -> Behaviour -> >>> Allow multiple instances, then start another copy. It won't hurt your data >>> file, it will bring up a blank one. I find it quite useful for testing out >>> features, after populating the blank file with a template). >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Steve Gledhill <stevegl...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Lisa >>>> >>>> I haven't tried multiple instances but I can tell you the rapid entry >>>> works with the "Always show icon in system tray". I don't know wWhich of >>>> your multiple instances it would go to though >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, 6 February 2013 20:10:14 UTC+1, Lisa S wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't have Windows 8 and I was wondering if someone that does, can >>>>> try something out for me. I'm wondering how some of the options work. I'm >>>>> assuming "Allow multiple instances" setting under Tools – > Options – > >>>>> Behaviour works fine? >>>>> >>>>> What about "Always show icon in system tray," also under Tools - > >>>>> Options - > Behaviour? What happens if you already have MLO dragged to the >>>>> Task Bar (lately I've been dragging specific files to the task bar so I >>>>> can >>>>> easy go between a test datafile and my real one)? In that case how does >>>>> "Enable Rapid Task Entry dialog from tray icon" under Tools - > Options - >>>>> > >>>>> Rapid Task Entry behave? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> -- >>>>> Lisa >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> Lisa Stroyan, mailto: ...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lisa >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Lisa Stroyan, mailto: lstro...@gmail.com <lstro...@gmail.com> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MyLifeOrganized" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Lisa > > ------------------------------ > Lisa Stroyan, mailto: lstro...@gmail.com <lstro...@gmail.com> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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