Reconciling a spreadsheet means constantly checking a number, a reference doc, or an inbox. Always On Dock keeps them pinned to the side of the screen, reserved from Excel, so maximizing your workbook never buries them again.
Spreadsheet work rarely happens in isolation. You're cross-checking a total against a calculator, flagging a discrepancy in a notes file, or waiting on a reply in Outlook — all while Excel wants the entire screen the moment you maximize it. Alt-tabbing between four windows all day adds up to a lot of lost focus, and a lot of re-finding where you were.
Dock Calculator, a notes app, and Outlook together — they split the strip and share the height automatically.
If you work across two screens, each monitor keeps its own independent dock, remembered separately.
Ctrl+Alt+F jumps focus straight to the dock — no hunting through the taskbar mid-reconciliation.
Always-on-top utilities float a calculator over your spreadsheet, which means it can end up covering the exact cells you're checking against. Always On Dock reserves genuine desktop space instead — Excel's window boundary stops before the dock, so nothing ever overlaps.
Drag the Calculator window's title bar onto the dock strip. It stays reserved there until you drag it back out.
Yes — up to three windows can be docked together in the same strip, split vertically.
No. It manages window position through the standard Windows AppBar mechanism and doesn't interact with Excel itself.
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Always On Dock is an independent product and is not affiliated with Microsoft, Excel, or Outlook.