Is it possible to have two Excel workbooks open at the same time but only have one show the Document Information Panel?

We are using SharePoint 2010 and Excel 2010. In SharePoint, we have created a custom content type that uses an Excel workbook template along with a Document Information Panel (DIP -- an InfoPath form) that always displays when a workbook of this custom
content type is opened.  That's all working fine.  However, if one of those Workbooks is open with the DIP displayed and the user opens another Excel workbook, a DIP displays for the 2nd workbook even if it's just a regular workbook,
i.e. not one of the custom content type.  If the user closes one of the DIPs, both close.  And if the user displays one of the DIPs again, both display. 
Is there any way to separate out the DIP display for specific workbooks during the same Excel instance so that it shows in one but not in the other?  Or is this just something we have to live with (and train our users on)? 
Thanks in advance.  Carol.

Whether the DIP shows or not is a client side toggle, not something tied to an individual workbook.  So if you are using the same client instance then the DIP will display or hide based on what you did in the other workbook.  YOu might be able
to create a macro that would display or hide it, but that's a lot of work for little advantage.  I would train the users and live with it.
Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP
Principal Architect: Blue Chip Consulting Group
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