Hi:
Generally speaking, it is easier to get side-by-side tables using RTF or PDF. The program below shows using COLUMNS=2 with ODS PDF. Sadly, the PDF and RTF destinations are the only ones that support COLUMNS=. If you had the SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office, you could run a stored process and control the starting column/row for Excel ouput in a popup window, which theoretically would let you put one report starting in A1, and another report starting in J1. However, with regular TAGSETS.EXCELXP, the tables would appear underneath each other in one table or on two separate sheets.
cynthia
ods pdf file='c:\temp\twocolumns.pdf' columns=2;
proc print data=sashelp.class(obs=5);
where sex = 'M';
run;
proc print data=sashelp.class(obs=5);
where sex = 'F';
run;
ods _all_ close;