Actually only Excel has the 'Close Document' button. In Word and PPT there
is a single Close (X) button in the upper right corner. If you have more
than one file open close button will close only the active file. But if you
only have a single file open then the close button will exit the
application.
If you honestly want to know the reason for this, it's due to the type of
interface the application uses. (If you don't want to know then skip to the
next paragraph. ;-) ) Excel uses what is called a Multiple Document
Interface (MDI) and the others use a Single Document Interface (SDI). When
you have more than one file open when using MDI each file shares the same
tools (Ribbon). When using SDI each open file has their own set of tools
(Ribbon). An easy way to see how this works is to create or open two
workbooks in Excel and two files in Word. Make sure the files and
applications are maximized. In Excel if you restore one of the open files
both workbooks they will both display in a restored window, both sharing the
Ribbon. However if you do the same in Word only the active window is
restored and each document has its own Ribbon.
You can change the behavior of Word and PPT so they work similar to Excel by
turning of the "Show All Windows in the Taskbar" option in the Application
Options (Advanced Options section) for each program. BUT only a single task
will display in the Windows taskbar for each application as opposed to
displaying a task for each open file.
If the above solution doesn't fit your needs then you can add the Close
command you see when you click the Office Button to the QAT and train
yourself to use it instead of the X. (It can be done - I did it. :-) ). To
quickly add Close button, right-click the command and then click "Add to
Quick Access Toolbar". To rearrange the buttons on your QAT, right-click the
QAT and then click "Customize..."
I also added Close to the QAT in Excel and use it instead of the X. That way
the same button is used in all of the applications and "training" yourself
is easier.
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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP?
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs
Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx
"jreish" wrote in message
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Hi all, in previous versions of Word, one could close a Word document
while
leaving the program open (an "x" box in the upper right for the document,
separate from the one for the program). In Word07 there is no such "x"
box.
Yes, I can go to the Office button and then click "Close", but that's a
pain
-- extra navigating and clicks. In Excel and PowerPoint you can still
click
an "x" to close the only file open while leaving the program open, and in
previous versions of Word you could as well. Why this change to only one
program in a suite?
Thanks.