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Default Documents opening in multiple instances, I want one instance

As Graham and Stefan have pointed out, there is only one instance running.
Beginning with Word 2000, Word uses a Single Document Interface instead of
the former Multiple Document Interface. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/SDIMDI.htm

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Update - and this is really bizarre.

Although there are four instances of Word open in the Task Bar, when I
look under the "Window" menu in each instance, all 4 documents are
listed under each instance. Weird! I only want one instance - help!!!

wrote:
I recently upgraded from Word 97 to Word 2003. I have a feeling this
is an easy fix, so here goes.

Every time I open a new Word document (i.e. double clicking on an email
attachment, double clicking on a file in a folder), Word opens a new
instance of the application. What I was used to with Word 97 was new
documents opening in a new window, in the same instance of Word. I
want this functionality back.

Also, as an aside, when is Word going to get with the program and have
tabs for documents rather than making us deal with the stupid 'Window
- Arrange All'?