[Dawn Crosier, Word MVP]

I know - its irritating isn't it.

You can change the behavior though.

Click the Microsoft Office Button (Big Round button at the top left)
Select Word Options
Click the Advanced Tab
Down in the Display section of the Advanced Tab - Clear the checkmark from
Show all windows in the Taskbar.
Click OK
Word won't close on you now, but you will now need to use the Switch Windows
command to change between documents. (View Tab)

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Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
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"Della" wrote in message
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When I close out my last document in Word 2007 the program closes
completely.
In the last version I had this did not happen. A blank document was left
open and if you wanted to exit, you had to close it too. I liked this
feature, as I often want to start another document rather than close the
program. Is there a way to tell Word 2007 to open a blank document rather
than close the program when I finish working with the only open document and
close it? (Jeez - this sounds more confusing when I write it down than when
I'm actually working with it!)