Use the X in the upper right corner or the Cancel button. If you are
getting a message that "Word cannot do [whatever] because a dialog box is
open," but you don't see a dialog box, then minimize the Word window to see
if the open dialog box is behind it.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"hb3" wrote in message
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how do i close an open dialog box?