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Why can't I close all docs in Word07 while leaving the program ope
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. |
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Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org jreish wrote: 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. |
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Or add the Close button to the QAT.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org jreish wrote: 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. |
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In addition to Ctrl+F4 (as has been discussed in this newsgroup umpteen
times) you may: - Use Ctrl+W (a bit less of a stretch for the fingers), or use the keyboard customization dialog to assign a shortcut to the Close command that you find easier to remember. - Use Alt+F,C (carried over from previous versions). - Go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display and uncheck the option "Show all windows in the Taskbar", which will add the separate "x" for each document; but then you'll have to use View Switch Windows or the shortcut Ctrl+F6 to go from one document to another when more than one is open. - Right-click the Close command on the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Graham Mayor wrote: Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. jreish wrote: 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. |
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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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ... 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. |
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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. No training needed here, as I've been using a Close button rather than the X for many, many versions now (from back when Word didn't even have an icon for the button and I had to "borrow" it from Excel IIRC). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ... 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. |
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
... 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. No training needed here, as I've been using a Close button rather than the X for many, many versions now (from back when Word didn't even have an icon for the button and I had to "borrow" it from Excel IIRC). Back then I always double-clicked the button on the left side, the image of the hyphen below the image of the spacebar which closed the application, to close the document window. Then I trained myself to use the X on the right side of the screen. I think I should have added the Close button and stuck with the left side of the screen. g ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 |
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Why can't I close all docs in Word07 while leaving the program
Graham, Suzanne, and Jay, thanks very much! All good info.
"Jay Freedman" wrote: In addition to Ctrl+F4 (as has been discussed in this newsgroup umpteen times) you may: - Use Ctrl+W (a bit less of a stretch for the fingers), or use the keyboard customization dialog to assign a shortcut to the Close command that you find easier to remember. - Use Alt+F,C (carried over from previous versions). - Go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display and uncheck the option "Show all windows in the Taskbar", which will add the separate "x" for each document; but then you'll have to use View Switch Windows or the shortcut Ctrl+F6 to go from one document to another when more than one is open. - Right-click the Close command on the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Graham Mayor wrote: Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. jreish wrote: 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. |
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Why can't I close all docs in Word07 while leaving the program
Thanks Beth, great info. I knew there would be a reason for this, and while
I'm not the techie I could still follow the gist of what you were saying. Still begs the question as to why Microsoft did it this way in the first place. I added Close to the QAT and re-arranged, now let's see if this ol' dog can learn a new trick... "Beth Melton" wrote: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... 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. No training needed here, as I've been using a Close button rather than the X for many, many versions now (from back when Word didn't even have an icon for the button and I had to "borrow" it from Excel IIRC). Back then I always double-clicked the button on the left side, the image of the hyphen below the image of the spacebar which closed the application, to close the document window. Then I trained myself to use the X on the right side of the screen. I think I should have added the Close button and stuck with the left side of the screen. g ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 |
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Why can't I close all docs in Word07 while leaving the program
You're welcome. :-)
As a programmer I do understand they "why" behind the different interfaces (MDI and SDI) but I think what really begs the question is Word 2003 uses SDI (which was added in Word 2000) and it has the Close Document button. They should have been able to do the same in Word 2007. And, as a programmer, I see no "justifiable" rational for why they couldn't.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ... Thanks Beth, great info. I knew there would be a reason for this, and while I'm not the techie I could still follow the gist of what you were saying. Still begs the question as to why Microsoft did it this way in the first place. I added Close to the QAT and re-arranged, now let's see if this ol' dog can learn a new trick... "Beth Melton" wrote: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... 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. No training needed here, as I've been using a Close button rather than the X for many, many versions now (from back when Word didn't even have an icon for the button and I had to "borrow" it from Excel IIRC). Back then I always double-clicked the button on the left side, the image of the hyphen below the image of the spacebar which closed the application, to close the document window. Then I trained myself to use the X on the right side of the screen. I think I should have added the Close button and stuck with the left side of the screen. g ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 |
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In article ,
says... As a programmer I do understand they "why" behind the different interfaces (MDI and SDI) but I think what really begs the question is Word 2003 uses SDI (which was added in Word 2000) and it has the Close Document button. They should have been able to do the same in Word 2007. And, as a programmer, I see no "justifiable" rational for why they couldn't.... Since when does Microsoft need to justify anything g? -- Peter Aitken Author, MS Word for Medical and Technical Writers www.tech-word.com |
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"Peter A" wrote in message
om... In article , says... As a programmer I do understand they "why" behind the different interfaces (MDI and SDI) but I think what really begs the question is Word 2003 uses SDI (which was added in Word 2000) and it has the Close Document button. They should have been able to do the same in Word 2007. And, as a programmer, I see no "justifiable" rational for why they couldn't.... Since when does Microsoft need to justify anything g? g ~Beth Melton |
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Why can't I close all docs in Word07 while leaving the program
I have a user that wants to add the Close button to the QAT however, when we
tried doing that, the button is grayed out, or disabled. I did show her all the other ways to close a document, but have you heard of this? Thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Or add the Close button to the QAT. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org jreish wrote: 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. |
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Why can't I close all docs in Word07 while leaving the program
Sorry - it's the "Close Window" button that I was referring to.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Or add the Close button to the QAT. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org jreish wrote: 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. |
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Why can't I close all docs in Word07 while leaving the program
Try using just the Close button (in the Popular commands) instead of Close
Window. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Kelley" wrote in message ... Sorry - it's the "Close Window" button that I was referring to. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Or add the Close button to the QAT. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org jreish wrote: 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. |
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Yes, that works just fine. I was just wondering why have the icon to be
added to the QAT if it doesn't work to begin with. That's all. Thanks! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Try using just the Close button (in the Popular commands) instead of Close Window. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Kelley" wrote in message ... Sorry - it's the "Close Window" button that I was referring to. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Or add the Close button to the QAT. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Educate yourself to use CTRL+F4 instead. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org jreish wrote: 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. |
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