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Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?
When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this
closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must reopen the Window when I need to start another document. This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case. |
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Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?
On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Puzzled
wrote: When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must reopen the Window when I need to start another document. This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case. I'll guess this in Word 2007, right? In Word 2007, go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, then each open document has only one X button in the upper right. Clicking that X when only one document is open will close Word -- so don't do that! There are other ways to close the last or only document without closing the program: - Use the keystrokes Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4. - Use the Close command in the Office button menu. - Right-click the Close command in the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, each document has a smaller X below the program's X button. Click that instead. -- 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. |
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Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?
I forgot to say I'm using 2003 and yes, at the top right-hand side there is
only one x. When I use File - menu, this also closes me out of Word. Are you able to suggest how I can remedy my problem using 2003? Many thanks. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Puzzled wrote: When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must reopen the Window when I need to start another document. This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case. I'll guess this in Word 2007, right? In Word 2007, go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, then each open document has only one X button in the upper right. Clicking that X when only one document is open will close Word -- so don't do that! There are other ways to close the last or only document without closing the program: - Use the keystrokes Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4. - Use the Close command in the Office button menu. - Right-click the Close command in the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, each document has a smaller X below the program's X button. Click that instead. -- 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. |
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Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?
Thanks Jay, you've solved half the problem with unchecking the "show all
windows in taskbar". I'm using Word 2007, and unlike in in earlier versions of word, this doesn't allow you to used Alt-Tab between open documents (obviously, because it's no longer on the task bar). To "toggle" between documents, you have somehow locate the "switch windows" command on the View tab of the ribbon, and/or add add it to the QAT. Yet another frustration from our friends at Microsoft, when this all worked perfectly fine in Word 2003! "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Puzzled wrote: When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must reopen the Window when I need to start another document. This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case. I'll guess this in Word 2007, right? In Word 2007, go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, then each open document has only one X button in the upper right. Clicking that X when only one document is open will close Word -- so don't do that! There are other ways to close the last or only document without closing the program: - Use the keystrokes Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4. - Use the Close command in the Office button menu. - Right-click the Close command in the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, each document has a smaller X below the program's X button. Click that instead. -- 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. |
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Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?
Thanks Jay, you've solved half the problem with unchecking the "show all
windows in taskbar". I'm using Word 2007, and unlike in in earlier versions of word, this doesn't allow you to used Alt-Tab between open documents (obviously, because it's no longer on the task bar). To "toggle" between documents, you have somehow locate the "switch windows" command on the View tab of the ribbon, and/or add add it to the QAT. Yet another frustration from our friends at Microsoft, when this all worked perfectly fine in Word 2003! "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Puzzled wrote: When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must reopen the Window when I need to start another document. This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case. I'll guess this in Word 2007, right? In Word 2007, go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, then each open document has only one X button in the upper right. Clicking that X when only one document is open will close Word -- so don't do that! There are other ways to close the last or only document without closing the program: - Use the keystrokes Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4. - Use the Close command in the Office button menu. - Right-click the Close command in the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, each document has a smaller X below the program's X button. Click that instead. -- 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. |
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Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?
If you must change from Windows in the taskbar, (and even if you don't) then
CTRL:+F6 and ALT+F6 are pre-configured to switch between open documents. Alt+Tab switches between open applications. It was the same in Word 2003! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Flemillo" wrote in message ... Thanks Jay, you've solved half the problem with unchecking the "show all windows in taskbar". I'm using Word 2007, and unlike in in earlier versions of word, this doesn't allow you to used Alt-Tab between open documents (obviously, because it's no longer on the task bar). To "toggle" between documents, you have somehow locate the "switch windows" command on the View tab of the ribbon, and/or add add it to the QAT. Yet another frustration from our friends at Microsoft, when this all worked perfectly fine in Word 2003! "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Puzzled wrote: When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must reopen the Window when I need to start another document. This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case. I'll guess this in Word 2007, right? In Word 2007, go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, then each open document has only one X button in the upper right. Clicking that X when only one document is open will close Word -- so don't do that! There are other ways to close the last or only document without closing the program: - Use the keystrokes Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4. - Use the Close command in the Office button menu. - Right-click the Close command in the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, each document has a smaller X below the program's X button. Click that instead. -- 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. |
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Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?
If you must change from Windows in the taskbar, (and even if you don't) then
CTRL:+F6 and ALT+F6 are pre-configured to switch between open documents. Alt+Tab switches between open applications. It was the same in Word 2003! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Flemillo" wrote in message ... Thanks Jay, you've solved half the problem with unchecking the "show all windows in taskbar". I'm using Word 2007, and unlike in in earlier versions of word, this doesn't allow you to used Alt-Tab between open documents (obviously, because it's no longer on the task bar). To "toggle" between documents, you have somehow locate the "switch windows" command on the View tab of the ribbon, and/or add add it to the QAT. Yet another frustration from our friends at Microsoft, when this all worked perfectly fine in Word 2003! "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Puzzled wrote: When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must reopen the Window when I need to start another document. This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case. I'll guess this in Word 2007, right? In Word 2007, go to Office button Word Options Advanced Display. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, then each open document has only one X button in the upper right. Clicking that X when only one document is open will close Word -- so don't do that! There are other ways to close the last or only document without closing the program: - Use the keystrokes Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4. - Use the Close command in the Office button menu. - Right-click the Close command in the Office button menu and choose to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, each document has a smaller X below the program's X button. Click that instead. -- 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. |
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