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Closing a Doc versus Closing the Program in Word 2007
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!) |
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Closing a Doc versus Closing the Program in Word 2007
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) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Della" wrote in message ... 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!) |
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Closing a Doc versus Closing the Program in Word 2007
Click the Office button, then close.
You can also still use CTRL-W as you could in Word 2003. -- Douglas Ryan VanBenthuysen Office System Solutions Specialist 3Sharp http://blogs.3sharp.com/Blog/dougv/ "Della" wrote: 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!) |
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Closing a Doc versus Closing the Program in Word 2007
I presume you're closing your document by clicking the close window cross in
the top right-hand corner. If you click on the Office Button and select Close then it will leave Word open. You can add the Close/Close All icon to the quick access toolbar to the right of the Office Button by clicking on the small arrow to the right of that toolbar, when you click this icon it will close the current document but leave Word open. Andrea Jones www.stratatraining.co.uk www.allaboutoffice.co.uk "Della" wrote: 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!) |
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Closing a Doc versus Closing the Program in Word 2007
I thought I answered this yesterday, so forgive me if this is a repeat.
Basically, just choose File | Close (file=Office Button) or press CTRL-W. Doug -- Douglas Ryan VanBenthuysen Office System Solutions Specialist 3Sharp http://blogs.3sharp.com/Blog/dougv/ "Della" wrote: 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!) |
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