Connie Martin wrote:
How do I change Word from creating a new window on the toolbar at the
bottom of the screen? I would like Word to work the way Excel
does---the open windows are available only through the Windows
drop-down menu. I usually have several programs open and the toolbar
is too cluttered when Word creates separate windows in the toolbar at
the bottom of the screen.

If you have Word 2002 or 2003, go to Tools Options View and clear the
checkbox for "Windows in Taskbar".

If you have Word 2000, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/SDIMDI.htm.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org