close a page NOT the program in Word 2007

[svanesca]

1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it took me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most annoying

 

[Daddy]

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions of Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word: Click on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

 

[svanesca]

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of the
1 in previous versions.

 

[Gordon]

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

Right-click on "close" and choose Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

There - one click instead of two!

 

[CyberTaz]

Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button> Word Options - Advanced, clear the check on "Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X on the Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Terry Farrell]

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a cat! <g>

Terry Farrell

 

[svanesca]

Thank you for all your replies ! I am very grateful for your imput. . . and
have taken CyberTaz's advice to bring back the familia X -- Thanks!

 

[svanesca]

. . . having tried the idea of reinstating the familiar X to the top right
hand corner . . . why should this be at the expense of losing the documents
on show in the taskbar?
.. . . instead I elected to put the 'close window' on the quick access
toolbar. . . BUT it does nothing - it is greyed out and inaccessible - any
ideas why this is so?
I should be grateful for any thoughts on the matter

 

[Terry Farrell]

Have you got a document open to close?

Terry

. . . having tried the idea of reinstating the familiar X to the top right
hand corner . . . why should this be at the expense of losing the
documents
on show in the taskbar?
. . . instead I elected to put the 'close window' on the quick access
toolbar. . . BUT it does nothing - it is greyed out and inaccessible -
any
ideas why this is so?
I should be grateful for any thoughts on the matter

 

[svanesca]

.. . . oh yes! several
.. . . even assigned them with a name . . . to see if that was the problem .
.. .
still no joy . . . any other thoughts??

Thank you for your reply

 

[Terry Farrell]

Very strange. What happens if you start Word in Safe Mode? From Start | Run
(Winkey+R), type in

winword /a

and press enter. Open a doc and see if the Close button is active now.

Terry

 

[svanesca]

I realise that having followed the steps to obtain the X "Close Window" in
the top right corner of my screen, and then assigning it to the Quick Access
Toolbar . . . then returning to the Word Options and re-checking the "show
all windows in the taskbar†disables the function from working in the QAT . .
.. can anyone tell me how to reassign a working "Close Window" X in the QAT.
Thank you for your help.

I really am highly disappointed with Office 2007 [a newbie to this version -
I've had it less than a week] and I do not find it in the least bit intuitive
.. . . it is a steep learning curve and an absolute pain!

 

[Terry Farrell]

Not without losing the Windows in the Taskbar option. You just have to use
one of the many keyboard shortcuts, assign your own keyboard shortcut or add
the Close command button to the QAT. Maybe in W2010 you will get your
solution.

Terry

I realise that having followed the steps to obtain the X "Close Window" in
the top right corner of my screen, and then assigning it to the Quick
Access
Toolbar . . . then returning to the Word Options and re-checking the "show
all windows in the taskbar†disables the function from working in the QAT
. .
. can anyone tell me how to reassign a working "Close Window" X in the
QAT.
Thank you for your help.

I really am highly disappointed with Office 2007 [a newbie to this
version -
I've had it less than a week] and I do not find it in the least bit
intuitive
. . . it is a steep learning curve and an absolute pain!

. . . oh yes! several
. . . even assigned them with a name . . . to see if that was the problem
.
. .
still no joy . . . any other thoughts??

Thank you for your reply

 

[Daddy]

In the time you've spent arguing this minor point, I could have closed
hundreds of documents with two clicks. Nothing is perfect and life is short.
Time to move on.

Daddy

I realise that having followed the steps to obtain the X "Close Window" in
the top right corner of my screen, and then assigning it to the Quick
Access
Toolbar . . . then returning to the Word Options and re-checking the "show
all windows in the taskbar" disables the function from working in the QAT
. .
. can anyone tell me how to reassign a working "Close Window" X in the
QAT.
Thank you for your help.

I really am highly disappointed with Office 2007 [a newbie to this
version -
I've had it less than a week] and I do not find it in the least bit
intuitive
. . . it is a steep learning curve and an absolute pain!

. . . oh yes! several
. . . even assigned them with a name . . . to see if that was the problem
.
. .
still no joy . . . any other thoughts??

Thank you for your reply

 

[Gordon]

In the time you've spent arguing this minor point, I could have closed
hundreds of documents with two clicks. Nothing is perfect and life is
short. Time to move on.

I have to say I agree with you - what can anyone do in the time it takes to
make two clicks instead of one?

 

[Robert]

I have to say I agree with you - what can anyone do in the time it takes to
make two clicks instead of one?

One more click?

 

[Gordon]

One more click?

ROTFL!

 

[svanesca]

well, actually it was better (in the previous versions) ! why make it worse ?

In the time you've spent arguing this minor point, I could have closed
hundreds of documents with two clicks. Nothing is perfect and life is short.
Time to move on.

Daddy

I realise that having followed the steps to obtain the X "Close Window" in
the top right corner of my screen, and then assigning it to the Quick
Access
Toolbar . . . then returning to the Word Options and re-checking the "show
all windows in the taskbar" disables the function from working in the QAT
. .
. can anyone tell me how to reassign a working "Close Window" X in the
QAT.
Thank you for your help.

I really am highly disappointed with Office 2007 [a newbie to this
version -
I've had it less than a week] and I do not find it in the least bit
intuitive
. . . it is a steep learning curve and an absolute pain!

. . . oh yes! several
. . . even assigned them with a name . . . to see if that was the problem
.
. .
still no joy . . . any other thoughts??

Thank you for your reply

:

Have you got a document open to close?

Terry

. . . having tried the idea of reinstating the familiar X to the top
right
hand corner . . . why should this be at the expense of losing the
documents
on show in the taskbar?
. . . instead I elected to put the 'close window' on the quick access
toolbar. . . BUT it does nothing - it is greyed out and
inaccessible -
any
ideas why this is so?
I should be grateful for any thoughts on the matter

:

Thank you for all your replies ! I am very grateful for your imput.
. .
and
have taken CyberTaz's advice to bring back the familia X -- Thanks!

:

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a
cat!
<g>

Terry Farrell

Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button> Word Options - Advanced, clear the
check on
"Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X
on the
Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "svanesca"

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks
instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier
versions
of
Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of
Word:
Click
on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

message
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about
setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the
link
it
took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . .
though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction...
in the
help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to
close
down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I
cannot
work
on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to
start a
new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is
most
annoying

 

[svanesca]

Thank you for your time and the help you have offered !
Extraordinary, but this function actually exists in Excel - so why not for
Word ?

Not without losing the Windows in the Taskbar option. You just have to use
one of the many keyboard shortcuts, assign your own keyboard shortcut or add
the Close command button to the QAT. Maybe in W2010 you will get your
solution.

Terry

I realise that having followed the steps to obtain the X "Close Window" in
the top right corner of my screen, and then assigning it to the Quick
Access
Toolbar . . . then returning to the Word Options and re-checking the "show
all windows in the taskbar†disables the function from working in the QAT
. .
. can anyone tell me how to reassign a working "Close Window" X in the
QAT.
Thank you for your help.

I really am highly disappointed with Office 2007 [a newbie to this
version -
I've had it less than a week] and I do not find it in the least bit
intuitive
. . . it is a steep learning curve and an absolute pain!

. . . oh yes! several
. . . even assigned them with a name . . . to see if that was the problem
.
. .
still no joy . . . any other thoughts??

Thank you for your reply

:

Have you got a document open to close?

Terry

. . . having tried the idea of reinstating the familiar X to the top
right
hand corner . . . why should this be at the expense of losing the
documents
on show in the taskbar?
. . . instead I elected to put the 'close window' on the quick access
toolbar. . . BUT it does nothing - it is greyed out and
inaccessible -
any
ideas why this is so?
I should be grateful for any thoughts on the matter

:

Thank you for all your replies ! I am very grateful for your imput.
. .
and
have taken CyberTaz's advice to bring back the familia X -- Thanks!

:

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a
cat!
<g>

Terry Farrell

Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button> Word Options - Advanced, clear the
check on
"Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X
on the
Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "svanesca"

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks
instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier
versions
of
Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of
Word:
Click
on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

message
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about
setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the
link
it
took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . .
though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction...
in the
help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to
close
down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I
cannot
work
on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to
start a
new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is
most
annoying