How to close a Word document without closing Word?

[Guest]

There used to be a little x on the top right of hte screen and you could
close the document without closing Word. Now there is only the big X that
closes Word. Help.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It sounds as if you are using Word 2007? You must use Office Button | Close
or Ctrl+F4. You may also want to add a Close button to the QAT.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
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Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Dawn Crosier, Word MVP]

In addition to what Suzanne told you, you can change how Word responds
to the clicking of the X, but there are some trade-offs.

Click the Office Button.
Select Word Options
Select the Advanced Tab
Clear the checkmark from "Show all windows in the Taskbar"
Click OK.

The drawback is that when you have multiple Word documents open you will
need to use the Switch Windows Command (Found on the View Tab) to switch
between the Word documents.

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Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
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There used to be a little x on the top right of the screen and you could
close the document without closing Word. Now there is only the big X that
closes Word. Help.

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