MS Word 2007-No Blank Doc

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When I open a doc in Word 2007 and then close it the Word program closes
down. How do I get it to keep a blank Word doc open in the same way that
Excel always keeps a blank XLS document open when I close the worksheets that
I am using. Excel will automatically generate a blank sheet so that Excel
will stay open unless I specifically close it. Word does not do this. It
closes the program after I close the last Word doc i am using. It will not
automatically stay open with a blank Word doc. How dO I get Word to stay open
with an automatically created blank Word doc after I close all the docs that
I created?
 
When I open a doc in Word 2007 and then close it the Word program closes
down. How do I get it to keep a blank Word doc open in the same way that
Excel always keeps a blank XLS document open when I close the worksheets that
I am using. Excel will automatically generate a blank sheet so that Excel
will stay open unless I specifically close it. Word does not do this. It
closes the program after I close the last Word doc i am using. It will not
automatically stay open with a blank Word doc. How dO I get Word to stay open
with an automatically created blank Word doc after I close all the docs that
I created?
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- Ctrl+W
- Ctrl+F4
- Office button > Close
- Click the Office button, right-click the Close command, and choose "Add to
Quick Access Toolbar". Then use that button on the toolbar.
 
That will keep Word open, but not with a blank document. In all versions of
Word, I type a single space into Document1 when I first fire it up. That
keeps a blank document open all day long for me to use as a scratchpad.
 
Thank you, Suzanne
Nestor

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
That will keep Word open, but not with a blank document. In all versions of
Word, I type a single space into Document1 when I first fire it up. That
keeps a blank document open all day long for me to use as a scratchpad.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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Thank you, Jay.
Nestor

Jay Freedman said:
- Ctrl+W
- Ctrl+F4
- Office button > Close
- Click the Office button, right-click the Close command, and choose "Add to
Quick Access Toolbar". Then use that button on the toolbar.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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Jay:
When I enter Ctrl+W and then Ctrl+F4 and then I click the Office button in
the upper left hand corner the "Close" option appears as being inactivated so
I cannot continue with your instructions.
Nestor
 
Jay intended Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4, and Office Button | Close to be alternative
ways of accomplishing the same thing. Any one of them will suffice.
 
Thank you, Suzanne - I will try them

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
Jay intended Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4, and Office Button | Close to be alternative
ways of accomplishing the same thing. Any one of them will suffice.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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To me, the best alternative is to add the Close button to the QAT. I'm used
to having it on my toolbar, so that was a no-brainer for me.
 
Thanks, Jay! Adding the Close command to the QAT works great for me and my
office mate.
 
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