Closing document shuts down Word window completely, why?

[Puzzled]

When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this
closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must
reopen the Window when I need to start another document.
This must be a setting as I'm sure this wasn't always the case.

[Jay Freedman]

On Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Puzzled <Puz...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

I'll guess this in Word 2007, right?

In Word 2007, go to Office button > Word Options > Advanced > Display. If the
"Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, then each open document has
only one X button in the upper right. Clicking that X when only one document is
open will close Word -- so don't do that! There are other ways to close the last
or only document without closing the program:

- Use the keystrokes Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4.
- Use the Close command in the Office button menu.
- Right-click the Close command in the Office button menu and choose to add it
to the Quick Access Toolbar.

If the "Show all windows in the taskbar" option is checked, each document has a
smaller X below the program's X button. Click that instead.

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[Puzzled]

"When using Word and I close the individual document I'm working in, this
closes not only the document but the whole Word window which means I must
reopen the Window when I need to start another document."

Jay, further info for you.
I'm using 2003.
Yes, there is only the one x at the top right-hand.
Closing document using file menu results in window closing.
If the instruction is still to go to the "office button" ah hem, where is
that?
Thanks!

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you have only one document open in Word 2003, you should see two X's,
the red-and-white one for the application and a smaller one below it (next
to "Type a question for help") to close the document.

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[Puzzled]

I forgot to say I'm using 2003 and yes, at the top right-hand side there is
only one x.
When I use File - menu, this also closes me out of Word. Are you able to
suggest how I can remedy my problem using 2003? Many thanks.

[Jay Freedman]

Agreed; and, unlike Word 2007, the presence of the second X doesn't depend on
the setting of the "Windows in Taskbar" option -- it should always be there.

On the File menu, the Close command should close the document but leave the
program running. The Ctrl+W and Ctrl+F4 shortcuts do the same. If that isn't
working, there's something wrong with your installation; try running Help >
Detect and Repair.

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On Sun, 17 May 2009 23:20:37 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbar...@mvps.org>
wrote:

[Puzzled]

I don't have the second x to close the document . Perhaps I've
inadvertently switched it off without realising. How do I reinstate this
option in 2003 please?
Thank you for your help.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't have a small black x below the big red-and-white one?

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[Puzzled]

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Yes, I do have the red cross with a smaller black cross underneath but both
close the application and if I go to menu, close, that also closes the
application. It seems that the suggestion before of having to run "detect
and repair" maybe my next best option as presumably the application has
screwed up somehow. I will backup and then run detect and repair (can I do
this just in Word?) and see if that helps.

Thank you one and all for your advice to date. Sorry am a novice with this
kind of group and didn't realise a new strand had started from my second
question, hence delay.
>

[Flemillo]

Thanks Jay, you've solved half the problem with unchecking the "show all
windows in taskbar". I'm using Word 2007, and unlike in in earlier versions
of word, this doesn't allow you to used Alt-Tab between open documents
(obviously, because it's no longer on the task bar). To "toggle" between
documents, you have somehow locate the "switch windows" command on the View
tab of the ribbon, and/or add add it to the QAT. Yet another frustration from
our friends at Microsoft, when this all worked perfectly fine in Word 2003!

[Graham Mayor]

If you must change from Windows in the taskbar, (and even if you don't) then
CTRL:+F6 and ALT+F6 are pre-configured to switch between open documents.
Alt+Tab switches between open applications. It was the same in Word 2003!

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