Windows

Word allows you to open more than one document window at a time. You work with windows using commands on the Window menu (Figure 44):

Figure 44. The Window menu with three document windows open.

• Zoom Window toggles a window between its full size and a custom size. This is the same as clicking the window's zoom button.

• Minimize Window reduces the window to an icon and places it in the Dock. This is the same as clicking the window's minimize button. To restore a minimized window, click its icon in the Dock.

• Bring All to Front displays all Microsoft Word windows on top of other open applications' windows.

• New Window opens another window with the same contents as the active window. A number after a colon (:) in the title bar (Figure 45) indicates that multiple windows are open for a single document. If you edit the contents of one window, those changes are also displayed in the other window(s) for that document.

  Figure 45. When more than one window is open for a document, the window number appears in the window's title bar.

  

  
  

• Arrange All resizes and repositions all open windows so you can see into each one (Figure 46).

  Figure 46. The Arrange All command neatly arranges all windows so you can see inside them.

  
  
  

• Split splits the active document window horizontally (Figure 47) so you can scroll the top and bottom halves independently.

  Figure 47. Splitting a window makes it possible to scroll top and bottom halves independently so you can see two parts of a document at once.

  
  
  

• Document Window Name activates and displays a specific document window.

Tip

• Chapter 2 explains how to open and create documents.

To activate a different window

Choose the name of the window that you want to view from the list on the bottom of the Window menu (Figure 44). That window comes to the front (Figure 48) as the active window.

Figure 48. When multiple windows are open, the active window is the one on top of the stack with the colored buttons in the title bar.

To close a window

1.	If necessary, activate the window that you want to close.
2.	Choose File > Close (Figure 49), press , or click the window's close button. Figure 49. The Close command on the File menu closes the active window.

Tips

• If the document contains unsaved changes, Word warns you and gives you a chance to save it (Figure 50). Saving documents is covered in Chapter 2.

  Figure 50. When you close a window that contains unsaved changes, a dialog like this appears.

  

  
  

• Hold down and display the File menu to change the Close command to the Close All command (Figure 51). This command closes all open windows.

  Figure 51. Holding down changes the Close command to a Close All command.

  

  
  

To neatly arrange windows

Choose Window > Arrange All (Figure 44).

The windows are resized and repositioned so you can see into each one (Figure 46).

To split a window

1.	Choose Window > Split (Figure 44).
2.	A split bar appears across the document window (Figure 47).
3.	Click in the top or bottom half of the window to activate it. You can then use the scroll bars to scroll in that half of the window.
4.	When you are finished working with the split window, double-click the split bar to remove it.