Re: Word/Office 2003

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These "modes" have names: SDI (Single Document Interface) and MDI
(Multi-Document Interface). See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/SDIMDI.htm

Note that you can switch between open documents in MDI using F6.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Sandy" <Sandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I think the confusion has to do with the two ways Word can now display
> multiple documents.
>
> The first way, let's call it "Mode 1", opens each document in what looks
> like a separate copy of Word (i.e., you have all the file menus, toolbars,
> etc. for each document). It's like if you have 3 documents open, you have
3
> copies of the Word program running at once. Each will appear as a
separate
> item in the Windows taskbar.
>
> The second way, "Mode 1", opens each document in the same Word program.
So
> if you have 3 documents open, they all appear in the same space, with the
> same menu, toolbars, etc. You will see only one item for Word in the
Windows
> taskbar.
>
> You change between these two modes by going to the "View" tab under
> "Options" and selecting "Windows in Taskbar" if you want Mode 1 or
> deselecting it for Mode 2.
>
> As a former WordPerfect user, I prefer Mode 2. I like having all my
> documents in one program, rather than cluttering up the desktop with a
bunch
> of Word programs.
>
> However, it sounds like Jennifer is used to Mode 2.
>
> I will say that Mode 2 has one advantage I can't duplicate in Mode 1, even
> by customizing the keyboard: I can't switch or "toggle" back and forth
> between two documents if I have more than two documents open. But if I go
to
> Mode 1, I can use the useful Windows key combination "Alt-Tab" to toggle
> between two documents quickly, or select another document.

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