close a page NOT the program in Word 2007

1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it took me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most annoying

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions of Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word: Click on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most annoying

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of the
1 in previous versions.

"Daddy" wrote:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions of Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word: Click on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most annoying

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of
the
1 in previous versions.


Right-click on "close" and choose Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

There - one click instead of two!

Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button Word Options - Advanced, clear the check on "Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X on the Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
, "svanesca"
wrote:

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of the
1 in previous versions.

"Daddy" wrote:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions of Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word: Click on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most annoying

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a cat! g

Terry Farrell

"CyberTaz" wrote in message
.. .
Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button Word Options - Advanced, clear the check on
"Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X on the Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
, "svanesca"
wrote:

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

"Daddy" wrote:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions of
Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word: Click
on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it
took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work
on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most
annoying

Thank you for all your replies ! I am very grateful for your imput. . . and
have taken CyberTaz's advice to bring back the familia X -- Thanks!

"Terry Farrell" wrote:

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a cat! g

Terry Farrell

"CyberTaz" wrote in message
.. .
Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button Word Options - Advanced, clear the check on
"Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X on the Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
, "svanesca"
wrote:

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

"Daddy" wrote:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions of
Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word: Click
on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it
took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work
on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most
annoying

. . . having tried the idea of reinstating the familiar X to the top right
hand corner . . . why should this be at the expense of losing the documents
on show in the taskbar?
.. . . instead I elected to put the 'close window' on the quick access
toolbar. . . BUT it does nothing - it is greyed out and inaccessible - any
ideas why this is so?
I should be grateful for any thoughts on the matter

"svanesca" wrote:

Thank you for all your replies ! I am very grateful for your imput. . . and
have taken CyberTaz's advice to bring back the familia X -- Thanks!

"Terry Farrell" wrote:

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a cat! g

Terry Farrell

"CyberTaz" wrote in message
.. .
Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button Word Options - Advanced, clear the check on
"Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X on the Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
, "svanesca"
wrote:

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

"Daddy" wrote:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions of
Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word: Click
on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link it
took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . . though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot work
on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most
annoying

Have you got a document open to close?

Terry

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
. . . having tried the idea of reinstating the familiar X to the top right
hand corner . . . why should this be at the expense of losing the
documents
on show in the taskbar?
. . . instead I elected to put the 'close window' on the quick access
toolbar. . . BUT it does nothing - it is greyed out and inaccessible -
any
ideas why this is so?
I should be grateful for any thoughts on the matter

"svanesca" wrote:

Thank you for all your replies ! I am very grateful for your imput. . .
and
have taken CyberTaz's advice to bring back the familia X -- Thanks!

"Terry Farrell" wrote:

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a cat!
g

Terry Farrell

"CyberTaz" wrote in message
.. .
Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button Word Options - Advanced, clear the check on
"Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X on the
Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
, "svanesca"
wrote:

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks
instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

"Daddy" wrote:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions
of
Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word:
Click
on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about
setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link
it
took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . .
though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the
help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close
down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot
work
on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a
new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most
annoying

.. . . oh yes! several
.. . . even assigned them with a name . . . to see if that was the problem .
.. .
still no joy . . . any other thoughts??

Thank you for your reply

"Terry Farrell" wrote:

Have you got a document open to close?

Terry

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
. . . having tried the idea of reinstating the familiar X to the top right
hand corner . . . why should this be at the expense of losing the
documents
on show in the taskbar?
. . . instead I elected to put the 'close window' on the quick access
toolbar. . . BUT it does nothing - it is greyed out and inaccessible -
any
ideas why this is so?
I should be grateful for any thoughts on the matter

"svanesca" wrote:

Thank you for all your replies ! I am very grateful for your imput. . .
and
have taken CyberTaz's advice to bring back the familia X -- Thanks!

"Terry Farrell" wrote:

As with most actions in Word, there's always nine ways to skin a cat!
g

Terry Farrell

"CyberTaz" wrote in message
.. .
Two other thoughts;

One Click: Office Button Word Options - Advanced, clear the check on
"Show
all windows in the Taskbar". That will give you the familiar X on the
Menu
Bar, which is what you're accustomed to looking for in the past.

No Clicks: Use Control+W to close the current document window.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac




On 9/22/09 5:23 PM, in article
, "svanesca"
wrote:

Thank you for your reply.
Once again I find Word 2007 far more complicated ... 2 clicks
instead of
the
1 in previous versions.

"Daddy" wrote:

You do this in Word 2007 almost the same way as in earlier versions
of
Word:
Click on the orb and select Close. (In earlier versions of Word:
Click
on
File and select Close.)

Daddy

"svanesca" wrote in message
...
1. I never was able to read the reply to my question about
setting the
ruler
to inches... (sent to my email- and although I clicked on the link
it
took
me
nowhere!) and never found the answer inthis forum either . .
though one
could
die of waiting I eventually tracked down the instruction... in the
help

my question now is:
How can I close the page I am working on.. without having to close
down
the
whole program? . . . it does seem a little crazy that I cannot
work
on a
document and then simply close it but that when I wish to start a
new
document I have to open up the whole program again ! it is most
annoying