In this lesson, you'll learn how to work with multiple documents in Word for Windows.
When you have more than one document open, you can move and copy text between documents. These are the procedures to follow:
Sometimes you will be working in a document, particularly a long one, and want to view two different parts of the document. For example, you might want to refer to what you wrote in the Introduction of a report while editing text in the Conclusions. Rather than continually scrolling back and forth, or printing a copy for reference, you can split the document window into two panes and view a different part of the document in each pane. Here's how:
When the window splits, each pane has its own vertical scroll bar and Ruler, as
shown in Figure 30.1. The text in each pane of a split window scrolls independently.
To switch from one pane to the other, click the desired pane. A split window not
only lets you view two parts of a document, but also lets you copy and move text
from one section to another.
Figure 30.1
A split window, showing two sections of a document simultaneously.
When working with multiple documents, save documents with the File Save and File Save As commands that you learned in Lesson 6. These commands will save the active document only. You can save all open documents with a single command, File Save All.
You can close an open document once you are finished working with it. To close a document:
In this lesson, you learned how to work with multiple documents. In the next lesson, you'll learn how to use macros to automate your work.
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