Opening a New, Blank Document You can open an existing document by clicking the File tab, and then on the navigation bar, clicking the Open command. This displays the Open dialog box, as shown in Figure 1–5, where you can open a file from any available disk and folder. If you worked on the document recently, you can click the File tab, on the navigation bar, click Recent, and then in the middle pane, click the name of the document in the list of recently opened and saved documents. FIGURE 1–5 Open dialog box Opening a New, Blank Document You can open a new, blank document by clicking the File tab, and then on the navigation bar, clicking New. This opens the New tab in Backstage view, as shown in Figure 1–6. In the Available Templates list in the center, the Blank document button is selected. Click the Create button in the pane on the right to close Backstage view and open a new, blank document. FIGURE 1–6 New tab in Backstage view Step-by-Step 1.6 1. With Word still running, click the File tab, and then on the navigation bar, click the Open command. The Open dialog box appears. 2. If necessary, navigate to the drive and folder where your Data Files are stored. TIP You can also open a file by double-clicking it in the Open dialog box. 3. If necessary, double-click the Word folder. Double-click the Word Lesson 01 folder. Finally, double-click the My Tasks folder. The saved file My To Do List.docx appears in the dialog box.
Opening a New, Blank Document You can open an existing document by clicking the File tab, and then on the navigation bar, clicking the Open command. This displays the Open dialog box, as shown in Figure 1–5, where you can open a file from any available disk and folder. If you worked on the document recently, you can click the File tab, on the navigation bar, click Recent, and then in the middle pane, click the name of the document in the list of recently opened and saved documents. FIGURE 1–5 Open dialog box Opening a New, Blank Document You can open a new, blank document by clicking the File tab, and then on the navigation bar, clicking New. This opens the New tab in Backstage view, as shown in Figure 1–6. In the Available Templates list in the center, the Blank document button is selected. Click the Create button in the pane on the right to close Backstage view and open a new, blank document. FIGURE 1–6 New tab in Backstage view Step-by-Step 1.6 1. With Word still running, click the File tab, and then on the navigation bar, click the Open command. The Open dialog box appears. 2. If necessary, navigate to the drive and folder where your Data Files are stored. TIP You can also open a file by double-clicking it in the Open dialog box. 3. If necessary, double-click the Word folder. Double-click the Word Lesson 01 folder. Finally, double-click the My Tasks folder. The saved file My To Do List.docx appears in the dialog box.
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