Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 20, 2019)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Nathan noted that in Word, unlike in PowerPoint, there is no cascade functionality on the View tab of the ribbon and that arranging document windows by using the Arrange All tool can be clumsy if several documents are open. He wonders if there is a cascade tool for Word that he is missing somewhere.
Actually, the tool was dropped from Word because it is superfluous—you can cascade document windows within Windows instead of Word. You can cascade your document windows by following these steps:
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2022-10-04 13:29:13
Keith Gardner
Not true on Mac. The function was not at all superfluous and its removal is a hindrance to efficiency.
2021-04-01 16:54:46
Paul Clark
in windows 7 it was possible to go into task manager ... highlight documents and then cascade them -->
So, is it possible to cascade documents in windows 10 ? .................. not just applications! .......................
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