Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 7, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
If you have more than one document open at a time, Word allows you to view all the documents at the same time and to arrange each document window as you desire. The easiest method of arranging document windows is as follows:
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2021-08-07 14:27:44
David Cohen
re "Arranging Document Windows": a very useful tip!. I didn't know about this. In the Macintosh version of Word, from the Home Tab, you can go directly to "Window". i.e., you don't need to start from the "View" tab.
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