Closing Word files

[Humptydingo]

Scenario - I have several different Word files open at once but when I want to close one of them by clicking it's cross, Word wants me to close all of them - why and what is happening and can I do something to stop this.

[Stefan Blom]

Make sure that you click the X (Close button) for the document, not for the application.

Alternatively, you may find it useful to click Tools | Options | View and select "Windows in Taskbar." Each document will have its own window, and its own taskbar button, and you close documents one by one by clicking the X for that particular document window.

[Humptydingo]

Thanks Stefan - I have now done a checkdisk and this seems to have solved the problem

[Stefan Blom]

OK, if you are saying that checkdisk found (serious) problems on your hard drive, you should replace it sooner rather than later. I would do that even if checkdisk was able to repair the specific errors found.

[Humptydingo]

Checkdisk found nothing and hard disk was replaced only about 18 months ago.

[Stefan Blom]

Did the suggestion(s) in my first reply help at all?