How to keep MS Word open without a specific document open

[scottlape]

On a Mac, you can close all your Word docs, but Word will still be open. On a PC, if you close all your Word docs, the Word application shuts down. Is there a way on a PC to keep Word open even with no specific Word doc open?

[Italophile]

If you are using the desktop version of Word on Windows it also stays open when all documents are closed.

[scottlape]

Thanks for your reply, Italophile. I've always been a Mac user, and I just don't understand the PC world. When I click that X in the upper-right corner (in any application), it doesn't just close the file, it closes the application.

Not a big deal, I'm just curious if other Mac users have noticed this.

[Charles Kenyon]

You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+W which will close the file but not Word.
Otherwise, you can go under File and choose Close from the backstage.
Create a List of Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word

[Stefan Blom]

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+W which will close the file but not Word.
Otherwise, you can go under File and choose Close from the backstage.
Create a List of Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word

Ctrl+F4 (or Ctrl+Fn+F4) would also work if you just want to close the document.

[scottlape]

Thanks to Charles and Stefan! Much appreciated. I should have tried Ctrl+W because it's just like Command-W on a Mac.