Multi MSWord documents in Separate Window?

August 30, 2009 10:08 AM

MS Word 2007, PC - how to open second document in SEPARATE window?

I know there's an option somewhere in MSWord 2007 that will let me have two completely separate MSWord windows with two different documents open at once. This is NOT the same thing as working with two documents side-by-side in one main Word window.

But damned if I can remember how. Anyone?

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posted by rexruff to computers & internet (4 answers total)

Office Menu > Word Options > Advanced > Display > Show all windows in the Taskbar
posted by stopgap at 10:16 AM on August 30, 2009

I thought Shift-double clicking did this. I think an option also allows you to run multiple instances of Word.
posted by devnull at 10:27 AM on August 30, 2009

Thank you Stopgap!

s.
...that is so NOT intuitive!
posted by rexruff at 10:36 AM on August 30, 2009 [1 favorite]

If you don't want to change your taskbar preferences, you can also manually open another instance of Word, and then manually open the 2nd document.
posted by starscream at 12:43 PM on August 30, 2009