Creating a Document Clone

There may be times when you want to make a copy of a Word document, without affecting the original document at all. Word 97 provides an easy way to do this. Simply follow these steps:

1. Click on the Open tool, or choose Open from the File menu. Word displays the standard Open dialog box.
2. Select the document file you want to make a copy of.
3. Click on the Commands and Settings button, at the right side of the toolbar in the Open dialog box. Word displays a menu of choices.
4. Choose the Open As Copy option. Word opens a copy of the document.

If you are using Word 2000 or a later version of Word, the steps are slightly different:

1. Click on the Open tool, or choose Open from the File menu. Word displays the standard Open dialog box.
2. Select the document file you want to make a copy of.
3. Click on the down-arrow at the right side of the Open button. Word displays a menu of choices.
4. Choose the Open As Copy option. Word opens a copy of the document.

The document that is opened use the same file name, but Word attaches the phrase "Copy of" to it as a prefix. Thus, if the original document you selected in step 2 is named "My Document.doc," what Word creates is a document named "Copy of My Document.doc." If you want to rename the file, you will need to either use the Save As command, or rename the document after closing it.