Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 11, 2017)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Some word processing programs contain an option that allows you to save a selected portion of a document to a new document automatically. Word does not, unfortunately, allow you to do this. You can, however, use a couple of workarounds. The first quick workaround is as follows:
At this point you can do anything with the new document you desire. The following method of dealing with this problem is also a unique way to approach the situation:
At this point you can save the new document under any name you want.
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