Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Opening Multiple Documents at Once.
Word provides a complete file management system. One of the features of this system is that you can quickly load multiple documents in one easy step. To do this, follow these steps:
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2017-01-12 09:55:08
Kasia
OK, however, how do we open several documents after selecting them in a folder? The Open option disappears as soon as you select multiple files.
2016-01-22 19:42:34
Melanie Richard
Finally! Someone understood what I needed and worded it so I can understand it! Learned this trick in keyboarding but couldn't get it quite right. Thank you for the tip!
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