Stop+the+Open++Close+Madness

You're are in, MS Word and you need to switch to a new document. First of all, I'd like to start with the difference between closing a file and closing a program. When you click the **X** in the uppermost right hand corner (or use the **File** menu, **Exit** choice), you are closing both the file and the program. With this method, in order to work on another file in that program, you'll need to start the program all over again. To close just the file, leaving the program running and thereby avoiding the extra time of restarting it, go to the **File** menu, **Close** choice.+ Or, you could click on the **X** in the upper right hand corner of the file window. (Not the X on the title bar of the program though. **You're looking for the X on the same line as the menu names**). So, for those of you who are program closers, using this method will save you all kinds of time. In the MS Office Suite and in many other programs as well, you are allowed to keep more than one file open at a time. It's okay to open another file without closing the first. (You do have to be careful of overloading your system though, so close files when you're actually finished with them. But, if it's something you use multiple times a day, you may want to consider leaving it open). Now that you have your many files open, how do you switch from one to another? Take a look at your menu bar across the top of the program. See the **Window** menu down at the right end of the list? When you click on **Window**, you'll get a short list of options. We're interested in the bottom portion of the list. The bottom is a list of all files currently open in that program. By clicking on a file name, you'll be switched to the file. If you prefer a key combination, you're going to use **Alt + F6**. Repeatedly using these keys will rotate you through all open files within the current program. This is a handy piece of knowledge when you're trying to copy and paste documents together. It allows you to switch between any of the documents you need for the copy and paste, without all of the open and close hassles. Note: Save files frequently, in case of an accidental computer shut down, power failure or computer crash. It's better to be safe than sorry!
 * Stop the Open/Close Madness **