

#Microsoft word is not opening as a minimizing way windows#
Windows displays the New Action dialog box. This copies the contents of the Application Used to Perform Action box. The Editing Action dialog box appears, and the contents of the Application Used to Perform Action box should be selected. Select the Open option in the Actions list.Windows displays the Edit File Type dialog box. In the list of Registered File Types, locate and select Microsoft Word Document.The File Types tab of the Options dialog box Make sure the File Types tab is selected.(In some versions of Windows you choose Options from the View menu.) Windows displays the Folder Options (or just plain Options) dialog box. Choose Folder Options from the View menu.This is all done within Windows, not within Word. If this doesn't do it for you, you can always add a new Open Read-Only option to the shortcut menu that displays when you right-click on a Word document. The original is undisturbed, and you can save the new document under any name you wish.

The document is named Document1, Document2, Document3, etc. However, what is loaded is a new document based on the one on which you right-clicked.

(If you don't see a New option, try holding down the SHIFT key as you right-click on the document.) When you select New, Word is started and the document is loaded. Microsoft Word Not Responding Don't worry We've handpicked some proven ways to resolve this error quickly. When you are using Windows Explorer, if you right click on a document you should see a shortcut menu. Such an option is not available when right-clicking on a document in Windows Explorer.Īctually, there is a very similar feature that you can use. Subscriber John Jordan asked how it was possible to open a Word document from the Windows Explorer in a manner similar to the Open Read-Only option that appears in Word's Open dialog box.
