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jhmosow
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

How to close a Word document, it seems I don't have the option?

The close link in the Word for Web application does not work.  I cannot see any settings to resolve this issue.  I have cleared cache and cookies and tried again but it still does not work.  I have t...
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Megan
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Hi jhmosow, I hope you're doing well!

 

After doing some research into Microsoft's end, it seems that to close a document, simply close the browser tab or window. In Word for the web, your document is saved automatically as you work.

 

I hope this helps!

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jhmosow
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

Thanks.  The Close option worked last year.  I know about closing the tab but it is odd to have the Close option show without the link.

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