How to Open a Document in Word 2010
By Dan Gookin from Word 2010 For Dummies
You have several ways to open a Word 2010 document that was
previously saved as a file on disk. Open is the standard computer command used
to fetch a document that already exists on the PC’s storage system. You use
Open to hunt down documents that were previously saved and open them like
you’re unwrapping a present. The document is then displayed in Word's window as
though it has always been there:
1
Choose the Open command
from the File tab menu.
Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O. Either
way, the Open dialog box materializes.
2
Locate the document you
want to open.
The Open dialog box — vast and wild as it is — contains a list
of documents previously saved to disk. Your job is to find the one you want to
open. Using the Open dialog box, you can examine various folders on your PC's
hard drive, and on any computer network your PC is connected to, to scour for
files to open.
3
When you find the file,
select it.
The file appears highlighted in the dialog box.
4
Click the Open button.
Word opens the highlighted file, carefully lifting it from your
PC’s storage system and slapping it down on the screen.
Avoid opening a file on any removable media, such as a digital
memory card or an optical disc. Although it's possible, it can lead to headaches
later if you remove the media before Word is done with the document. Use
Windows to copy the document from the removable media to the PC's hard drive.
Then open it in Word.
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