{"id":1985,"date":"2017-02-20T02:44:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T02:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2019-11-26T02:41:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T02:41:55","slug":"open-two-or-multiple-word-documents-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/open-two-or-multiple-word-documents-at-the-same-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open Two or Multiple Word Documents At the Same Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I find that I <strong>cannot open multiple Word documents at the same time<\/strong> on my Windows 7 computer. When more than one Word document is open, I only can see one in the Word window as well as on the Windows taskbar. The latter opened document always covers the previously opened one. I wonder how I can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/open-two-or-multiple-word-documents-at-the-same-time\">open two or multiple Word documents at the same time<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To solve the above problem, simply do as follows.<\/p>\n<h2>How to open two or multiple Word documents at the same time<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Open any Word document, and then click the <strong>File<\/strong> tab on the Word ribbon to bring up the backstage view.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Click <strong>Options<\/strong> on the left side.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/select-options.png\" alt=\"Select Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/select-options.png 316w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/select-options-237x300.png 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 3: After the <strong>Word Options<\/strong> dialog opens, select <strong>Advanced<\/strong> on the left-side pane, check the <strong>Show all windows in the Taskbar<\/strong> option under the <strong>Display<\/strong> section, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/show-all-windows-in-taskbar.png\" alt=\"Check Show all windows in taskbar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/show-all-windows-in-taskbar.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/show-all-windows-in-taskbar-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now when you open another Word document, it will open in another window so that you can view them side by side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I find that I cannot open multiple Word documents at the same time on my Windows 7 computer. 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