Open Word without a Blank Document Screen
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Q. When I open Word, it automatically evokes a new file (Document1) as a blank document page. That’s fine if I want to start a new document, but more often than not, I just want to open an existing file. Is there a way to stop Word from creating a new, blank document?
A. There sure is. It’s just a matter of changing a Word default. To do that, right-click on the icon that opens Word and then click on Properties . Then skip down to the text line after Target , and using the arrow keys, move to the extreme right end of the line and add a space and then type forward slash n (/n) .
Click on Apply and OK and now Word will open without a blank page.
