Have just re-installed XP and find that Word (office 97) is behaving differently. Before a button would appear for each Word file open, in the task bar, and each Word file would appear in Alt Tab. Now, as with old versions, there is only one button in the task bar for the latest file only. Also When I clicked Alt F4, this would close the Word file that happened to be on the desktop, now this closes all Word. Any clues on how to get Word back to how it was before. I was also using XP and Word 97, so not sure why this is, but I do remember that Windows 98 used to behave as XP does now.

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For some reason I can't find that message... Can you help.. I have searched under my user name, t8769, but its not there... Can't work this out.. Thanks

There should be a setting under Tools/Options to show a button for each open doc in the taskbar. It should be under the View tab in the Options dialog. Check the box for Windows in Taskbar.

Thanks but I can't find anything like this in Word. I realise its Office 97 but it has always worked fine in XP. I've been able to see various files in Alt Tab and on the task bar. Now Word has reverted to the old style, where there can only be one Word file open at any one time, and nothing in Alt Tab. Its the same Office i've been using for years. There's no 'window in taskbar' box.. Any ideas? Thanks