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When you open Word 2010, the first thing you’ll
see is a blank canvas that looks like a white

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sheet of paper – this is a new blank document.

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But what if you had another document in front
of you that wasn’t blank, maybe something

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you’ve already been working on?

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How would you open a new file?

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Start by clicking the File tab to go to the
Backstage View, and then from there, click

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New.

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You can either open a blank document (which
is highlighted automatically),

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or a sample template that’s installed on
your computer,

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or a template downloaded from Office.com.

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A template is just a file that’s already
been designed or outlined, to help you save

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time and create a document that looks professional.

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We’re going to go over them in detail in
a later lesson, so this time, let’s select

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the blank document here, click Create, and
it will open in a new window.

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To open an existing document that’s already
saved to your computer, click File to return

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to the Backstage View.

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If the document you’re looking for is something
you’ve worked on recently, you might be

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able to find it under Recent, where your most
recent files are listed here on the right.

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Otherwise, the easiest way to open any file
is to click Open, which takes you to the files

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and the folders on your computer.

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Now select the file you’re looking for,
click Open, and it appears in a new window.