Starting an Office Program

The two quickest ways to start a Microsoft Office program are to select it on the Dock or double-click an alias icon on the desktop. However, you can also start a program from the Office 2008 folder located in the Applications folder. By providing different ways to start a program, you can work the way you like and start programs with a click of a button. When you start an Office program, the Project Gallery appears—depending on your preferences—or a program window opens, displaying a blank document, where you can begin working immediately.

Start an Office Program

  • Dock. Click the program icon in the Dock.

  • Microsoft Office 2008 folder. Open the Applications folder, double-click the Microsoft Office ...

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