Office 2008 for the Mac on Demand

Viewing the Word Window

Creating a New Word Document

In Word, you can create three types of documents: Word Document, Word Notebook Layout, and Word Publishing Layout. Even though each document type uses the standard .docx extension, the internal layout format is different. When you create a new document in Word, you need to decide what type of document you want to create. The Word Document type, also known as normal, is the typical document format you have always used in Word. The Word Notebook Layout is a format like a conventional paper notebook or ring binder, which makes it easier to take notes in a meeting or lecture, organize ...