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Word 2003: Window Menu Option The University of Akron

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 2
COMPARE SIDE BY SIDE ........................................................................................................................ 3
WHY WOULD YOU USE THIS? ...................................................................................................................... 3
STEP BY STEP ............................................................................................................................................. 3
SPLIT ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
WHY WOULD YOU USE THIS? ...................................................................................................................... 5
STEP BY STEP ............................................................................................................................................. 5
ALTERNATIVE METHODS............................................................................................................................ 6

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Introduction
This manual will detail most of the menu options found in the Word 2003 menu Window.
The Window menu options discussed in this manual are:
◘ Compare Side by Side
◘ Split

Each menu item will be defined and will provide reasons to use that particular menu
option. Following the background information, there will be a Step-by-Step that will
provide instruction on how to use the tools and commands. Some processes that you
perform from the menu, can also be done other ways. If there is an Alternative method,
this would be the last part of each lesson.

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Compare Side by Side


Why would you use this?
◘ To compare two documents side by side before merging.
◘ To compare two documents side by side for review.
◘

Step by Step

What you do What happens


1. Open the documents that you want
to compare side by side.

2. From the menu choose:


Window, Compare Side by Side

The Word window will now appear as follows:

3. Note that the Compare Side by Side by Side toolbar:


Side toolbar displays as well.

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What you do What happens


4. The documents will appear side by
side. If you scroll down on one
document, by default, the other
will scroll as well.

If you only want to scroll through


one document, you can click on the
Synchronous Scrolling icon.

5. If you resize the windows (to see


more of one document) and you
want to put the windows back to
where they originally were, click
on the Reset Window Position
icon.

6. To turn off the side by side view,


click Close Side by Side.

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Split
Why would you use this?
◘ To see two parts of the same document at the same time.
◘ To edit two parts of the same document at the same time.
◘ To copy text from one part of the document to another.
◘

Step by Step

What you do What happens


1. Open the document that you want
to have a split screen for.

Go to the page (area) where you


want to split the screen.

2. From the menu choose: A dark gray line will be drawn across the window
Window, Split horizontally.

3. You can move this line higher or


lower.

This is where the split will occur.


Make sure not to make the split too
high, you need enough room on the
top to view the document!

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What you do What happens


4. With the left mouse button, click The window is now split.
one time to create the split.

5. You can navigate and edit in either


window. The edits that you make
will appear in both windows
because you are still working with
just one document.

6. To remove the split choose from


the menu:
Window, Remove Split

Alternative Methods
What you do What happens
1. Point to the Split box at the top of
the vertical scroll bar.

2. When the cursor changes to a


double arrow, drag and drop the
split bar to the position you want.

3. To remove the split, you can


double click on the intersection
between the top and bottom
window.

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