110 Introduction to Microsoft Offi ce Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. or windowed. Multiple documents can be open for an application. After clicking the application button on the taskbar, click which document you want to restore. A window can also be restored using the [Alt][Tab] key combination to cycle through open application windows. Managing Open Windows It is quite common to have multiple application windows open at any given time. An essential skill for any computer user is managing open windows. 1. Launch Microsoft Word, and click Blank Document in the startup screen to begin a new document. 2. Launch Microsoft Excel, and click Blank Workbook in the startup screen to begin a new spreadsheet. 3. Launch Microsoft PowerPoint, and click Blank Presentation in the startup screen to begin a new slide show. There should be a button on the taskbar for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint because all three applications are running. 4. With PowerPoint the active window, click the standard close button (X) in the upper-right corner of the window to close the program. Since there were no entries or changes made, it will close immediately. The button on the taskbar corresponding to PowerPoint disappears. 5. If Word is not the active window, make it active by clicking the button on the taskbar corresponding to Word. 6. Add this line of text to the document: Introduction to Microsoft Office. 7. Minimize the Word window by pressing the minimize button in the upper-right corner of the window. Although the window is no longer visible, Word is still loaded in the computer’s memory. The button corresponding to Word is still displayed on the taskbar. 8. If the Excel window is not active, make it active by clicking the button on the taskbar corresponding to Excel. 9. Click cell A1, which is the upper-left cell, so that it is active (surrounded by a thick border). 10. Enter your fi rst name in cell A1. 11. Press the [Tab] key to fi x the content of cell A1 and make cell B1 the active cell. 12. Enter your last name in cell B1. Do not be concerned if part of the fi rst name is overwritten. 13. Press the [Enter] to fi x the content of cell B1 and make cell A2 active. 14. Enter this formula in cell A2: =TODAY(). 15. Press the [Enter] key to fi x the content. Today’s date appears in cell A2. 16. Maximize the Word window, and then right-click on an empty space on the taskbar to display a shortcut menu. Hands-On Example 4.1.3