Things You'll Need

Instructions

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Open Microsoft Word for Mac by double clicking on it. Word is in your Dock or in your Microsoft Office folder or Microsoft Word folder in the Applications folder of your Hard drive. A new window will open with a brand new Word document page.
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Type what you wish on the Word document page.
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Select ‘Save’ from the File menu or press 'Command S.' A new window will open.
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Name the Word document in the ‘Save As’ field.
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Select a location for the Word document to be created in the ‘Where’ field.
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Choose the file format you would like the Word document to have from the ‘Format’ field. If you do not choose a file type the file will be saved as a .docx.
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Press ‘Compatibility Check’ to make sure the document is compatible with other versions of Word.
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Press ‘Save.’ The Word document will be created on your Mac.