To open an existing document in Microsoft Word, follow these steps:
- Launch Microsoft Word on your computer by clicking on the Word icon in the start menu or by searching for it in the search bar.
- Once Word is open, you will be on the "Home" tab by default. Click on the "File" tab in the top-left corner of the screen.
- This will take you to the File menu. From here, select "Open" on the left-hand side of the menu. Alternatively, you can press "Ctrl + O" on your keyboard as a shortcut to open the File menu.
- The "Open" dialog box will appear. You can navigate through your computer's folders and drives to locate the document you want to open. You can also use the search box at the top-right corner of the dialog box to search for the document by name.
- Once you have found the document, click on it to select it, and then click the "Open" button at the bottom-right corner of the dialog box.
- The selected document will now open in Microsoft Word, and you can begin editing or viewing it.
Note: You can also open an existing document quickly by using the Recent Documents list in the File menu. Simply click on the "File" tab, and you will see a list of your recently accessed documents. Click on the desired document to open it.