Open a File

In addition to creating new files, you can open files that you have created and saved previously in order to continue adding data or to edit existing data. Regardless of whether you store a file in a folder on your computer’s hard drive, or on a CD, you can easily access files using the Open	dialog box. If you are not sure where you saved a file, you can use the Open dialog box’s Search function to locate it. When you are finished using a file, you should close it. Closing unnecessary files and programs frees up processing power on your computer
1 Click the File tab. • If the file you want to open is listed under Recent Documents, you can click it to open it. 2 Click Open.